tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12122334982986193382026-08-18T23:14:43.876-07:00Too Much Anime Is Only Sometimes EnoughJan Suzukawahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18408065148477343760noreply@blogger.comBlogger540125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1212233498298619338.post-80603276361498109532026-08-16T08:04:38.312-07:002026-08-16T08:04:38.312-07:00

This blog is on hiatus, and will return in autumn. See you then!

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After seven years away, I attended Anime Expo this year. It was kind of a last minute decision. Going to Fanime reminded me of AX and how I used to go each year. Back in 2019, the last time I attended, the crowds were already getting too big and I didn't feel comfortable with how overgrown the con had become. Then came the pandemic, which killed it for, I think, two years(?). So it's been

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I attended Fanime again this year. Last year I got food poisoning just before the convention, which limited my activities at the convention. This year I was healthy and made the most of my time there. I qualified for an industry badge again this year, which was much appreciated. I’m too old at this point to be standing in three-hour badge pickup lines in the hot sun. ;-) I had a quiet

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The good anime seasons keep a-comin! This spring brings yet another batch of good stuff to watch. There's one obvious "this is the quality series" choice, one insane choice, and two adult-focused choices (not in that way - I just mean for adults rather than kids). And also, a few possible series to add in later if I have time. So let's get into it... How is it possible that I didn't even

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The first volume of the series is out! Here’s the description. ***************** Haru Shinoda has a big problem. He’s woken up in an unfamiliar body in a fantasy fairy kingdom. How did this happen?? He’s a junior accountant at Zasshi World Publishing in Tokyo. He’s a fan of isekai stories, but he never thought he’d get isekai-ed himself. In his new life he’s Crown Prince Erik of the Airan

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The cover art for my new isekai series, I Woke Up in Another Life as a Daredevil Prince of a Fairy Kingdom. Release date coming soon!

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I'm a writer, as most of you know. I have a number of published science fiction and gay romance books, but thus far I’ve never written a story in the style of Japanese isekai light novels. Next month - that changes. I’ll talk more about it in the coming months, but I’ve been working on an isekai light novel series. I’ve hired a professional artist to do the covers (her cover art is gorgeous)

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We’re rolling from a very good fall anime season right into a very good winter anime season. So let’s get into it! But first... a recap of the fall season. My Hero Academia had a good ending. I think some fans thought they’d pair people up in the final episode, which they didn’t do, but according to manga readers there’s an extra chapter set years later that finally has Deku and Uraraka

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Happy holidays, everyone! I'll return in January 2026 with a Fall 2025 anime season recap, and what I'm watching in the Winter 2026 season. It's been a good year for anime, and 2026 looks to be good as well. Much to look forward to. See you then! :-)

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Happy Thanksgiving! I'm having a quiet month - doing a lot of writing. I will have an announcement about a forthcoming book next month. Until then... Have a great Thanksgiving weekend, and I hope you all get a lot of anime watching in! :-)

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It’s a bit of everything this fall season: something old, something new, something really old... and something really crazy. The something old isn’t that old, really, but it’s been around now for eight seasons. Now in its final season, My Hero Academia is ending in a shonen supernova of fighting. I’ve written before that - while I appreciate that shonen stories can only end in one way, i.e

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I'm happy to announce that the sequel to Daredevil Prince has been released! The ebook is available everywhere, and the paperback will soon be available at Amazon. Book Description Jake Rowan has been in a long-distance relationship with Shinsuke Shiratori for the past year. He's visited Shin in Tokyo, but now Shin is coming to L.A. for the first time. The two actors fell in love when they

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I wound up watching two series regularly this season, Kaiju No. 8 and Nyaight of the Living Cat. First, Kaiju No. 8’s second season, while very good in terms of quality, was a mixed bag as far as consistency goes. The issue is that the first season showed the characters as a team training together to fight the kaiju. In the second season, the characters, having graduated from their training,

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I feel like I’ve been super-absent here lately... until I realized that this is usually the time when I put this blog on summer hiatus, so no wonder. Lol! I’ve been busy finishing the sequel to Daredevil Prince, and also working, so I’ve been time-crunched lately. When I’ve had the time I tried to catch up on the summer season series on my watchlist, especially Kaiju No. 8 and Nyaight of the

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And it’s yet another good anime season! Here’s what I’m watching this summer. Okay, you know I had to at least give this one a try. Nyaight of the Living Cat is a comedy-horror mix, about a feline virus that turns people into cats if they so much as touch a cat. This results in scenes like you might expect: It’s fun. The actors deliver their lines with a straight face, in other words,

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This one is a hidden gem. Don’t miss it! I first came across Kowloon Generic Romance as a manga. I put it on my “may buy” list but never got around to it. I’ve had a fascination for the historic Kowloon Walled City for years and the idea of a romance being set there was enough to get me on board to watch the anime version. Kowloon Generic Romance is, yes, a romance, but it’s so much more.

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I’ve been going to conventions my whole life, first as a science-fiction fan to science-fiction conventions, and then later to anime conventions. Somehow, in all these years of convention-going, I’ve managed to stay well. But this time, I got hit with food poisoning just before I left home. Meaning, my trip had a slow start, as I was still recovering. But I rallied and managed to have a good

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It’s another good anime season, with four series I’m currently watching. Let’s get into it. :-) I’ve been looking forward to Kowloon Generic Romance ever since I heard it was getting made into an anime. It’s an adult romance with a few off-the-wall elements that I didn’t expect. The story is set in the Kowloon Walled City, a legendary set of buildings in Hong Kong - that’s “legendary” for

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It was a good winter anime season, at least the shows I watched, and looking ahead, spring season might be even better. But first, a wrap-up of the winter shows. I'll talk about the spring season in my next post. Blue Exorcist’s Blue Night arc was as tragic as expected, as it revealed the twin’s origins and the true story of their mother, father, and adoptive father. I was more moved than I

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I’ve had a month filled with work and not enough time to watch anime, unfortunately. I’ve been keeping up with my winter shows when I get the chance. So, not a lot to report on right now... except that I’ve finalized plans to attend one of my favorite anime conventions in a few months. I just love Fanime. It’s the premier fan-run anime convention on the west coast (like Otakon is for the

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It’s a good start to 2025 with a solid winter anime season! Not only are some excellent series continuing on from fall 2024, but there are some choice new titles arriving soon. But first... a wrap-up of the fall season. Bleach: The Thousand Year Blood War arc concluded with a bang-up episode. This was the third cour of four and it featured some of the best fight scenes in the series,

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The boys of Prince of Tennis (and I) wish you a happy holiday season! This blog will return in 2025 with my Winter 2025 Anime Season post. See you in the new year!

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Donghua is landing in the animesphere, big time. Crunchyroll has uploaded the first two seasons of The Master of Diabolism. Following on the heels of Heaven Official’s Blessing, this is another Chinese animation entry - and boy’s love to boot - that looks poised to succeed in the west. The description of the story from Crunchyroll: After attaining the state of immortality, Wei Wuxian’s rule

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A late addition to the fall anime season is Blue Miburo, a new interpretation of the famed Shinsengumi. From Kodansha USA: It's 1863, the twilight of the shogunate, and Japan is on the cusp of monumental change. The streets of the nation's capital are soaked in blood as political upheaval and rising tensions between masterless, wandering ronin and government samurai set the stage for one of

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Joon, the SDS robot and former premier sex worker at the Humanistic Garden brothel, is now in a relationship with Benjamin Smith, the AI robotics genius inventor and trillionaire investor from Earth (Master Lover, SDS Robots #2). Benjamin loves being submissive to Joon who knows exactly what he needs for his sexual satisfaction. Benjamin has been charged with crimes against humanity for

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