All the World’s a Stage
There’s a musical I once saw called Follies, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. It’s a story about former stage performers who return to their old haunting ground, a […]
Author Archives: wendeego
Watching Anime in 2021
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. 2021’s one of the strongest recent years for anime I can think of. We saw some fascinating original […]
Let’s Go! Anime Criticism in 2021
A few days ago I wrote up a thread on anime criticism I enjoyed reading/watching in 2021. I didn’t want it to be lost to the winds of time, so […]
Natsu no Sora: Tokyo in the Summer
If you’ve watched anime before, you’ve probably seen Tokyo on screen. It’s the neon cityscapes of Akira, the mechanized skyline of Tokyo 3 and the underground train system of Mawaru […]
Forces
It’s a cliche at this point to suggest that the Golden Age arc of Berserk is the high point of the series. That its particular mix of hyperviolence, earnest sentiment […]
How to Break an Egg
In an earlier piece, I wrote: “seeing the work of Kyoto Animation, with its lovable characters and environments that practically glow with warm nostalgia, I couldn’t help but think, “this […]
Wonder Egg Priority’s Exquisite Corpse
This piece contains spoilers for the first episode of Wonder Egg Priority. I recommend checking out the first episode when you have the time, though be mindful of a content […]
Days of Anime 2020: Goodbye Clementine
This piece has major spoilers for the PARTIZAN season of Friends at the Table! Don’t miss the best mecha anime of the year (a podcast.) PARTIZAN is my favorite season […]
Days of Anime 2020: Four Leaf
2020 has been a big year for webtoons in the English-speaking scene. Just this year we’ve seen three anime co-productions between Webtoon (the branch of Korean search company Naver that […]
Days of Anime 2020: Fire and Hemlock
One of the best books I read this year was Fire and Hemlock, a children’s fantasy written by Diana Wynne Jones. I spent some time after reading it trying to […]
Isn't It Electrifying? 