When I tried to gather my thoughts about this year’s AnimeNEXT into a unified thought one word came to mind: Mild. Everything about the trip really grooved into that feeling. My travel experiences, my dining choices, the panels, the guests, and even the weather. I’m not using mild as an insult. This is not the weak sauce sense of the word. It more means nothing that was spicy in either an exciting or aggravating way. A good mild sauce can be flavorful and complementary to what it is paired with but it also tends to stand out less than a spicy sauce which you tend to either remember for being great or horrible. Mild is both extremely accessible yet at the same time lacking any outrageous flavor. This General Impressions post will show you how that can be a wonderful thing as well as a bit of a disappointment.
Month: June 2018
All Points Bulletin: Stretchy Geometry
A look at the If you have any suggestions for what to highlight on an APB drop us a line via email or Twitter.
- Stretchy Ice Cream!?
Stretchy ice cream! - Carry On Sequel Happening
Guys! Rainbow Rowell is really doing it!
- Mathemagical II
The road to Non-Euclidian Geometry was long but valuable. - Jupiter Jazz
Oldtaku no Radio dissects what makes Kids on the Slope so good. - At This Point I Assume We All Realize 300 is Grossly Historically Inaccurate
But what really led up to and happened at Thermopylae.
CANNOT WAIT.

Type-Moon Weekly News Roundup: Never Say The Free Servants in Grand Order Can’t Be Awesome
This Saturday post is the weekly Type-Moon news in addition to the regular APB post on Sunday. If you have any suggestions for what to highlight on the Type-Moon Weekly News Roundup drop me a line via email or Twitter.
- Ryoma and Oryou-san Are Super Cool
The is also Okita Alter in the Guda Guda Teito Seihai Kitan event. Actually, most things about it are super cool. - Ruh-roh, Raggy!
Apparently, there was some controversy surrounding the release of the Guda Guda Teito Seihai Kitan event. - Dangerous Nobu
Some nice production art of the Guda Guda Teito Seihai Kitan event commercial. - Songs to Overthrow the Bakumatsu To
The main theme for the Guda Guda Teito Seihai Kitan event. - GOLDEN DRIVE, GOOD NIGHT
Everyone in North America now has a chance to get Kintoki Rider. - Shishou Returns
They let you have another crack at Scathach in the North American release of Grand Order. - If You Were Curious
A summary of the Koha Ace story that is partially the basis for the Guda Guda Teito Seihai Kitan event. - Party time! Excellent!
Grand Order is using Anime Expo as the site for their celebration of the first year of the North American version. - The Rules of the Duel
They have posted the rules of Fate/Grand Order Duel online. - King of Games Could Easily be an Addition to the Fate Kings
The main image for Fate/Grand Order Duel. - A Flower in Each Hand
The Noble Phantasms for Kiyohime and Mata Hari have been revealed in Fate/Grand Order Arcade. - A Really Good Roll
A look at what it is like to summon Servants in Fate/Grand Order Arcade. - Poke that Mash: In English!
Fate/Grand Order VR has an English dub trailer. - The End of the Journey
Those lucky enough to get tickets to FGO Fest can see the end of Fate/Extra Last Encore. - Tea Time Extras
There are some nice extra preorders bonuses for the Japanese release of Fate/Extra Last Encore. - Not My Cup of Tea But Still Fascinating
Crunchyroll spoke with some of the English dub actor for the first Heaven’s Feel movie. - Everyone Needs More Tamamo
Fate/Extella Link did VERY well in its opening week in Japan. - Everyone Needs More Tamamo at E3
Th English release of Fate/Extella Link got an E3 trailer. - First Wave
Fate/Extella Link comes out with its first swimsuit DLC called the Tropical Set. - Swimming Lessons
Of course, Fate/Extella Link has swimsuit DLC called the Resort Set. - Pins That Reveal the Future
You can get a sneak peek at some upcoming Fate/Extella Link costumes thanks to merchandise. - Everything About Her is Huge
Good Smile Company is releasing a very bombastic Arthuria Lancer figure. - Arthuria Alter’s Night On the Town
Kotobukiya has a companion Arthuria Alter for the Jeanne d’Arc Alter they released. This one also is wearing her Shinjuku Phantom Incident outfit. - That Was FAST
There are already plans for an Okita Alter figure. - North America Was a Great Big Land
Paul Bunyan and the Blue Ox are ready to spread civilization in your house as a figure. - The iDOLM@STER
Elisabeth Bathory gets a Nendoroid. - Please Don’t Do That
Don’t celebrate International Children’s Day with any Prisma Illya figure. - Valid Theory
A decent guess for this year’s free Servant. - Winner of Best Boy
Shiro comes up in this article about Best Boys in anime. - Everything is a Mash Up
The popular new Fate fan art trend is combining servants. - So Much Fun
I really love Ryoma and Oryou-san. I hope to see more of them. - The Capital is Burning
While they are mostly joke characters you can make Okita and Nobunaga look awesome. - It Does Not Work Any Better on an Adult
Poor Medusa. - Patriotic Heroes
Some nice art of some of the Servants from the Strange Tales of the Imperial Holy Grail. - Is There a Cure For the Summertime Blues?
The return of Tamamo Lancer prompted much artwork. - Two Piece Transformation
An alternate swimsuit Mash. - One Can Hope
Maybe we will get a swimsuit Okita this year.

