Ode to Anime Studios – Brain’s Base

I’ve been worried about this one – I don’t really know their output too well and their overall “footprint” on their works is kind of vague… Brain’s Base is a yuugen kaisha, rather than a kabushikigaisha (see the explanation of that here). They mostly do adaptions, some of which are fairly popular (Natsume, anyone?) and...

Why Aren’t There Enough Good Female Lead Characters?

I'm replying to Karandi's post from a while back, so see here for some context. By "good", Karandi asks for a "well-developed" character and by "main", she wants a protagonist. We could go all sorts of places with this question... The main reason why there aren't...this reason I'm thinking here is a bit of a...

#AniTwitWatches Round 6: The Perfect Insider 1 – 2

Welcome, everyone, to another round of #AniTwitWatches. If you're new to this neck of the woods, you might want to see round 3 or round 5 to see how I handle this post (there's no rounds 1, 2 or 4 because I'd seen those shows already) or see this post to know what #AniTwitWatches is. Episode...

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

 If it's not specified, the time period covered in this post is from the 20th of April 2020 to the 25th of May 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...

Do You Need Great Animation in Your Anime?

A response to Karandi's post from a while ago. I have no idea where Karandi's gone as of the completion of this post (which, I will admit, was the day before it was published), but after digging in my drafts folder for something to use, plus K's conducting on the good content train...it seems she...

Adapting to Society with Wandering Son [May ’20 OWLS Blog Tour]

Don't we all adapt to society, if it doesn't adapt to us instead? Hello friendos. Back after a break from OWLS and I dunno if it made any difference, but I guess there’s no point mulling over it anymore. As usual, this is Aria (that's my pseudonym) and we - OWLS - promote acceptance of...

Why Do Anime Blogs Insist on Covering Simulcasts?

This topic came up on Jon Spencer’s Discord channel after a convo got massively derailed, so I want to think about why this is the case. A lot of anime blogs have what is basically an obligation to cover simulcasts, to the point where you can roughly define a blog’s reputation by “they cover simulcasts”...

#AniTwitWatches Round 5: Wandering Son 10 – 11

Previous eps. Eps 1 - 2 Ep 3 Eps 4 - 5 Eps 6 - 7 Ep 8 Ep 9 Impressions Episode 10 I feel like the reason Nitori was laughed at – and only Nitori – is the double standard…but clearly it can’t be that simple… I think Yama-P was confessing to Takatsuki because...

On the Nature of a Great Battle

Katanagatari is a wordy show...but more than that, it sure does show off a great battle. I've been observing some of the posts Chris Voyager has put out on Anime Voyage and they always get me thinking. One of his is What Are My Favourite Kinds of Stories, I Wonder? and the answer was surprising, for an...

#AniTwitWatches Round 5: Wandering Son 9

A few eps from the end already… Previous eps. Eps 1 - 2 Ep 3 Eps 4 - 5 Eps 6 - 7 Ep 8 Impressions Hmm…I mentioned a friend who watched scary movies for their birthday. This friend was the most common person to be found in a male uniform, because I don’t think...