Ode to Anime Studios – Studio Deen

Yep, it’s time to praise another studio which often gets dissed by others (following Pierrot). If you don’t understand what I mean from before the “Read More”, Studio Deen, once upon a time, got dissed a bunch because of what is termed “QUALITY”. If Reddit is anything to go by, big offenders are 2000s Deen...

This Art Club Has a Problem! Ep. 12: Is This a Pigeo-I Mean, Classic?

(Oh, memes. Never change.) This episode's theme: How Does This Compare to the Classics? (core, see here for all themes and takes on the episode)I think this'll be a good way to wrap up.Okay, so what's a "classic"?"Classic" implies tradition. Tradition is something that has to go back a long way, in this case to the beginnings...

Mecha and I Have a Complicated Relationship…

With the coming and going of SSSS.Gridman, I've realised I have some baggage when it comes to mech shows. I definitely agree with this quote from Moe Sucks: ...I’ve never actually watched mecha shows because I like mechas. I don’t really care for them at all. They seem impractical. So why do I watch these shows then?...

Must-read Monthly Monday (Mar. 2019 ed.)

There's only so much I can say in these intros so, uh...I still think the intro for my Konobi ep. 11 post is great! You can check that, and more, out below. If it's not specified, the time period covered in this post is from the 18th of February 2019 to the 25th of March...

Looking Forward to Spring 2019

This could be a great season...or it could be a bad one. It really just depends on how the shows are distributed between the licensors and how the adaptions turn out... I decided not to separate the shows like last time, since it was too much effort. If a show doesn’t appear here, it may...

This Art Club Has a Problem! Ep. 11: Robbing the Bank

The only thing nastier than Kyoto boys and deadlines people impose on you is the set of deadlines you set for yourself...(yes, I'm finishing the Konobi post only a few hours before it has to go out again). This episode's theme: Which character would be most suited to rob a bank, and why? (episodic, see...

Morose Mononokean: The Least Expected Second Season

I was discussing with Karandi how Morose Mononokean needed another season…and then one fell into my lap. Well, at least I ain’t complainin’. Why is the show so good? I admit the show is kind of average in how it’s executed, to the point where I probably couldn’t tell you an episode by episode rundown...

This Art Club Has a Problem! Ep. 10: But President Doesn’t…(Keep Being You, Prez!)

After much dissing of Subaru, I think it's finally time to give the club prez the love he deserves.Theme for this ep: President's motivation (see more themes and takes on this ep. here) Normally I'd try to pick something while watching the episode so I'd have sufficient things to say, but an electrician decided to...

Google Translates My Favourite Manga

Inspired by this bookish post by Reader Voracious and the previous one by Fictionally Sam. Bloghopping can sometimes take you into territory you think you'd never get to...and that's why we're here. The aim of the game is to translate a synopsis into a non-English language and then back into English, and because manga was...

The Leading Ladies of Zombieland Saga [OWLS Mar. 2019 Blog Tour]

Wassup, friends of OWLS? …you can tell I don’t listen to much rap now, don’t you. Silly attempt at rap aside, the name’s Aria of this here Spellbook. > Yeah, yeah. I came here because I heard you had owls. (Gah! I thought I got rid of that 4th-wall-breaking voice after the last post!) No...