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Manga of the Month: Our Dreams at Dusk
Our Dreams at Dusk by Yuhki Kamatani “You give yourself a little breathing room. But that breathing room is only the thinnest barrier between you and the dangerous…
Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare, Vol. 4
By Yuhki Kamatani. Released in Japan by Shogakukan, serialized in the magazine Hibana. Released in North America by Seven Seas. Translated by Jocelyne Allen. Adapted by Ysabet MacFarlane.…
Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare – Manga Review
Awhile back someone on my reader wrote a review talking about this title. I, having never heard of it prior, read their first volume review. I liked the…
Our Dreams at Dusk and That Blue Sky Feeling
I usually reserve this space for my random ramblings about sports, but sports is pretty sad right now until my old flame the Chicago Bears start up, or…
Our Dreams at Dusk and That Blue Sky Feeling
I usually reserve this space for my random ramblings about sports, but sports is pretty sad right...
S2E11 - Are you Lost?, Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare
In this BUMPER episode of Screentone Club, Elliot and Andy get in deep in discussing Our Dreams at Dusk before collecting their limited bravery to ask "Are you…
Manga: Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare by Yuhki Kamatani
Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare by Kamatani Yuhki is a very renowned series, it caught many peoples' attention when it had first rel...
Chatty AF 108: Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare Retrospective
Vrai, Dee, and Chiaki sing the praises of LGBTQ+ manga Our Dreams at Dusk, discuss the importance of it being written by an X-gender and asexual author, and…
350 – One Shot 41 – Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare
Welcome to the start of our Pride Month Spectacular! We’re kicking things off with a One Shot on the excellent Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare by Yuhki…
[Perspectives] Our Dreams at Dusk and the Process of Healing Through Found Families
I knew Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare would be the series that got me back into manga as soon as I saw a cover image. The fourth…
LGBTQ Manga: Our Dreams at Dusk Shimanami Tasogare, Volume 4 (English)
I have been waiting for this day for more than a year and I’m so very excited that at last I will have people with whom I can…
Blue Flag vs. Our Dreams at Dusk: A look at LGBTQ+ representation and its audience
Our Dreams at Dusk and Blue Flag are two series about queer characters, but it’s clear that each is aimed at a different target audience.
Little Witch Academia: The Dreams of Our Past
The more I think about it, the more I believe that Diana, and not Akko, would’ve made a more suitable protagonist for Little Witch Academia.
Chainsaw Man and the Poverty of Our Dreams
Chainsaw Man commences with a grim litany of prices paid, as our hero Denji recounts all the body parts and organs he’s sold to winnow down his overwhelming…
Ghost of the Dusk
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Heike Monogatari – Why Do Visual Metaphors Matter? | GITM Podcast Ep. 108
What ties rich historical narratives like Heike Monogatari together? On this episode of Get In The Mecha I complete my trilogy of discussions on Heike Monogatari by taking…
Visual Kei at the Movies – Bride of Rose
This is the second edition for this month. Gotta keep the momentum going, and keep up with the chronological order. This time we’re jumping forward from 1993 to…
Finding the Killer of Our Dreams in Ai the Somnium Files, BLIND
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Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater Review
Long time slice-of-life fans & those who love the iyashikei sub-genre should enjoy the Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater anime. Our review.
Visual Kei at the Movies – Oresama
Well, no one asked but I am returning to this series again! I couldn’t help myself, since I’ve been itching to re-watch and jump start a bit more…
Visual Kei at the Movies – Longinus
We’ve reached the fourth installation of this series, for the moment. I promise it will come back to it later. For now, we get to end on a…
First Impression: Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater
Hina, soon to be starting high school, just moved to a new town. Out for a walk, she meets an older girl fishing. Kuroiwa turns out to attend…
First Look: Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater
Tsurugi Hina has just moved to a coastal town with her family, just in time to start high school. She’s looking forward to joining the handicrafts club at…
Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater – Episode 1
There's potential the show could develop in the future, but right now it earns a resounding grade of "fine." The post Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater –…
First Look: Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater
Tsurugi Hina has just moved to a coastal town with her family, just in time to start high school. She’s looking forward to joining the handicrafts club at…
My Journal, Page 77, 16 November 2023 – Alchemic Dreams Against the Dusk – Atelier Shallie
Six years have passed since the ending of Atelier Escha & Logy, and the Dusk is drawing closer, drying all the water and depriving the world of life.…
Yurikuma Arashi – Muddled Metaphors
As a huge fan of Ikuhara, I knew I had to watch Yurikuma Arashi at some point. Although it's not his best work, there is still a lot…
Visual Kei at the Movies – Moon Child
Well, if there were ever a movie I would label as a ‘cult classic’ in a community; Moon Child would be it. It’s peak moment in Visual Kei,…
Visual Kei at the Movies – BeatRock☆Love
Well, summer is coming to an end here and this section of blog features is winding down again as well. This being the last installation for the year,…
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Visual Kei at the Movies – Sori Nokoshita Natsu
Oh man… I brought this upon myself. I knew it was coming, and at the same time I wasn’t prepared to re-watch this “film”. Coupling it with the…
Visual Kei at the Movies – Seth et Holth
I am back with a vengence and with a new way to convert other’s to Visual Kei. This time I’m combining Visual Kei with another one of my…
The Conditions of Paradise: Azure Dreams
It was 2009 when I read this book the first time. Here was what I wrote at the time, In Ruri-iro Yume (瑠璃色の夢) Morishima Akiko gets to realize…
ANIME REVIEW: Dusk Maiden of Amnesia
Dusk Maiden of Amnesia weaves an unforgettable story of a forgetful ghost and the young man who tries to help her uncover her dark past.
A review of Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk (PS4)
It took a while, but I’m happy to say that my gap between Atelier games this time wasn’t nearly as long as my last one — six years…
The Origins of Visual Novels
Last year I wrote a blog post about the origins of visual novels and how I believe the term is often misused in the West to classify games…
The Brilliance of Visual Prison
Hi friends, I hope you’re all doing well! In lieu of my most recent post, while I am writing this, I was inspired to do a post on…
Our Next Steps at Animator Supporters
Live Until April 14th (Sun): https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/animatorsupporters/raising-animators-wages-a-music-video-with-aya-hirano The anime industry is a harsh place to work; it's a miracle that most of our favorite shows make it to TV. Animators’ wages have…
Sengoku Nadeko Part 7: Meta Metaphors
Of course, on the most basic level all of this discussion is completely ridiculous.
Closet Metaphors in Monogatari and OreImo
Nadeko Sengoku and Kirino Kousaku are, on a fundamental level, the same character. This isn’t simply passing similarities that have added up. Major aspects of their personalities, stories,…
Dusk Diver Review
Note: Review Code provided by PQube Over the years the main draw in most games for me was whether the game featured a female protagonist or cool/cute/sexy playable…
A review of Atelier Shallie: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea (PS4)
This is a road I didn’t plan on taking over the last few months, but sometimes things just happen without your planning for it. And so I’m here…
Paprika: The Duality of Dreams and Life
Writing about Paprika for New Years eve was originally my idea for last year. But due to circumstances a lot of other things, it never came to pass.…
Curry Land: The Store of My Dreams
As I was looking up places to eat in Tokyo, I discovered an incredible place in the district of Jinbocho: Curry Land, a shop that specializes in selling…
Use the “Cheat” Code
At least this anime lets you know that it is taking place in another world, although about 20 seconds into the first episode, you would have been made…
Heaven’s Lost Property (Episode 23) – Forte: Shoot-out! Fishing At the Jumbo Carnival of Dreams
Mikako is a little disappointed that everyone seems to be having fun but her. Luckily, it’s festival time again and that means she can let loose once more.…
The Women of Visual Kei – Ganglion
I’m back with more! Yes, my rather niched within a niche section exploring the Women of Visual Kei is resuming in your favorite place to find out about…
The Women of Visual Kei – Araune
It’s a fairly well known fact that Visual Kei doesn’t have too many all-women bands. There might be a bassist or guitarist here or there, but those bands…
The Journal, Page 114 – Fulfill your Otome Dreams with The Villainess Is Adored by the Prince of the Neighbor Kingdom (Visual Novel)
What if you find out you’ve been living as the villainess of your favorite Otome game without realizing? And, to make matters worse, the heroine of the game…