“If I could turn back time, to the good old days…” (A Grim Time in Grimgar)

If you don’t recognise the title lyrics, here you go. However, this post is about the ending (the last third or so) of Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash episode 8 and is only linked to those lyrics thematically. Haruhiro was always introspective, but after Manato’s death it inevitably became a lot more evident. Thus, the...

Seasonal Reputation

The 3rd episode of the Innominate Anime Podcast got me thinking: why do we give certain seasons of anime titles like “season of the year” or just plain “bad”? People have been complaining about the winter 2018 season being “lopsided” or “biased” towards slice of life or cute girls doing cute things, and thus dismissing...

Love Forever (Award Post)

Whoo! 500 likes and counting! ...but I've got a question: how do these hybrid award posts work, exactly? By blending up award posts, it gets to a point where you can't recognise what the original was and nobody'll want to continue the chain. That's a real shame, because nominating others is an honour and getting...

Knowledge is Too Much Power (regarding Juuni Taisen and Grimgar)

  Should one potentially innocuous spoiler ruin your entire viewing experience? One complaint people have about Juuni Taisen is that it’s too obvious where it's going to go – from the ED, you can already tell who’s going to die and who’s going to win. However, I tackled Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash after Juuni...

Arata Kangatari and the Revival of the Old with Yuu Watase (Milestones + Manga March Begins!)

I hit 50 followers and it didn't become real to me until I checked my notifications again. I also kinda forgot about my one year anniversary on WordPress, which I achieved on the day after the latest Ode to Anime Studios (Sunrise) came out. To celebrate, let's get this Manga March started with a post...