Day Twelve: Flip Flap, Flip Flap.
What got you into anime?
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Day Ten: I Love You, Monogatari.
“I dislike Monogatari.” Just three words, right? Pretty simple and pretty straightforward. It was a tiny luggage I had been wheeling around in my anime years, as I not-so-fondly remember […]
Cocona; Invisible, Divisible.
I saw Moana yesterday with some of my friends. It’s a wonderfully colorful film, imbued with rich traditions and culture while also focusing on a heartfelt female lead who journeys on a […]
Day Five: Me, Myself, and Sakuga.
It’s hard to sum up how 2016 has affected me in brief words, outside of the absolute train wreck of political events, artist deaths, and sheer ignorance and bigotry of […]
Whodunnit? Occultic;Nine and the Art of Conspiracy
The world is full of coincidences. And yet, as a result of trying to give meaning to everything, conspiracy theories are born (…) you can’t deny that people clamoring conspiracy […]
Through Distorted Mirrors; Functional Direction in 3gastu
trigger warning: depression! One of the hardest things about having depression is trying to make other people understand what it’s like. Casting away social stigma for a moment, it’s tough […]
There And Back Again; A Return to Natsume Yuujinchou.
“I called his name again and again. And I learned that each time, nothing called back. I learned that no matter how much you want something, how many times you […]
A Mother’s Love; Filling The Gaps In the Midoriya Household
For all of its uplifting messages, there is a solemn truth that rings across the popular weekly magazine. Shonen Jump seems to dislike dads.
The Process of Becoming a Foodie.
When I was twelve, my father asked me a very important question at dinnertime. “Do you eat to live, or do you live to eat?” I didn’t understand the question. […]
Opened Wounds: Kiznaiver Episode 1
We all know pain. We’ve all suffered loss, defeat, and failure in one way or another. Whether it comes to bullying, self harm, or a loss of a dream, we all […]
