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Hello dear readers and welcome to a fluff-filled edition of Shoot the Rookie! Today I’m going to be revealing my favourite 5 boys from anime, and whilst there is absolutely no good reason for this post to exist I had a whole ton of fun writing it so I hope you’ll join me to find out who made the cut!
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Hello dear readers and welcome back to Shoot the Rookie! Today’s post is the first in what will hopefully be a regular feature here on the blog. The idea of the In Focus series is to take an in-depth look at the career of some of the amazing people who work in video games and anime, and for the first one I’m going to be looking at the work of the incredibly talented composer Hiroyuki Sawano, so why not join me to find out more!
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Hello dear readers and welcome to part three of my Anime Jukebox series where I’ll be introducing you to another five of my favourite musical tracks used in anime. This month’s selections once again feature a wide range of musical genres, so get your headphones on and join me for a listen to some top tunage!
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Good day dear readers and thanks for joining me for more anime based fun! Today I will be giving a quick reaction to the first episodes of eight different animes, all of which I watched for the first time last night. Why not join me to find out what they are and what I thought of them.
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Good day dear readers and welcome to another musical celebration here on Shoot the Rookie! This week I’ll be setting up my jukebox once again to share a further five tracks from anime with you, so get your headphones on or your speakers turned up to eleven and let’s get rocking! Or something.
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Hello dear readers and welcome to a Valentine’s Day special here on Shoot the Rookie. Today I’m hoping to introduce you to the new anime love of your life. Whether today for you is all about roses and chocolates, shunning the world, or anywhere in between, I hope I can at least give you some ideas for anime to watch so come join me to see what I’ve picked!
Continue reading “Nine Anime’s To Fall In Love With!”
Good day dear readers and welcome to a special post here on Shoot the Rookie in honour of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. For this occasion I thought I’d have a bit of fun and take a look at some of my favourite science-users from video games and anime so why not join me to see who makes the list!
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Hello dear readers and welcome to a new series here on Shoot the Rookie. I hope you’ve got your headphones ready as today I am combining two of my greatest passions – anime and music – and taking a look at a selection of my favourite songs used in anime, so why not join me on this musical journey of discovery!
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Hello dear readers and thanks for joining me for this quick-fire look at the 1999 anime film Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade. Why not read on to learn a bit more about the film and see if it’s something you fancy watching yourself.
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Hello dear readers and welcome to the first of my 2020 roundup posts here on Shoot the Rookie. As we approach the end of 2020 I want to use this chance to look back at some of the awesome anime I’ve watched in the last year, so why not join me for a trip through my year in anime and you never know you might pick up some new favourites along the way!
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