Ode to Anime Studios – Shaft

I’m no authority on Shaft since I haven’t seen a lot of their integral work or the works Shinbo did before he became Shaft’s mainstay, but I’ll give this a shot… Shaft are known for 4 things – Akiyuki Shinbo, the dude who sits in the (chief) director’s chair for pretty much every Shaft project,...

Why I Love Magical Girl Anime

It’s the tenth Weekly Wednesday, the world has been subjected to magical boys in their own show for (just over) 3 years and it seems like we’re having a magical girl rennaissance in recent years to boot. Let’s celebrate, with 5 reasons to love magical girl anime! Magical girls make dreams come true. Real life...

How Colour and Contrast are Used in Madoka Magica

I'm still organising a huge (i.e. over 1000 words) post for the winter first impressions, but I can't post it yet due to the way I've laid it out. Please be patient for when it's up. Also, it seems next week is the 10th week Weekly Wednesday has been running. I have a special post...

Evangelion and Madoka Magica in Retrospect

I updated the About page a few days ago, because my Japanese knowledge has snuck itself into my posts twice now and there's no point hiding where it comes from. As for today's topic...well, I finally got around to finishing Puella Magi Madoka Magica last week, and I finished Neon Genesis Evangelion in the week before...