Trying to Find One Anime to Represent You is Too Hard!

Inspired by Zainou's post and the subsequent anecdotes. Meta context: This incident in this anecdote - and most of the text being written up - happened pre-COVID, so you can kind of date it based on that. The scheduler says it's from late July 2018. Imagine, if you will, a building inspired by Japanese architecture....

Turn a Blind Eye

Passersby did their best to dodge a blonde man in a black tracksuit, running, full speed ahead. He grasped the top of a bamboo fence as high as he was and hauled himself over without breaking a sweat...One might even describe his actions as being like a monkey. “Kyousuke! What’s the meaning o’ this?!” Enya...

The Write Process

Let’s talk about blogging for once. How I write, why I write and when I write. Long meta note: This is a prewritten post I had on my old computer, dated circa June 2019. I was hoping not to use it, since my process has changed significantly since then, but...I better come clean. Lately, aside...

Must-read Monthly Monday (Feb. ’21 ed.)

If it's not specified, the time period covered in this post is from the 25th of January 2021 to the 22nd of February 2021. Other People's Reads It wouldn’t be a round-up post without them. However, since I scour people’s archives on a regular basis, these may not even be from the right time period…...

Animage Jan. 2021 Interview: Wataru Komada (Translation)

I was gonna postpone this to the 3rd of March's weekly slot, but to celebrate the MTC/FP battle, I moved it up a bit. Part 1 here. Highlights: Jyuto going to the supermarketMTC in bathrobes, particularly Riou in a black bathrobe, sipping wine You can find the interview on Bookwalker if you pay to read/purchase...

Must-read Monthly Monday (Jan. ’21 ed.)

If it's not specified, the time period covered in this post is from the 21st of December 2020 to the 25th of January 2021. Other People's Reads It wouldn’t be a round-up post without them. However, since I scour people’s archives on a regular basis, these may not even be from the right time period…...

#AniTwitWatches Rd. 10: Kanon 16 – 18

Note: While I was looking for confirmation on something early on in this round of #ATW, I found out Shiori is Kaori's sister (Jon had to catch me on that)...that seems to happen a lot with #ATW, since it happened with Perfect Insider as well. Thus, less stuff in these episodes surprised me than it...

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

If it's not specified, the time period covered in this post is from the 23rd of November 2020 to the 21st of December 2020. Other People's Reads It wouldn’t be a round-up post without them. However, since I scour people’s archives on a regular basis, these may not even be from the right time period…...

#AniTwitWatches Rd. 10: Kanon 11 – 12

Previous eps. Eps 1 - 3Eps 4 - 6Eps 7 - 8Eps 9 - 10 Episodic Impressions Episode 11 Margarine (pun on the manga magazine, Margaret).This begs the question…what happened to the “real” Makoto? The one “Makoto” got her name from?…what the actual heck is up with Fail Kitagawa and Yuichi here? (weak LOL)Shiori sounds...

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

If it's not specified, the time period covered in this post is from the 26th of October 2020 to the 23rd of November 2020. Other People's Reads It wouldn’t be a round-up post without them. However, since I scour people’s archives on a regular basis, these may not even be from the right time period…...