The Steep Learning Curve

This Mike Toole article on the crazy history of Detective Conan in North America...it brings back memories of struggling against things I didn't know. It's a fact: some series have notoriously large learning curves and anime itself requires a learning curve if you're not already familiar with the tropes and storylines of the medium. However,...

#AniTwitWatches Round 5: Wandering Son 8

Like it was said in the episode by Nitori, "can things go back to the way they used to be"? I know this is affected by what happened to me this past weekend, but I don't think they can...ever. Sidebar for Jon: Also, while I'm wrangling this "previous eps" section"...why are the episodes grouped the...

Ode to Anime Directors – Shinji Takamatsu

I feel like doing the same thing over and over again for months on end is boring, so why not change things up in April, the month of pranks and spring cleaning? If there’s one thing that I’ve learnt while watching years of simulcasts go by, and it’s even been noted in the Ode to...

Behind the Visuals

Inspired by K's Space is the Place posts. It probably takes me about as long as it takes to write a post as it does to make one of these visuals, which is why I'm not consistently making them, because I get picky about transparency, artifacting and the like. That said, it's still fun to...

Spring 2020 First Ep. Impressions: Delays, Delays, Delays…

No Guns Life has been postponed because COVID-19...this list is currently in progress and subject to change for the same reason. Welp, it's times like this which are why I have the priority list.The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me?KakushigotoListenersBakarinaBungou to AlchemistWave, Listen to Me!Sing Yesterday for MeArteFruits Basket s2Princess ConnectMillionaire DetectiveAppare RanmanKitsutsuki Tantei Dokoro...and...

#AniTwitWatches Round 5: Wandering Son 6 – 7

Previous eps. Episodes 1 – 2 Episode 3 Episodes 4 – 5 Impressions Episode 6 I’m trying out my new computer for all the things I normally do and…thank goodness I don’t have to rely on my phone anymore for Crunchyroll! That was annoying me for a few months because it meant I wasn’t giving...

Must-read Monthly Monday (Apr. ’20 ed.)

 If it's not specified, the time period covered in this post is from the 23rd of March 2020 to the 20th of April 2020.Navigation: Other People's Reads | Spellbook Offerings|Current Obsessions|Coming up next...Other People's ReadsIt wouldn't be a round-up post without them. However, since I scour people's archives on a regular basis, these may not even...

Spring 2020 First Impressions: Turning the Tide

 No Guns Life has been postponed because COVID-19...this list is currently in progress and subject to change for the same reason. Welp, it's times like this which are why I have the priority list.The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me?KakushigotoListenersBakarinaBungou to AlchemistWave, Listen to Me!Sing Yesterday for MeArteFruits Basket s2Princess Connect (not on preview list, but...

Bungou? Mango? On a Particular Pun in Kakushigoto

This season, it's probably going to become apparent to anime fans that bungou means "literary master".   In Kakushigoto episode 1, the title character is called a "mango", but to be honest it has almost nothing to do with fruit. I revealed the first part of the mystery above the cut - bungou (文豪) means...

Super Happy Love Award Time! (tag post)

Thanks to Keiko for this. I've been watching this tag make the rounds, ever since I discovered Pinkie made it, because one of its conditions is that everyone who comments is nominated...but then I got stuck on what I'd talk about if I did get it. Now I've got it, so no procrastinating on it...