Manga March 2022 (3): Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu

...I swear my approach to each manga changes as I continue to write posts in this series, haha... At first I was trying to be impartial between the physical and digital manga in my collection, but having mentioned this manga in the conclusion of my previous post, it makes sense for the narrative to flow...

Are People’s Tastes in Media Crap?

Inspired by a years-old post which still holds relevance to this very day. (It also contains a mild spoiler for Hypnosis Mic not addressed by Rhyme Anima.) Does liking evil things mean you condone them? This is a moral quandary which I still have to sit with, as an admin of a Hypnosis Mic server...

Breaking Down the Visions in Mashiro no Oto

By “visions”, I mean two things – mental images and dreams. Mashiro no Oto does what all good series about obscure topics do – it sucks you in, begging you to google the things it’s going on about. However, that effect has to be created by a strong framework. In Piano no Mori, this is...

Railgunfan75’s Anime Favourites Challenge (Tag Post)

Kudos to Irina for the nomination. Rules Pick a favorite series/movie for each letter of the alphabet. For titles starting with “a” “an” or “the” use the first letter of the next word of the title. Since many titles have multiple names based on the language that you are using please pick one language for...

Put a Tune to It (Tag Post)

So, it's time to show off my taste in music (which has shown up in awards and tag posts before, but not as much as it has in this particular capacity). Depending on your own tastes, you might like all or none of them...your call. I decided to pick up Chris Joynson's (Never Argue with...

Ode to Anime Studios – Studio Deen

Yep, it’s time to praise another studio which often gets dissed by others (following Pierrot). If you don’t understand what I mean from before the “Read More”, Studio Deen, once upon a time, got dissed a bunch because of what is termed “QUALITY”. If Reddit is anything to go by, big offenders are 2000s Deen...

These Ladies Are Underrated! (tag post)

Jenn left her tag post open to everyone, so I'm going to get it out of the way so that it doesn't suddenly die off as these tags tend to do... More rules... Please PINGBACK to me at Kate @ Melting Pots and Other Calamities. Or just Kate. And PINGBACK TO A SPECIFIC POST OF MINE....

Get Ready to Sail the Seven Seas! (tag post)

Arr, me hearties! Get out your One Piece cosplay (or just pretend you have some) and let's meet the crew. This tag is courtesy of Mel, so make sure to swing over there if you want some good boys (and single gal). The Rules Display the My Pirate Crew logo and add ‘My Pirate Crew’...

Digging into the Mystery of Mysterious Characters

The "mysterious, incomprehensible woman" character type in anime is normally relegated to...well, a woman. So, I was thinking - is this type really as restrictive as we think it is? Can I trace it back to something? The return of Golden Kamuy (henceforth GK) brings the return of Inkarmat, the woman who uses her fox jaw...

Great Gals From the Anime World

This is somewhat inspired by Lita Kino's post. I've given more than enough lip service to my many, many husbandos, but great female characters are a rarity in comparison. So let's discuss a few I think are "great" and compare/contrast the reasoning... Ami Mizuno/Sailor Mercury, Sailor Moon Let's start with my favourite female character. Much...