A Magical 2020

Like 2019, I'll leave a number at the end of the name of the work to indicate which month I finished each entry in. However, this time I put // to indicate which ones are tied and which are not (i.e. anything grouped together with a "(tie)" should have the same score). Normally I would...

A Practical Guide to Cosplay

I'm no cosplay nut, but certain anime have made me rethink my potential for such an art... Since I miss Irina already (she is around, but in a reduced capacity), let's have a discussion about cosplay costumes...outside of Halloween season, because why not. I used to think cosplay was basically impossible, since I can't sew...

Pledging Devotion in Fate/ and Its Spinoffs [Mar. ’20 OWLS Blog Tour]

“The path of devotion is a great labour. Do not ever mar it.” – Gilgamesh to Waver, Fate/Zero Hiya again. If you’re not familiar with this blog, this is the Animanga Spellbook, this is Aria (pseudonym) and you’ve probably been brought here by OWLS, the Otaku Warriors for Liberty and Self-Respect. This month’s OWLS prompt...

Fate/Stay Winter: Everything is Connected

  There was a Chibi Tamago event where apparently if you join and don't contribute, you get a punishment (I did join this one, but was planning to pace myself more since it was meant to run until the end of the month). However, by the time I finished 3 episodes of Illya, the event...

Fate/Stay Winter: Filling In the Gaps

Synopsis Detective Waver 9 - 12: All aboard the Rail Zeppelin as Waver - I mean, Lord El-Melloi II - gets to the bottom of cases that occurred 7 years ago as well as the death of Trisha. That's after he deals with Hephaestion (?) and the Mystic Eye auction first. Impressions So if there’s...

Fate/Stay Winter: Fanservice…Fanservice Everywhere…

Synopsis Detective Waver 5 - 8: After setting the stage by wrapping up the fairy case from episode 4 and having a girls' day out between Gray, Luvia and Reines...the main Rail Zeppelin case begins! Impressions I feel like Adashino is meant to be an Irene Adler-type figure…Update: Or she could be a rival, Moriarty-style....

Fate/Stay Winter: One Truth Prevails

Of course, I'm going all out with my knowledge on mysteries here. Shinjitsu wa itsumo hitotsu, amirite? Synopsis Detective Waver eps. 1 - 4: When your name is Waver Velvet - aka the new El-Melloi II - life ain't glamorous. Not only do you pine for your ol' Grail War buddy, you have to deal...

Fate/Stay Winter: Let the Mysteries Begin!

"Catching up, only to fall behind again" seems to be a bad habit of mine lately. Real life bit me in the butt yesterday by snatching two jobs out of my reach in two days and I ended up drowning my sorrows in ID: Invaded instead to avoid my usual yo-yoing of emotions (because when...

Announcing Fate/Stay Winter!

...I admit I didn't plan this through at first... What is Fate/Stay Winter? I missed planning out something and then seeing it through, so I arbitrarily decided to clean out my paused list by tackling one of the priority lists I made, hence this. It sounds like no biggie...except when you realise some series have...