Exploring the magic of anime and manga.
Past Aria would be shaking her head if she saw this title… Gridman didn’t particularly pick up steam for me until episode 9 the first time. Initially it was a lack of consequences, but I admit the apathy mostly stemmed from the fact I care diddly-squat about direction unless it is constructed in a way... Continue Reading →
Once I finished banging out a post for Your Lie in April in January, I knew I had to get it out first thing in the actual month of April... Alternate opening line: "There's something painful about reading Your Lie in April for this former pianist..." A shell of a person, who could have been... Continue Reading →
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?... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
After accidentally angering Scott (keyword being "accidentally"), I started having flashbacks to soured friendships from 5 years ago... Outside of the bird-racing, concept of the Four Cardinal Heroes and whatnot, Shield Hero is a somewhat ordinary isekai, which means its roots in "going on a big adventure as a rite to adulthood" should be there... Continue Reading →
...like, "why don't magical girls ever have to work out to fight bad guys?" Hoo boy, I can't believe I haven't talked about the seasonal anime outside the first impressions yet! Mostly because there are times you want to get lost in shows - like, say, Morose Mononokean, which has a particular atmosphere to it... Continue Reading →
Trawling archives, as you may already know, is one of those things I like to do...so when Shueisha (publishing company for Shonen Jump and a bunch of other magazines) opened up Manga Plus, I knew I was in for some serious reading. Manga Plus has generally been a positive experience in regards to usage, but... Continue Reading →
Talking about the future is hard when the technologies you’re talking about are still in development… Meta context: The Gutenberg editor's scheduler uses some timezone completely different to my own, so when I schedule stuff now, I run the risk of putting it out at 10 pm the day before. This is what hit the No... Continue Reading →
