The Wandering Witch says The Saint’s Magic Power is Omnipotent

The Wandering Witch says The Saint&

Welcome, all, again. Today's discussion will focus upon The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent, a quiet isekai offering one of the least flamboyant--yet one of the most solidly constructed--storylines ...
The Wandering Witch Returns to World Conquest Zvezda Plot

The Wandering Witch Returns to Worl

Welcome, all, again. Our last discussion concerned a dark plot by an abused healer to remake his world, so I thought a much lighter take on world conquest might ...
The Wandering Witch Reviews Redo of Healer

The Wandering Witch Reviews Redo of

Welcome, all, again. 2020 was a rough year the world over, and almost everyone I know is feeling lingering effects in some way. I myself lost relatives, coworkers, ...
The Wandering Witch is Standing on a Million Lives

The Wandering Witch is Standing on

Welcome, all, again--and happy holidays(!), of whatever flavor you prefer. This time around, we'll be looking at I'm Standing on a Million Lives, a show that has me puzzled ...
The Wandering Witch Examines the Monster Girl Doctor

The Wandering Witch Examines the Mo

Welcome, all, again. This last was a slow viewing season for me, with my favorite genre (slice-of-life) severely underrepresented. Only three new shows managed to catch my interest, ...
Siege Spots – Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2!! (PS4)

Siege Spots – Cook, Serve, De

Have you ever dreamed of running your own restaurant? Have you ever dreamed of being the only employee at your own restaurant, forced to juggle tasks and keep up with ...
Kana’s Korner – Interview with Dorothy Elias-Fahn

Kana’s Korner – Intervi

Dorothy Elias-Fahn returns to the Korner to chew gum and kick butt; and she's all out of gum.
The Wandering Witch Falls Hard for Comic Girls!

The Wandering Witch Falls Hard for

Welcome, all, again. As this viewing season winds down, at least one favorite show of mine is really ramping up: slice-of-life offering Comic Girls, which follows the efforts of ...
Kana’s Korner – Interview with Kayli Mills

Kana’s Korner – Intervi

After what seems like forever, you can now listen to our interview with voice actress/singer/online personality Kayli Mills!
Siege Spots – Dragon’s Crown Pro

Siege Spots – Dragon’s

Did you ever play D&D and think that you'd rather stop talking and just run around and hit things? Dragon's Crown Pro is the game for you.
Kana’s Korner – Interview with Ewen Cluney

Kana’s Korner – Intervi

Today we have Ewen Cluney, who brought over the Maid RPG over to western shores.
The Wandering Witch Chases a Golden Kamuy

The Wandering Witch Chases a Golden

Welcome, all, again. This new viewing season seems to have gotten off to a slow start, but I waited, and good things arrived! One of the best so ...
Kana’s Korner – Interview with Cissy Jones

Kana’s Korner – Intervi

We got Cissy Jones here for you today. You may know her from such roles like Delilah from Firewatch or Sloane from Destiney 2.
Kana’s Korner – Interview with Alejandro Saab

Kana’s Korner – Intervi

Witness the ultimate fast food battle with Alejandro Saab!

A Tale of Two Kubos II – Electric Boogaloo – A Very Special, Belated, Bonus Hidden Track

Posted on Apr 20 2011
A Tale of Two Kubos II – Electric Boogaloo – A Very Special, Belated, Bonus Hidden Track
Hello, and welcome back to another week with the Owl in the Rafters! Let me start with a brief intro and recap for those of you who are popping your heads in for the first time: My usual shtick is supposed to be giving overviews of the careers of various artists, authors, and directors in anime. So, normally, I try to get around as much as I can, albeit within the limitations of what I know and have ...

The Owl In The Rafters – Enter The Hero! Bismarck Kamen

Posted on Apr 06 2011
The Owl In The Rafters – Enter The Hero! Bismarck Kamen
Welcome to another week with the Owl in the Rafters. Normally this is where your host, Tyto, would introduce a name, showcase the artist/author/director's major works in the Anime/Manga industry, and more or less trick you into reading an abridged biography on the artist, but this week we are going to take a look at things a little differently.

The Owl In The Rafters – Revisiting Master Keaton

Posted on Mar 16 2011
The Owl In The Rafters – Revisiting Master Keaton
Welcome back to The Owl in the Rafters, for another week of anime reviews! I'm taking a week away from my normal schtick to revisit one particular work of one of my favorite authors, Naoki Urasawa. Some of you may recall that in August of 2010, I did a review on the collective works of famous manga author and artist, Naoki Urasawa. In that review, I very briefly covered a manga series, and anime adaptation, titled Master ...

Bargain Gaming and Owl In The Rafters: Pokemon Black and White First Impressions

Posted on Mar 15 2011
Bargain Gaming and Owl In The Rafters: Pokemon Black and White First Impressions
BG: As I’m sure most of you know, the new Pokemon games, Black and White, were released this last weekend over here in the U.S. to great fanfare.  Due to Pokemon’s high popularity here on the site I figured it would be remiss of me to not do some sort of review for this latest release of the franchise, however there were two issues I needed to work out first.

Howling At The Moon With Takahashi Yoshihiro And The Owl In The Rafters

Posted on Mar 02 2011
Howling At The Moon With Takahashi Yoshihiro And The Owl In The Rafters
Welcome back to another week in The Rafters! Normally I try to give you the bird's eye view on the overarching careers of various artists, authors, and directors, but this week I'm taking things easy and highlighting just a small portion of one artist's long list of works.

Cuddle Up With Makoto Shinkai and The Owl In The Rafters

Posted on Feb 16 2011
Cuddle Up With Makoto Shinkai and The Owl In The Rafters
Welcome to a very special Valentine's Day edition of The Owl in the Rafters! This week I'm going over the career of an anime director and one-man animation team who took the industry by surprise nearly a decade ago now. This man is none other than Makoto Shinkai, the anime prodigy lauded with the title "The New Miyzaki" by several reviewers. This name may not ring too many bells with Western Audiences, but his debut short film, ...

The Owl In The Rafters – Place Your Bets On Fukumoto

Posted on Feb 02 2011
The Owl In The Rafters – Place Your Bets On Fukumoto
Welcome to the Owl in the Rafters! In my past two updates I went over the careers of two very talented but sadly under appreciated artists: the first being Komi Naoshi, author and artist of the little known and short lived serial title Double Arts that ran in the weekly Shounen Jump for just 6 months, and the second being Yuusuke Murata, the artist of Eyeshield 21 a sadly overlooked sports title with more general appeal than the subject ...

The Owl in the Rafters – Running with Yuusuke Murata

Posted on Jan 19 2011
The Owl in the Rafters – Running with Yuusuke Murata
Tyto, here! Welcoming you all to another installation of The Owl in the Rafters. Last time I covered the little known but much loved underdog artist/author, Komi Naoshi, and his lineup of heart warming one-shots, and one very special, but sadly short-lived serial title. I praised Naoshi as an up and coming artist to keep an eye for in the future of JUMP magazine, and this week I've got another buzz name to keep your eyes open ...

The Owl in the Rafters – All Eyes on Komi Naoshi

Posted on Jan 05 2011
The Owl in the Rafters – All Eyes on Komi Naoshi
A nice warm “Welcome Back!” –or maybe just a first time “Welcome!” for some of you- to another installment of The Owl in The Rafters, where I, Tyto, (that’s “Tai” like how you make a knot, and “Toh” as in the ten wiggly things on the ends of your feet), your lovable, (or detestable), ramble-o-matic wind bag of an anime/manga reviewer, gives you the bird’s eye view on the careers of various artists, authors, and directors.

A Tale of Two Kubos: Book the Third

Posted on Nov 18 2010
A Tale of Two Kubos: Book the Third
Hope you all weren't scared away by my filler update. Assuming you're back and ready for more this week, we're finally getting back to the story.