A Splash of Hope; Coming Full Circle in Dive to the Future!
No matter how much your body grows and changes […] but for how long? If I’m a prodigy at ten, and a genius at fifteen, after I hit twenty, I’ll […]
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The Flower That Blooms; “I Love You” in Violet Evergarden.
In the first episode of Violet Evergarden, Violet is visually and verbally presented as a doll. She wears no expression on her face, fumbles for a teacup with her beautiful but […]
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 […]
12 Days of Christmas, Day 11: A Maid Dragon’s Apartment
Almost one year ago, I had packed my bags and ventured for the first time, out of state, to live by myself. It was a daring journey – I had […]
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, […]
