Category Archives: Anime

Koufuku Graffiti episode 1

Posted on January 12, 2015 by

Slice of life isn’t easy to write. Since they can’t rely on a strong, overarching plot, they need a strong hook at the beginning. The audience has to be invested in the characters to follow their daily lives every week. … Continue reading →

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12 Days of Stuff #5: 2014, the Year of Interesting Adaptations

Posted on January 3, 2015 by

Most anime is made as an adaptation of something. Usually this means that the anime is made as an advertisement, because TV anime is free and manga/books/games aren’t. Last year, some anime adaptations were made that took liberties with their … Continue reading →

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12 Days of Stuff #4: Barakamon

Posted on December 29, 2014 by

Barakamon is one of those stories where an artist struggling with a block moves to the countryside to rediscover what he is lacking. Unlike the majority of those stories, however, Barakamon was an excellent show, its vision executed in a … Continue reading →

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12 Days of Stuff #3: On the labels we call ourselves

Posted on December 27, 2014 by

This year I read an essay that advised to keep your identity small, because the labels that we attach ourselves to can keep us from thinking objectively about stuff. A month later, some weirdo thing on the internet called *****gate … Continue reading →

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12 Days of Stuff #2: Hanayamata and Locodol, where cute girls do awesome things

Posted on December 27, 2014 by

Last summer, I watched these shows. These are those shows that get categorized as moe shows, which just means that a snooty community of anime fans won’t watch it, because of reasons. What is a moe show, anyway? I honestly … Continue reading →

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12 Days of Stuff #1: No Game, No Life is terrible and I’m terrible for watching it

Posted on December 25, 2014 by

Merry Christmas! For this year, I’ll be writing about… all that stuff that’s accumulated in my head but couldn’t be written in a timely manner because of reasons. But since I’m on holiday, I can indulge myself a bit. One … Continue reading →

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I watched the Aikatsu movie

Posted on December 18, 2014 by

[This post contains spoilers for the movie] The last week (until Tuesday) I was in Japan. While navigating the complicated rail system of Tokyo, I kept seeing Aikatsu posters, until it dawned on me that it had just started showing … Continue reading →

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