Exploring the magic of anime and manga.
There's only so much I can say in these intros so, uh...I still think the intro for my Konobi ep. 11 post is great! You can check that, and more, out below. If it's not specified, the time period covered in this post is from the 18th of February 2019 to the 25th of March... Continue Reading →
It's unpopular opinion time. Around when I first started the Spellbook I watched Children who Chase Lost Voices and a few weeks ago I watched 5 Centimetres Per Second. I can tell you two things about them: They had really pretty visuals and I respect a man - heck, anyone - who can make their... Continue Reading →
This post has links to previous posts I've done - notably this one - and is a response to Dewbond's question. Obviously, we can start with the idea - what is "mainstream"? I've personally found I've never fully reconciled with the concept of "mainstream" so this may be a poor definition, but "mainstream" in my... Continue Reading →
So let's get this ball rolling! So, with the removal of the 2018 resolutions, I'm now free to pursue only what I'm interested in. Therefore, these shows are split into 3 categories - "Likely to Appear and Hyped For", "Not Likely to Appear but Hyped For" and "Those I Left Behind/Movies/OVAs". Note: If a show... Continue Reading →
The Koe no Katachi movie starts out with the song My Generation by The Who…but what’s that got to do with anything? “…life is a war against boredom.” – Shoya Ishida The opening song to the Koe no Katachi movie superimposes the song over the initial scenes of Shoya and friends jumping into the river,... Continue Reading →
The Crunchyroll Awards voting is underway, and considering the waves it made last year, of course that's the hot-button topic for the aniblogging sphere… One particularly contentious point about the awards is the inevitable complaint that “this is going to become a popularity contest”. My particular view on this issue is that there’s so much... Continue Reading →
