It’s Getting Hot in Here… (Tag Post)

Taking on Shoujo's open invitation, but I'm also going to leave this open for anyone else to take up. The rules https://melinanimeland.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/ffh.jpg?w=809 (Source: Shoujo's post) Mention the name of the blog you were tagged by, as well as the creators of this game, Realweegiemidget Reviews and Thoughts All Sorts, and include the picture above.List five of your greatest...

Railgunfan75’s Anime Favourites Challenge (Tag Post)

Kudos to Irina for the nomination. Rules Pick a favorite series/movie for each letter of the alphabet. For titles starting with “a” “an” or “the” use the first letter of the next word of the title. Since many titles have multiple names based on the language that you are using please pick one language for...

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...

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...

Put a Tune to It (Tag Post)

So, it's time to show off my taste in music (which has shown up in awards and tag posts before, but not as much as it has in this particular capacity). Depending on your own tastes, you might like all or none of them...your call. I decided to pick up Chris Joynson's (Never Argue with...

A Magical 2019 Pt. II: The Spellbook Awards (3rd Day of Anime 2019)

By popular demand...or maybe just Derek's...the Awards are back (and harder to nominate for than ever, considering the AniList end-of-season forum posts have essentially died off due to lack of people keeping them alive). There are less joke awards than 2017's, but regardless, have fun with them... ...oh, and if you didn't figure it out...

A Magical 2019 Pt. I (4th Day of Anime 2019)

This is the yearly rankings post. Just to make it faster for myself, I've left the month that I finished at the end of each entry of these non-simulcast commentary lists. Top (?) 10 Worst Dropped Anime According to My AniList Rating Due to the fact an anime needs a rating to be eligible in...

Looking Back on Spring 2019

Again, I've forgotten to go back and recap my season until it's too late... Spring 2019 was pretty great for me, so I still don't quite understand rumblings this was a terrible season. At this point, you know the drill: best to worst. I'm still missing a few episodes so I'll put down my episode...

[OWLS May 2019 “Happiness” Tour] Pushing the Boundaries of the Mystery Genre (and My Life) Through Fanfiction

Happy, happy! Hello again friendos. If you’re new around here, this is the Spellbook and this is Aria, the blogger who maintains it. This OWLS prompt for May is kinda meta: “Happiness is subjective. We all have different definitions of what happiness means to us and we also feel happiness in varying degrees. This month...

Spring 2019 First Ep. Impressions: Finally Reaching the Finish Line

[...I think I've run out of witty opening lines. This post is way too late, anyway.]Hitoribocchi, Yu-no, Fruits Basket, Demon Slayer, We Never Learn, Kono Oto Tomare, Sarazanmai, Carole and Tuesday, Fairy Gone and Midnight Occult Civil Servants are all done. This is for Rendai Utena, OPM, BSD, Shoumetsu Toshi, RobiHachi, King of Prism and Shield Hero's new cour.Page jumpsRendai UtenaONE PUNCH!!!Bungou Stray DogsShoumetsu ToshiRobiHachiShield Hero King...