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Don’t Do It: Where I Stand on Piracy in the Otome Community
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Don’t Do It: Where I Stand on Piracy in the Otome Community

April 18, 2017August 10, 2025

This post has been a long time coming, and while I have been relatively silent on the whole thing, this is something that needed to be said. Now, there are two reasons I have been quiet about this and they are as follows: One, I know some of the purists…

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[Guest Blogger] Why Are We Attracted to Anime Bishounen & Bishoujo?

April 17, 2017August 10, 2025

Hello Heroes and Travelers, today we have a special guest post from the lovely, Arria Cross from over at Fujinsei!! Arria approached me about guest blogging here a little while ago and I was more than happy to oblige! Also be on the look out for my guest post on her site…

Melanin Monday: I’m Black, I Like Anime, and Other Nerdy Things… So What [Part I]
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Melanin Monday: I’m Black, I Like Anime, and Other Nerdy Things… So What [Part I]

April 10, 2017August 10, 2025

Hey, hey all you wonderful Heroes and Travelers out there it’s Monday, and that means another Melanin Monday post!! For those of you just joining us, Melanin Monday is a  bi-weekly post series that I started for Black History Month, where I talk about Black and Brown skinned characters in anime, manga, video games,…

My Top 10 Favorite Generation Six Pokemon
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My Top 10 Favorite Generation Six Pokemon

March 28, 2017August 10, 2025

It’s been a long time since I wrote my last Pokemon Top 10 list, I originally intended to have all of these posts done before the release of Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon, but one thing lead to another… ah well, better late than never! This time around, I’ll be covering…

Melanin Monday: Otome Games/ Visual Novels Featuring Black & Brown Characters
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Melanin Monday: Otome Games/ Visual Novels Featuring Black & Brown Characters

March 27, 2017August 10, 2025

Hey, hey all you wonderful Heroes and Travelers out there it’s Monday, and that means another Melanin Monday post!! For those of you just joining us, Melanin Monday is a  bi-weekly post series that I started for Black History Month, where I talk about Black and Brown skinned characters in anime, manga, video games,…

Melanin Monday: Six Sensational Black Superheroes You Should Know
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Melanin Monday: Six Sensational Black Superheroes You Should Know

March 13, 2017August 10, 2025

Hey, hey all you wonderful Heroes and Travelers out there it’s Monday, and that means another Melanin Monday post!! For those of you just joining us, Melanin Monday is a  bi-weekly post series that I started for Black History Month, where I talk about Black and Brown skinned characters in anime, manga, video games,…

I Kinda Like That Salty Middle Blocker: 11 Reasons I ❤ Tsukishima Kei!
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I Kinda Like That Salty Middle Blocker: 11 Reasons I ❤ Tsukishima Kei!

March 1, 2017August 10, 2025

So kicking off March Megane Madness is none other than Tsukishima Kei from Haikyuu!! Now, it’s no secret that I am absolutely head over heels for this salty middle blocker, if you’ve been living under a rock, or if you doubt the depths of my obsession, I highly recommend you check out…

Melanin Monday: I Am Not Your Stereotype- Racial Representation in Anime [Part II]
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Melanin Monday: I Am Not Your Stereotype- Racial Representation in Anime [Part II]

February 27, 2017August 10, 2025

Hey, hey all you wonderful Heroes and Travelers out there it’s Monday, and that means another Melanin Monday post!! For those of you just joining us, Melanin Monday is a special weekly post series that I started for Black History Month, where I talk about Black and Brown skinned characters in anime, manga, video…

Melanin Monday: My Top 5 Favorite Black Male Anime Characters
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Melanin Monday: My Top 5 Favorite Black Male Anime Characters

February 20, 2017August 10, 2025

Hey, hey all you wonderful Heroes and Travelers out there it’s Monday, and that means another Melanin Monday post!! For those of you just joining us, Melanin Monday is a special weekly post series that I started for Black History Month (I might be persuaded to continue the series, if interest is high enough),…

Melanin Monday: I Am Not Your Stereotype- Racial Representation in Anime [Part I]
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Melanin Monday: I Am Not Your Stereotype- Racial Representation in Anime [Part I]

February 13, 2017August 10, 2025

Hey, hey all you wonderful Heroes and Travelers out there it’s Monday, and that means another Melanin Monday post!! For those of you just joining us, Melanin Monday is a special weekly post series that I started for Black History Month (I might be persuaded to continue the series, if interest is high enough),…

Melanin Monday:  My Top 5 Favorite Black Female Anime Characters
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Melanin Monday: My Top 5 Favorite Black Female Anime Characters

February 6, 2017August 10, 2025

Hello all you wonderful Heroes and Travelers, it’s Black History Month here in the States, and I wanted to do something to celebrate it here on Nice Job Breaking It, Hero! As a Black nerd, I love it when I see characters that look like me in anime, on tv, and…

Sinister Specs: My Top Six Sadistic Megane
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Sinister Specs: My Top Six Sadistic Megane

January 24, 2017August 10, 2025

I kinda sorta have a thing for megane characters… there’s just something hot about a man in glasses that really gets my blood pumping! Ray Bans, dark frames, wire frames, bifocals, trifocals, fashion lenses, *fans self* I love them all! Give a man glasses and he instantly becomes 10x hotter…

[OWLS Blog Tour] How the Moral Ambiguity of the Bounty Hunter Disrupts the Hero Narrative of Mainstream Anime
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[OWLS Blog Tour] How the Moral Ambiguity of the Bounty Hunter Disrupts the Hero Narrative of Mainstream Anime

January 23, 2017August 10, 2025

Hey hey all you Heroes and Travelers out there today I’m bringing you all a very special post!! Back in December I mentioned that I’d joined OWLS: Otaku Warriors of Liberty and Self-Respect, a group of bloggers and vlogger that hope to spread a message of acceptance and understanding through thoughtful…

Fangirl Moment: Barack Obama
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Fangirl Moment: Barack Obama

January 20, 2017August 10, 2025

TGIF! It’s been a long week, but here we are again with another Fangirl Friday!! Last week I covered a hilarious video that spoke to my fangirl heart like no other video before it, and this week I’m going to switch gears a bit. With the inauguration on the horizon, I…

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Fangirl Moment: Sexy Anime Boyz

January 13, 2017August 10, 2025

TGIF! Here we are again with another Fangirl Friday! This week I’m doing things a little differently. Usually I pick something I watched or read over the past week and I shine a spotlight on it, but this week I didn’t really watch or read anything… that is until this…

I Date Hot Guys on My iPad: A Love Affair with Virtual Bishies
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I Date Hot Guys on My iPad: A Love Affair with Virtual Bishies

January 9, 2017August 10, 2025

This post has been a work in progress for over a year, but I could never quite work out how write it out, until the other day when I went to play a game in my backlog and I actually groaned… can you believe that?! Lately, I’ve been so caught up…

A Year in Games: My Favorite Games of 2016
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A Year in Games: My Favorite Games of 2016

December 29, 2016August 10, 2025

First, I’m baaaaack! Well, sort of… this is one of the two year end posts I told you all I’d be writing, I’m just posting it a day early since I’ll be on a plane back to DC on the 30th… A little while ago, my dear friend Leafy asked me…

My Top 10 Favorite Generation Five Pokemon
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My Top 10 Favorite Generation Five Pokemon

December 22, 2016August 10, 2025

It’s been awhile, but I’m back again with yet another Top 10 Pokémon list! This time around, I’ll be covering my Top Ten Gen  5 Pokémon. So let’s get this party started… The fifth generation games renewed my love of the Pokémon series! Both Black and White and their sequels…

Fangirl Moment: Haikyuu Season 3
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Fangirl Moment: Haikyuu Season 3

December 16, 2016August 10, 2025

TGIF! Here we are again with another Fangirl Friday!! So this week I’m going to return to a series I covered in a previous Fangirl Moment post…. Haikyuu! If you’ve seen my twitter lately, you’ll know that one post was not enough for this amazing series!! So, I’m back with more volleyball…

Fangirl Moment: Arthur
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Fangirl Moment: Arthur

December 9, 2016August 10, 2025

TGIF! Here we are again with another Fangirl Friday! This week I’m covering a TV show that I absolutely loved as a kid! I used to watch this show every single day, both before and after school, and a few days ago, I found myself binge watching the first few…

Fangirl Moment: Sherlock
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Fangirl Moment: Sherlock

November 11, 2016August 10, 2025

TGIF! Here we are again with another Fangirl Friday! Okay so last week after I saw Doctor Strange, I found myself craving more Benedict Cumberbatch… so, I opened up Netflix and binge watched all three seasons of the BBC series, Sherlock. I’ve seen mixed reviews about the series; people either love…

Fangirl Moment: Doctor Strange
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Fangirl Moment: Doctor Strange

November 5, 2016August 10, 2025

TGIF! Here we are again with another Fangirl Friday! This week I am super late… like a whole day late with my Fangirl Friday post, though technically it’s still Friday where I live. But, that’s besides the point, the reason I’m so late with this post is because I decided…

Fangirl Moment: The Tailypo: A Ghost Story
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Fangirl Moment: The Tailypo: A Ghost Story

October 28, 2016August 10, 2025

TGIF! Here we are again with another Fangirl Friday! Halloween is on Monday, so I decided to choose something that scared the crap out of me… As a kid this book was the cause of many sleepless nights, *ahem* so this week I’m covering the children’s book, The Tailypo: A…

Romance with Bite: Four Otome Games to Get You in the Mood for Halloween
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Romance with Bite: Four Otome Games to Get You in the Mood for Halloween

October 27, 2016August 10, 2025

With Halloween less than a week away, I figured why not write a post about a few spooky fun otome games to get you all in the mood… Now, I will admit that not all of these are horror games, but each one has something Halloween-y about them. Maybe it’s a supernatural…

Only Lonely Women Play Otome Games and Other Common Misconceptions
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Only Lonely Women Play Otome Games and Other Common Misconceptions

October 12, 2016August 10, 2025

This post has been a long time coming, and I mean a LONG time coming… I had the idea for this post around the time that post about the infamous Vogue article, but it wasn’t until a month or two ago when I saw an especially troubling search term that I…

GrimmGirl Is BACK With Her Top Three Moments of Season 2 of Haikyu
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GrimmGirl Is BACK With Her Top Three Moments of Season 2 of Haikyu

October 8, 2016August 10, 2025

Hello Heroes and Travellers, today we have a special guest post from the lovely, Katrina Sade from over at GrimmGirl.com!! The Haikyuu Fangirl Duo is back with part two of our Haikyu Collaboration post series, so join me in welcoming GrimmGirl to Nice Job Breaking It, Hero!! So without further…

Fangirl Moment: Luke Cage
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Fangirl Moment: Luke Cage

October 7, 2016August 10, 2025

TGIF! Here we are again with another Fangirl Friday! I know I’m supposed to be on break, but I just had to write about this show…it would be criminal not to! This week I’m covering the Netflix original series that has me craving a hot cup of coffee! Yes, ladies…

Mystic Messenger Bans and the Petition
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Mystic Messenger Bans and the Petition

September 24, 2016August 10, 2025

Edit (9/25): I have been receiving a large number of comments from players that are receiving bans for reasons other than turning back the time on their devices. If you feel that you have been wrongfully banned, contact Cheritz directly and submit an official report on the issue through: help@cheritz.com! Edit…

My Top 10 Favorite Generation Four Pokemon
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My Top 10 Favorite Generation Four Pokemon

September 22, 2016August 10, 2025

It’s September and I’m back again with yet another Top 10 Pokemon list! This time around, I’ll be covering my Top Ten Gen 4 Pokemon. So let’s get this party started… I don’t really have the fondest memories of the Fourth Generation, by the time Diamond and Pearl rolled around I…

How to Survive Mystic Messenger Hell in 8 Easy Steps
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How to Survive Mystic Messenger Hell in 8 Easy Steps

September 21, 2016August 10, 2025

So like many of you I recently jumped on the Mystic Messenger bandwagon and while the game is fun, there are a few things I wish I had known beforehand. Now, I’m not going to post a full walkthrough or how to guide, because it’s been done before by better…

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