More like this
BNA – The Importance of Themes
Genre: Action, urban fantasy, superpowers, confusion Episodes: 12 Studio: Trigger Summary: Have you ever thought to yourself: I’m surrounded by animals! Well if you lived in Anima City…
The Importance of the Final Impression
With the recent ending of Seirei Gensouki which kind of left a sour taste in my mouth at least, I decided it was timely to revisit my thoughts…
Ragnarok the Animation, Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles, Steins;Gate, Phantom in the Twilight
The Importance of Ambience in Anime
Over the past few days I’ve been finishing the anime Silver Spoon by A-1 Pictures. It was alright but in my opinion not exceptional. I just couldn’t quite…
The Importance of Owning a Blog
If you write or consider writing a novel, you’ve likely ran against the idea of the platform. This creature acts as the steed that carries the author to…
The Importance of Talk no Jutsu
Revisiting Sasuke's character arc, looking at him not through his own eyes, but of those he refused to look at as he defeated them, to show what Naruto…
The Importance of Nami | The Anatomy of One Piece
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TotallyNotMark Nami has been on of my favourite characters since beginning this series many years ago. Despite her pivotal role in the series I think…
The Importance Of Goku's "I Am" Speech
https://www.apari-shop.com/?ref=internetpitstop Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/apariart/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ApariArt When it comes to the Dragon Ball series and Goku I feel too many ppl critique it and say it doesn't have any depth especially when…
The Importance of Your Most Mundane Choices
This post will heavily spoil the content of the visual novel Kimi to Kanojo to Kanojo no Koi. You have been warned. Regardless of how much you know…
All Might and the Importance of Rest
We continue our Holy Week series about anime and disability with a guest post by my former editor, Allison Alexander. Her newest work, Super Sick: Making Peace with…
The Last of Us and the Importance of Player Agency
So I just recently finished The Last of Us (yes, yes, I’m years late to this party) and I am…upset about it. I was really enjoying the game…
Mega Moose #16 — The Importance of Coup Planning
About as long a reign as Truss. Impressions: Yawn. Dude tries to do a two-man coup which mainly consists of standing around pointing a gun at people…
Yuri!!! On ICE and the importance of identity
For the final article of the year, I wanted to turn my attention towards something more personal than what I usually write about. However, I’ll admit that when…
Mob Pyscho 100: The Importance of Character Dynamics
Let’s say there’s a character that has no super ability to do everything, but is willing to do anything; then a character that has super ability to do…
Summer Time Render #09 — The Importance of Onboarding
Half this episode was basically the Spiderman meme. Impressions: Oh boy, a flashback episode. You know how I love those. But as far as flashback episodes go,…
ODDTAXI – The Importance of Leaving on a Bang
ODDTAXI certainly lives up to its name. It's an unusual anime with strong Western influences in the narrative.
The Apothecary Diaries – 19 – A Ceremony of Importance
One morning while sweeping the yard, Maomao is approached by Lihaku. He has an update about the warehouse fire: it was apparently a distraction to burgle another warehouse…
Pacing in Anime and the Importance of Lingering
I'm not exactly an expert when it comes to pacing in anime or most things, but I am good at appreciating it! That's a skill too.
The Importance of Dead Simple Goals in Manga
One of the things that the top selling manga have in common is that their lead characters are almost all working towards some overall arching goal. Accomplishing this…
The Importance of the Unsaid — SAO War of Underworld ep 18
Spoilers. Spoilers galore. So I didn’t think I’d be writing about SAO War of the Underworld today, but lo and behold, here we are. But to be honest…the…
The Importance of Kenny and Uri (Attack on Titan)
#kennyackerman #leviackerman #attackontitan #shingekinokyojin This video is an exploration of the underrated dynamic of Kenny and Uri in Attack on Titan. These two characters, while not being the…
The Importance of Centering Black Fans When Discussing Yasuke
With positive reviews and high ratings, Yasuke is a critical success. However, I found Yasuke lacking and wanted some perspectives on this story that was supposed to center…
Magical Revolution #08 — The Importance of Planning a Coup
"I declare a coup!" is not a good plan. Impressions: At least a sucking chest wound is something that somewhat livens things up, even if it's obvious…
On animetism : or, the importance of sakuga to theory
Thomas Lamarre’s The Anime Machine is undoubtedly one of the most important books dedicated to animation, and especially to anime. It manages to be at the same time…
Stars Align And The Importance Of Compassion In Social Justice
You may or may not have heard about this anime, but if you had it was likely from Anifem’s glowing reviews of the series, Fanbyte, or perhaps the…
Made in Abyss and the Importance of a Believable Setting
Made in Abyss. What a beautiful series unlike any other in recent memory and one of a kind I doubt we’ll see again in a very long time.…
The Importance of Chainsaw Man's First Episode (and first chapter)
This Denji boy is such a cool guy. The only thing that could make him cooler is figuring out the deep-seated psychological issues that he will face throughout…
The Importance of the Song in the Final Episode of Wave, Listen to Me!
Wave, Listen to Me! is a great
The Devil is A Part-Timer! and The Importance of Second Chances
I almost missed out on The Devil is A Part-Timer! I,m sure glad I didn't though. his was a delightful anime and I really needed thisin 2020.
The Thematic Importance of Locations, and the Place of Dreams, in The Aquatope on White Sand
The series draws upon the symbolism of settings overtly. For these characters, the environment becomes as important as the place of dreams.
The Importance of Love in Attack on Titan (in-depth thematic analysis)
#attackontitan #shingekinokyojin #grishayeager #erwinsmith #erenyeager #zekeyeager #arminarlert #hangezoe #mikasaackerman #ymir #anime #manga #love #animanga #hajimeisayama #mappa #witstudio Thumbnail Art by: https://twitter.com/AoT_Theories This video is an in-depth study of…
The Brilliant Naja Ferjan on the importance and the art of developing a bilingual mind.
Among my all-time favorite Tedx Talks, Ramirez translates the value maintaining your presence in the world while staying abreast of cultural transitions. The world is ever changing, and…
Nonpareil Roe Importance #09 — Lucky Albinos
How does an albino have heterochromia exactly? Impressions: It's neat that they took a week off and then came back with this absolute fiasco of an episode.…
The Flashing Lights Say You’ll Be Okay: Depression, Binge-Watching Television, And The Importance of Fluff
I marathoned a comedy today, and I think I’m going to be okay. Sometimes, you just have to let yourself enjoy things. It’s all you can do in…
The Importance of Relatability in Anime for Me as Seen Through My Appreciations of Sound Euphonium and Free
Character relatability in anime is sort of an awkward concept. When people talk about a character being relatable, it often means that character reminds them of themselves but…
The Importance of Relatability in Anime for Me as Seen Through My Appreciations of Sound Euphonium and Free
Character relatability in anime is sort of an awkward concept. When people talk about a character being relatable, it often means that character reminds them of themselves but…
Engaging with Media in a Non-Linear Way: The Importance of Ergodic Reading and Arseth’s Cybertext
Whether you are playing a video game like Pentiment or watching a series like Supernatural, engaging with media in a non-linear way is becoming increasingly important in the…
The Ramifications of the Thrill of the Hunt
A reply to Scott’s post. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act, but a habit. Aristotle […]
The Adventure of the House of Darkness
detective fiction, 推理小説、games, mystery, murder, locked room, Japanese, translations,
The Making of 'The Swallows of Kabul'
The story of a modern, underrated treasure from Europe.
The Roast of Classroom of the Elite
Classroom of the Elite is an anime that I watched. That's not quite the nicest thing I can say about it, but it's close, so here's a new…
1872: The Beginning of the End of the Kingdom of Lūchū (Ryūkyū)
This year has seen numerous events commemorating or marking or otherwise being held in connection with the 50th anniversary of Okinawa’s “reversion” to Japan in 1972, after 27…
The Best of Us, The Worst of Us, The Lot of Us: Rikka
The grand adventurer of delusion: Rikka
The Best of Us, The Worst of Us, The Lot of Us: Saitama
Dicussing Saitama, the bald hero with a dream of…losing?
Banner of the Stars: Thunder of the Empire
By Hiroyuki Morioka and Toshihiro Ono. Released in Japan by Hayakawa Bunko. Released in North America by J-Novel Club. Translated by Giuseppe di Martino. And so we finally…
Manga of the Month: The Rose of Versailles
The Rose of Versailles (ベルサイユのばら) by Riyoko Ikeda July 2015 will probably be remembered as the summer when anime and manga dreams came true. Sort of. The month…
Blood of the Wise, Blood of the Fool
We often want to go back home, but where is home now? As we live, cities change, the mighty of yesterday fall, new players rise, and unthinkable things…
The Impossible Journey of 'The Secret of Kells'
Plus: global animation news.
Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned
detective fiction, 推理小説、games, mystery, murder, locked room, Japanese, translations,
The Testing of 'Son of the White Mare'
Plus: 'The Storm' and more animation news.
#101 - Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Put on your masks, it's a toxic jungle out there! This time, Tobias, Austin, and Sully discuss Hayao Miyazaki's sophomore feature, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, an…