Category Archives: Anime
Koufuku Graffiti episode 1
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
12 Days of Stuff #5: 2014, the Year of Interesting Adaptations
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
12 Days of Stuff #3: On the labels we call ourselves
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
12 Days of Stuff #2: Hanayamata and Locodol, where cute girls do awesome things
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
12 Days of Stuff #1: No Game, No Life is terrible and I’m terrible for watching it
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
I watched the Aikatsu movie
[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
