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Fantasy fiction proudly published by Emona Literary Services

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Anime Recommendation: Fairy Tail

Oct 7, 2025Oct 7, 2025 Joel BalkovecLeave a comment

Telling tails…

Posted in RecommendationsTagged 2000s, Adventure, Anime, Crunchyroll, Fantasy, Japan, Manga, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique, Streaming
An image promoting my post about 'Record of Lodoss War' featuring the main cast and several dragons.

Anime Recommendation: Record of Lodoss War

Aug 24, 2025Aug 24, 2025 Joel BalkovecLeave a comment

But, seriously, so Fantasy-y. Much Dragons. Some Dungeons.

Posted in RecommendationsTagged 90s, Adventure, Anime, Cartoons, Dungeons & Dragons, Elf, Fantasy, Japan, Nostalgia, Recommendation, reviews, RPG, ttrpg

Movie Recommendation — Destroy All Monsters

Aug 12, 2025 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

Today, I'm taking a look at Destroy All Monsters, the movie originally intended as the grand finale of the Godzilla franchise. Obviously, it didn't take…

Posted in RecommendationsTagged 60s, Classic Movies, Godzilla, Japan, Kaiju, Monster Movie, Movies, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique, Recommendation, Sci Fi, Substack

Movie Recommendation — The Castle of Cagliostro

May 8, 2025May 7, 2025 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

Anime was not, in fact, a mistake…

Posted in RecommendationsTagged 70s, Animation, Anime, Cartoons, Heist, Heist Movie, Japan, Lupin III, Movies, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique

Anime Recommendation — Inuyasha

Apr 27, 2025Apr 26, 2025 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

Inu = Dog. Yasha = Demon.

Posted in RecommendationsTagged 2024, 90s, Anime, Countdown, Fantasy, Historical Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Japan, Manga, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique, Rumiko Takahashi

Video Game Recommendation: Fire Emblem

Apr 26, 2025Apr 26, 2025 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

Despite the name, it's rarely on fire and only occasionally an Emblem. Still a great series, though.

Posted in RecommendationsTagged 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, 90s, Anime, Console Gaming, Fantasy, Gaming, Japan, Nintendo, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique, RPGs, Video Games

Anime Recommendation: Fairy Tail

Apr 25, 2025Apr 24, 2025 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

Telling tails…

Posted in RecommendationsTagged 2000s, Adventure, Anime, Crunchyroll, Fantasy, Japan, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique, Streaming
Key art from "Bodacious Space Pirates."

Anime Recommendation — Bodacious Space Pirates

Apr 11, 2025Apr 10, 2025 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

Spoiler alert: It's a lot like regular piracy, except in Space…

Posted in RecommendationsTagged 2010s, Adventure, Anime, Japan, Light Novels, Pirates, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique, Sci Fi, Science Fiction

Anime Recommendation: Drifting Dragons

Apr 1, 2025Mar 31, 2025 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

At its simplest, it's a story about whaling, though it's called "Draking" in-universe given that way they're whaling is Dragons…

Posted in RecommendationsTagged 2020, Animation, Anime, Cartoons, Dragons, Fantasy, Japan, Netflix, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique, Slice of Life, Steampunk, Streaming
A key visual from Otaku Elf.

Anime & Manga Recommendation: Otaku Elf

Mar 29, 2025Mar 28, 2025 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

The best manga & anime that ever left me personally attacked.

Posted in RecommendationsTagged Anime, Autistic Characters, Elf, Fantasy, HiDive, Isekai, Japan, Japanese History, Manga, Nerd Life, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique, Seven Seas Entertainment, Streaming

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