Exploring the magic of anime and manga.
What a punchy post title...I perceive it to pretty much have 100% panache...okay, I think that's enough alliteration for now. Today's theme: Cause and effect (see this episode's themes and other people's takes on the same episode here) In order to figure out the true extent of the cause and effect in this post, while... Continue Reading →
Y'know, there's something vaguely annoying for those who want to live a proper life and also finish all those anime before they're announced to disappear off Crunchyroll... I did have the series Hanasaku Iroha on my PTW at some point in time, but then axed it. Then this announcement told me I should watch it before... Continue Reading →
Hmm…I don’t think I pay attention to this company much… Production IG is so named because of its founders’ surnames, Ishikawa and Goto. It was previously called IG Tatsunoko (“Tatsunoko” being the company the founders worked for) from its beginning in 1987 and then rebranded as its current name in 1993. It has had collaborations... Continue Reading →
I figured I'd take a laidback approach with this one; that is, I'll type up whatever comes to mind and then cobble it into a post. That's what I do most times, but the process always turns out to be a slightly different experience. Today's theme: Sometimes, It's the Small Things in Anime (core, see episode themes here)... Continue Reading →
Due to the HiDive paywall, I'm stuck for the foreseeable future digging through only half the anime I thought I'd get to see... ...and so, one of the important things I did a few weeks back was to go back to Sailor Moon. Lately I've only been watching new episodes of the 90s version to... Continue Reading →
The 12 Days of Anime meant I'd stockpiled on posts well before I started work on this post. If it's not specified, the time period covered in this post is from the 24th of December 2018 to the 21st of January 2019. Navigation: Other People's Reads | Spellbook Offerings|Coming up next... Other People's Reads It wouldn't... Continue Reading →
Aside from the letdowns in the title of this post, some shows moved positions, so make sure to at least pay attention to the rankings! The 1st post has Shield Hero, Egao no Daika, Boogiepop and Morose Mononokean. The 2nd post is the 4th episode of Saintia Sho, Mob Psycho, Rinshi! Ekoda-chan, My Roommate is a Cat and Meiji Tokyo Renka. This... Continue Reading →
The title categories (old/new/cute) can overlap, by the way. The last post has Shield Hero, Egao no Daika, Boogiepop and Morose Mononokean. Next up is the 4th (somehow) episode of Saintia Sho, Mob Psycho, Rinshi! Ekoda-chan, My Roommate is a Cat and Meiji Tokyo Renka. The 3rd post is Promised Neverland, Grimms Notes, Spec Ops Asuka and Kaguya-sama. Once done, I can then... Continue Reading →
That post title may be the most irrelevant one yet, as my topic is only tangentially related to the red paint in the first place. Today's theme: What's the Deal with that Marble Head? (episodic, see episode 2 themes list here) I love speculation when you don't know what's going to come next, so here... Continue Reading →
It's unpopular opinion time. Around when I first started the Spellbook I watched Children who Chase Lost Voices and a few weeks ago I watched 5 Centimetres Per Second. I can tell you two things about them: They had really pretty visuals and I respect a man - heck, anyone - who can make their... Continue Reading →
The Animanga Spellbook 