Project #534: Shaman King (2021) Part 1

Hello and welcome to Project Nitsuj. In the 90s the young channel that was known as Cartoon Network changed the landscape of cartoons for children in the west with their program block known as Toonami. Toonami would serve as the gateway into anime for a lot of kids in my generation. As we got older […]

Record 14: Zenbitseo

(Zia): Within the Elfan culture we have a tradition called Zenbitseo. When translated the word means tree of birth. When an Elfan child is born their parents take a seed and infuse it with the blood of the newborn to be planted. The tree is then left to grow in the forest until the newborn’s […]

Chapter 37: Pride of the Weakest

*In the forest, a young Amarti wearing brown shorts, a long-sleeved buttoned shirt, long black socks, and brown shoes was walking while carrying an axe. An older elf with grayish blonde hair and wearing a butler uniform that consisted of a long-sleeved buttoned shirt, white gloves, black jacket, black pants and black shoes was chasing […]

Record 13: The Crestbush Mage Academy

(Morgan): Create a beautiful game. That’s what students are told when they enter the Crestbush Mage Academy. One of the unique things about Brister is that it has two knight academies. The first and most popular choice is Landshill and for good reason. A lot of people wanting to become knights are a bit more […]

Chapter 36: What A Beautiful Game We Play

*A few days before the battle, the members of Javan were in a room as Saber went going over the members of Shadow Eye* (Saber): Amarti Cloudsfall. Nicknamed the Elf Merchant but recently people have started calling him the Elf Kingpin. Out of all of the members of Shadow Eye he is the one person […]

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. […]