Reflections in the Puddle: Age-Gap Romances, Regret, and Loneliness in After the Rain.
After the Rain is about a girl named Akira Tachibana who works part time at a restaurant after falling in love with the manager, but it is equally about the […]
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Dakshina; Land of the Lustrous, Episodes 6-7
The Mahabharata consists of many tales, woven through an epic battle of evil and good. At the heart of it lies a story about the five Pandava brothers, in an […]
Unworthy; Land of the Lustrous, Episodes 4-5
We are too complex to be satisfied with simply living. The need for patience and perseverance may be meet with chagrin. How do we value ourselves? Is it in the […]
Transformation; Land of the Lustrous, Episodes 2-3
In Land of the Lustrous, the sky is always beautiful. It’s always there, hovering above our characters, as they reach out to it, talk to it, and fight below it. Day and […]
Wandering; Land of the Lustrous, Episode 1
The first shot of Land of the Lustrous is a night sky, filled with two full moons. A gem crouches in a cave, surrounded by amber-like tears, as they watch the […]
Passing the Baton! Idolm@ster and Narrative Debut
Enter Haruka Amami. The first minutes of the original Idolm@ster anime immediately introduce us to its main protagonist, Haruka Amami, as she commutes from her home to 765 Production. The minute […]
Splintered; Made in Abyss Episodes 9 & 10
As human beings, we inherently color our perception of the world through past and shared experiences. We often encompass our gateways to the world around us through the five senses, […]
Spiral: Made in Abyss Episodes 6-8
Ever since From the New World‘s horror episode (Episode 19, where Satoru and Saki visit a deserted hospital), I have been struck by how difficult it is to create tension. There […]
Made in Abyss Episodes 4 & 5: High and Low
It’s sad when they die….but they become the flesh and blood of those creatures, and then once become our strength. That is how – all us cave raiders – have […]
Made in Abyss Episode 2 & 3: Deep Ties
Much of Made in Abyss’ intrigue for me lies within two key elements – its main protagonist, and the world that she lives in. Episode 2 and 3 dive deeper into this […]
