If Anime Has to be Made by Japanese People…What’s a “Japanese Person”?

If the general definition of anime is “animations made by Japanese people”, then I guess rather than wonder about whether the staff is ethnically and by citizenship Japanese, you have to wonder… what defines a “Japanese person”? The reason I’m thinking about this is because Miyavi, he of the Kokkoku OP among other anime-related activities,...

The Epitome of “Absurd, But Fun” (Phantom in the Twilight)

The problem with Phantom in the Twilight is…it's quite obviously flawed, so until you get used to it, you need to be prepared to yell at your screen a bit. Phantom in the Twilight is a bit of an odd duck. Its visuals sometimes go wonky, its ED is pretty much the only thing anyone’s...

Boku no Hero Academia: Past, Present and Future

One of Boku no Hero Academia's myriad strengths is what it's held up by - it's a love letter to the past, a proponent of thinking about the present and keenly (yet optimistically) aware of the future. Past Boku no Hero Academia (henceforth abbreviated BnHA) is heavily based on the legacy surrounding comic books in...

Ode to Anime Studios – Diomedea

I was put behind the 8-ball this month by a particularly annoying project (not a blog one, obviously), so it became a bit hectic the day before the round-up post came out... ...then again, you're not here to read about my griping, are you? You might not know of the name "Diomedea", but you might've...

(Some of) The Most Average Anime I Have Ever Watched

Partially inspired by Kapodaco's "top 10 anime I watched for some reason" list. After watching a huge chunk of anime, you have a few you find disagreeable and then there's just...the average ones...which become a bit of a memory test to remember. So, in no particular order, let's see if anyone remembers these anime... Kage...

Must-read Monthly Monday (August 2018 ed.)

Hang in there...just one third of the year left! If it's not specified, the time period covered in this post is from the 23rd of July 2018 to 20th August 2018. Navigation: Other People's Reads | Spellbook Offerings| Coming up next... Other People's Reads It wouldn't be a round-up post without them. However, since I scour...

Animanga Spellbook: Brotherhood (Award Post)

...because I can't resist making puns on Fullmetal Alchemist, even if I have yet to watch it. This Brotherhood of the World award was originally just from Rossiroad, but Keiko tagged me while I was working on it. Thanks to both of you - your nominations shall not be in vain! More rules... Thank the person...

Get Around to Watching the Dang Thing Already!

The one thing I find about long-term blog projects is that once I pick shows to watch, I’d prefer to hype up my project rather than watch the shows in question… Long-term blog projects involving multiple shows are something I don’t do very often, and for good reason - I probably spend more time initially...

Top 5 Potions to Season Your Posts With Magic

This is Tetrax's prompt, since after the post on removing followers some new followers came (mostly of the non-anime sort, ironically) and there wasn't enough time to run a post for the Q part of a Q and A. Certainly, you could be a successful blogger without following any of these points, but these are...

Summer 2018 First Episode Impressions (Pt 2)

Reminder this is a continuation of part 1. All notes that apply to it apply here too. Update: Due to a scheduling oversight, this post initially went out about 12 hours ago without a Muhyo and Roji's first impression, even though that's what I held it back for...sorry if you got affected by that. I...