Quarantine Reading Material

I received a call on the 5th of June 2020 (the day I'm writing this opening sentence) and I'm finally going to be able to leave this quarantine lifestyle behind...partially. The call on the 5th said I was going to restart voluneering on the 17th of that month. So just to commemorate being out of...

Winter 2020 Wrap-Up (ft. Boku no Hero Academia’s Movie, Futari no Hero)

As the COVID-19 crisis crawls ever onwards, there's never been a better time to be a homebody, so why not wrap up some anime? As I sink ever deeper into HypMic hell and jump back into gacha games I abandoned a year or so ago, it has occurred to me that it's time to wrap...

Looking Back on Fall 2019

Shinchou Yuusha's delays mean that I had to wrap this up basically on the day the new season started happening. The new season began on a Saturday for me (the day for BnHA and Mairimashita! Iruma-kun), so that's why they're behind an episode more than I could have caught up on - that's why I've...

Looking Forward to Winter 2020 (1st Day of Anime 2019)

"Kanye for President" jokes aside...can you believe it? We're almost at 2020! The roadtrip I kept mentioning? It got suddenly cancelled. It was far too hazardous on part of the planned route and one of the motels my dad had tried booking into was uncontactable (presumably) because of the same hazards, so...that's why you're (unexpectedly)...

Fall 2019 First Episode Impressions: Old Friends

Okay, my lineup is set!The last post has impressions for Ahiru no Sora, Shinchou Yuusha, Honzuki no Gekokujou and Mairimashita! Iruma-kun. This post is for Africa Salaryman, Actors, Tokunana and Abilities Average. Next, there's Assassin's Pride, Stand My Heroes, No Guns Life and Stars Align. After that, it's Kabukicho Sherlock, BnHA 4 and Shin Chuuka Ichiban.Page jumpsKabukicho SherlockBoku no...

3 Days 3 Quotes #1

Thanks to my accepting of a nomination from Lina, we have ourselves some posts. So let's send 2018 out with a bang! The rules, from Merlin's post (because Lina didn't have them): Thank the person who nominated you Post three quotes on three consecutive days Nominate three bloggers to do the same When I've seen...

The Inevitable Politics of Anime About Police, Detectives and Everyday Heroes

This is partially inspired by Scott's piece on religion, money and politics and partially inspired by something Doug says at the end of the second episode of Double Decker. Writing about the world you're in or a fictional version of it is bound to mean you're making some meta commentary on the condition of said...

Shippin’ the Half-Cold Half-Hot Todoroki with LAMA

It’s the final chance to choose ships and get points for the LAMA Cupid collab. Who will win? We’ll find out after we run through our choices for Todoroki… It’s that time of the week again - time to ship some boys like your local postal service - and since Lina, Arthifis and Mel have...

Final Impressions for Summer 2018

I almost forgot it was time to wrap up another season... Since I've already watched the first episode of Double Decker! Doug and Kirill (if it's October where you are, check here for what I thought of that show) and written up what I want to see for fall 2018 (if it's past September 26th...

Boku no Hero Academia: Past, Present and Future

One of Boku no Hero Academia's myriad strengths is what it's held up by - it's a love letter to the past, a proponent of thinking about the present and keenly (yet optimistically) aware of the future. Past Boku no Hero Academia (henceforth abbreviated BnHA) is heavily based on the legacy surrounding comic books in...