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It was said that one day long ago, MagicConan14 stumbled across an ancient series of spells known as "anime". Anime has captivated MagicConan14 for almost as long as they've lived, and now they are hoping to analyse what makes them work. Categories you may want to peruse: archive: for posts imported to the Spellbook from...

The Eximius Blog Award

I don't think I've seen this award before Terrance Crow tagged me... Meta note: I started this post, mostly finished it...and then left it for a while to finish other stuff, including putting out a 1st impressions post on Paripi Koumei which makes this post seem out-of-sync in retrospect. (Source: Crow's post, linked above) Rules...

Spring 2022 1st Episode Impressions: Paripi Koumei (Ya Boy Kongming!)

Let's get into it! Oof...when I heard Crunchyroll was almost about to lock everything behind a paywall, I thanked my lucky stars I was now able to pay for it, after many years relying on free legal streaming. As of me starting this post, I haven't shelled out for Crunchyroll yet, but if I clean...

Manga March (5): Toritan

Last manga for this month! How did I do? Toritan's a BL but it's rather harmless...at least, from the one volume I have of it. "So what's it about?" Inusaki, a detective in name but a bit of a bum in occupation terms, can talk with birds.He saves a bird from a crow one time.Soon...

Hyping Up Spring 2022

I...think I'm ready to come back...? Talking with my anime club at their biannual barbeque made me realise something: I've been working through the spreadsheet so long that I'm starting to miss simulcasts. I also have less time on my hands overall now, due to the job I mention in this post. So I'm sitting...

Manga March (4): 7th Garden

I've been wanting to talk about this title for a while, but I never find the right opportunity for it... 7th Garden is oddly compelling because it sets up a deeply religious world and then proceeds to tear it down. That said, since it deals in religion so much, it constantly crosses the idea of...

What Platinum End Says About My Past and Present

(TW for discussion of death, suicide, suicide ideation and trauma.) At age 14 - 15, I wasn't what you'd call a "chuunibyou" in an outward sense. Aside from sinking far too much time into Tumblr and TV Tropes...as well as anime, manga and fanfiction...I was pretty ordinary. That said, one of my stories from that...

Manga March 2022 (3): Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu

...I swear my approach to each manga changes as I continue to write posts in this series, haha... At first I was trying to be impartial between the physical and digital manga in my collection, but having mentioned this manga in the conclusion of my previous post, it makes sense for the narrative to flow...

Burn that Backlog!

Inspired by this Mashable article. As consumers, we all have a problem. It's one I've addressed in the past from a few angles more than once. However, in a media-saturated world, how can you cull that backlog? Note: Since I know the reason people accumulate backlogs of unconsumed content is because they have a lot...

Manga March 2022 (2): To Your Eternity

Note I have discussed the manga in some capacity here already. Based on everything I know of her so far, I think Yoshitoki Oima is a creative genius. ...I might come back to eat my words one day, when I lose myself in a negative headspace again and then rediscover my passion for blogging, but...

Manga March 2022 (1) (+ A Thing You May Not Have Spotted): The Wizard and His Fairy

After thinking a bit about the idea I floated in this update post, I decided to make it part of my old tag, Manga March. (Remember that?) Meta note before we begin: Last time - back in 2018 (!!!) - I cheated a bit and based the content on what I knew of the anime...