Michelle Topham

Brit-American journalist, and Founder/CEO of Baozi Buns. Began covering anime, donghua, K-drama, C-drama when I lived in Asia. Then never stopped.

Sengoku Youko second cour visual has Senya with some of his 1,000 demons Sengoku-Youko-Episode-4

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Sengoku Youko second cour visual has Senya with some of his 1,000 demons

Michelle Topham April 3, 2024

The first cour of the superb fantasy action adventure Sengoku Youko anime series — The Reformation Siblings...

Cool Boys’ Love manga ‘Senpai, This Can’t Be Love!’ out in English – here’s the plot Senpai-This-Cant-Be-Love-manga-cover-art

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Cool Boys’ Love manga ‘Senpai, This Can’t Be Love!’ out in English – here’s the plot

Michelle Topham April 3, 2024

New Boys’ Love manga Senpai, This Can’t Be Love! written and illustrated by Shinta Harekawa is getting an...

Vampire Dormitory English dub cast includes Nia Celeste, Lexi Nieto, and Matt Shipman Vampire-Dormitory-Ruka

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Vampire Dormitory English dub cast includes Nia Celeste, Lexi Nieto, and Matt Shipman

Michelle Topham April 2, 2024

While a new Vampire Dormitory English dub trailer has not been released (so annoying!), both the Vampire...

Gods’ Games We Play creditless opening animation intros Apostles and includes ‘New Game’ OP Gods-Games-We-Play-creditless-opening-animation

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Gods’ Games We Play creditless opening animation intros Apostles and includes ‘New Game’ OP

Michelle Topham April 2, 2024

After the new fantasy suspense anime Gods’ Games We Play premiered yesterday in Japan, a creditless opening...

Blue Archive’s Mutsuki Asagi character video intros Problem Solver 68s troublemaker – but she’s cute Blue-Archives-Mutsuki-Asagi

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Blue Archive’s Mutsuki Asagi character video intros Problem Solver 68s troublemaker – but she’s cute

Michelle Topham April 1, 2024

Don’t let Mutsuki Asagi’s cute looks fool you — she’s a problem The latest Blue Archive: The...

As a Reincarnated Aristocrat creditless ending animation features ‘Finally’ ED by Lycia Plaid As-a-Reincarnated-Aristocrat-creditless-ending-theme-animation

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As a Reincarnated Aristocrat creditless ending animation features ‘Finally’ ED by Lycia Plaid

Michelle Topham April 1, 2024

As a Reincarnated Aristocrat creditless ending animation video nicely intros Ars Louvent and Lycia Plaid The highly...

Love on the Horizon Boys’ Love manga publishing in English – art student falls in love with folk song club senpai Love-on-the-Horizon-Boys-Love-manga-from-Kodansha

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Love on the Horizon Boys’ Love manga publishing in English – art student falls in love with folk song club senpai

Michelle Topham March 31, 2024

Love on the Horizon Boys’ Love manga tells the story of the unrequited love of an art...

VA Kujira joins Astro Note cast as Oba-chan the gossipy neighbor – another quirky character in the bizarre (and fun) anime Oba-chan-in-Astro-Note

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VA Kujira joins Astro Note cast as Oba-chan the gossipy neighbor – another quirky character in the bizarre (and fun) anime

Michelle Topham March 31, 2024

The latest update for the upcoming original TV anime Astro Note introduces a fresh addition to its cast....

Train to the End of the World trailer shows strange new world – multi-moons, elephants and desolation Reimi-in-the-Shumatsu-Train-Doko-e-Iku-trailer

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Train to the End of the World trailer shows strange new world – multi-moons, elephants and desolation

Michelle Topham March 31, 2024

The upcoming original anime Shumatsu Train Doko e Iku? (aka Train to the End of the World)...

The Case Files of Jeweler Richard manga goes on hiatus – here’s when it’s publishing again The-Case-Files-of-Jeweler-Richard-Volume-5-cover-art

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The Case Files of Jeweler Richard manga goes on hiatus – here’s when it’s publishing again

Michelle Topham March 31, 2024

Mika Akatsuki’s manga adaptation of Nanako Tsujimura’s novel series, Hōsekisho Richard-shi no Nazo Kantei (better known as...

Shangri-La Frontier 2 premiering faster than you think, and with new characters Shangri-La-Frontier-Season-2-on-its-way-this-is-Ep-25-of-Season-1

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Shangri-La Frontier 2 premiering faster than you think, and with new characters

Michelle Topham March 31, 2024

Shangri-La Frontier, Season 2 announcement visual confirms all our favorite characters will be back One of the...

THE iDOLM@STER Shiny Colors 2 trailer has idol trainees working hard to be the best THE-iDOLMaSTER-Shiny-Colors-Season-2

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THE iDOLM@STER Shiny Colors 2 trailer has idol trainees working hard to be the best

Michelle Topham March 30, 2024

Second season of idol-themed anime premiering in Japan in July Both the official website and the X...

New Blue Archive trailer explains anime’s plot – and showcases those cute girls Blue-Archive-Abydos-high-school-students

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New Blue Archive trailer explains anime’s plot – and showcases those cute girls

Michelle Topham March 30, 2024

Blue Archive gives synopsis of anime in less than 1 minute 30 seconds Upcoming anime Blue Archive:...

Kiui Watase’s character trailer shows Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night’s VTuber as cute and self-confident Kiui-Watase-in-Jellyfish-Cant-Swim-in-the-night

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Kiui Watase’s character trailer shows Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night’s VTuber as cute and self-confident

Michelle Topham March 29, 2024

The third Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night trailer for one of the anime’s main characters has...

Cherry Magic! TV anime was mediocre – now Satelight is editing it into a full-length film Adachi-and-Kurosawa-anime-film

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Cherry Magic! TV anime was mediocre – now Satelight is editing it into a full-length film

Michelle Topham March 28, 2024

As a huge Boys’ Love anime fan, I sadly was not enamored of the just-ended Cherry Magic!...

Solo Leveling soundtrack out now – Hiroyuki Sawano’s 19-track musical illustration of Jinwoo’s battle Solo-Leveling-Episode-11-fight

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Solo Leveling soundtrack out now – Hiroyuki Sawano’s 19-track musical illustration of Jinwoo’s battle

Michelle Topham March 28, 2024

One of the prolific Japanese composer and music producer Hiroyuki Sawano’s most recent anime soundtrack scores was...