"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)... Continue Reading →
Fall 2018 First Impressions Pt 3:…That Got Explicit Real Fast
Goblin Slayer and DakaIchi conveniently happened to be in the same post so I could slap "content warnings for discussions of the 18+ stuff, including rape, assault and murder" in one place. Just to get details out of the way quickly: part 1 (RErideD and Double Decker) and part 2 (Zombieland Saga, Run with the Wind, Bakumatsu,... Continue Reading →
Hyping Up Fall 2018
As we move into the final stretch of the year, it's time to run some shows down...but for some reason, I seem kind of disappointed at this lot. 2018 was best in the spring, methinks...to the point where even though the situation isn't as dire as when I used to throw all hopes at 2... Continue Reading →
If Anime Has to be Made by Japanese People…What’s a “Japanese Person”?
If the general definition of anime is “animations made by Japanese people”, then I guess rather than wonder about whether the staff is ethnically and by citizenship Japanese, you have to wonder… what defines a “Japanese person”? The reason I’m thinking about this is because Miyavi, he of the Kokkoku OP among other anime-related activities,... Continue Reading →
