Anime Surpasses Manga

Hello everyone and welcome to the Otaku Mind. Stop me if you’ve heard this before: the manga/novel is better. It’s a common statement you hear when people compare an anime to the manga/novel it’s based on. It’s no secret that 95% of anime are based on a manga/novel, so comparing them to the source material […]

Chapter 35: Prize Fight

*Flashback Begins* * A crowd is cheering as Lola stands victoriously in a ring. She had just defeated a former female knight in a wrestling match and was soaking in her victory. As she was smiling and waving a fox demihuman with orange and black hair wearing sunglasses and a blue suit came into the […]

Record 12: The Hargus Kingdom

(Morrison): Throughout the world there are a good number of kingdoms which serve as sanctuaries for people. Some are bigger or smaller than others, but they all do their best to work together and look out for one another. The Kingdom of Brister has done its best to remain on friendly terms with the surrounding […]

Project #531.5: Spring Anime 2023 First Impressions

Hello. Nitsuj here and welcome to the side blog. The blogs between the blogs. The weather outside may be in the 30s and 40s, but the calendar says April is around the corner which means it’s time to look at the spring anime line-up on First Impressions. Let’s face it, the winter season was cursed. […]

Chapter 34: Let Kragnarok Begin!

*In the forest, the members of Shadow Eye were running and panting* (Morgan): Arrows incoming! Find cover! *All of a sudden a volley of arrows came raining from the sky. Dust, Amarti, Jade, Sanada, Raika and Morgan were able to find cover behind trees, but Jin and Gael were too slow and left in the […]

Record 11: Eclipses

(Dust): So, you want to learn about Eclipses? Well, I’d be glad to share with you what I know. The enemies of mankind. The monsters of this world. The embodiment of nightmares. This is only a fraction of what people call Eclipses. Whatever you call them, they’re bad news. The name comes from the Elfan […]

Chapter 33: Welcome to the Wolf’s Den

*It was the next day at Jin’s house where he had just woken up and gotten changed into his workout gear which was a grey and red tracksuit with a white tank top. Once he was dressed he headed to his garage and hopped on his custom scooter that he built using parts he found […]

Project #530: Tower of God

Hello and welcome to Project Nitsuj. With anime becoming more and more popular in the world, you have to wonder if studios outside of Japan have tried their hand in making anime? The answer, yes. There have been a number of times over the years where studios outside of Japan have taken their shot at […]

Record 10: Merfolk

(Sera): Allow me to talk about merfolk. We have been called the people of the sea and the descendants of Azure the God of Water. A majority of the merfolk live on Calisto Island, however there are some in recent years who have ventured out into other kingdoms and areas to settle down. If there’s […]

Chapter 32: The Call For Kragnarok

(Amarti): On the bustling streets of Brister, the kingdom is always moving forward to provide a better future for its citizens. We believe in that future and doing our part for a better tomorrow. Whether it’d be providing a hot morning beverage, new clothes and jewelry for that special someone, a bite to eat to […]