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Character Studies and Drunken Anime

Posted on December 29, 2018December 16, 2018 by Irina

Hello everyone. I hope you are all enjoying your holidays. I hope I am as well. It’s very early December at the moment. I think I should be putting up my Christmas tree soon. I’ve decided to deviate from my regularly planned programming today to talk to you about….my regularly planned programming. Or more specifically…

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Christmas is for Family – Sachiko Fujinuma (12 days)

Posted on December 17, 2018December 9, 2018 by Irina

Last year around Christmas, I wrote about Celty and Shinra because Christmas is for lovers! This year, I’m keeping the love theme going and I’m going to celebrate one of my very favourite anime mothers, Sachiko Fujinuma from Erased, because Christmas is also for families!

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The Rei Ayanami Dilema

Posted on November 26, 2018November 17, 2018 by Irina

So far I’ve managed to stay pretty far away from Neon Genesis Evangelion on this blog. I’ve mentioned it in passing but I’ve yet to dedicate a single post to any of its many themes, characters or legacies. Love it or hate it, you cannot deny that the series has had an important impact on…

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The Sacrificial Lambs of the New World

Posted on November 12, 2018September 30, 2018 by Irina

….Shin Sekai Yori… I’m not sure I was prepared. I don’t know if my review for the series will be published by the time this post goes up. In any case, let me just say, Shin Sekai Yori is one dense show. It’s heavy with meaning, dripping with allegory, ruthless in its judgment and harsh…

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Black Butlers and Red Madams (Countdown to Halloween)

Posted on October 29, 2018October 18, 2018 by Irina

I figured an actual classic horror monster would be a great pick this week! How have I avoided Black Butler in this series so far? I am the derp. Clearly, it’s the perfect series to find fun ill fated characters with interesting quirks. As much as I would love to subject you all to a detailed and…

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The Terror of Responsibility (Natsume week)

Posted on October 25, 2018October 23, 2018 by Irina

In this lead up to Halloween, I figured I would talk about two of the most terrifying things I could think of: Responsibilities and a World without another season of Natsume…. Don’t worry friends, it’s just a post. None of this is real.. Because Natsume is a show that keeps on giving, it can be…

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Nora nashi gami

Posted on October 15, 2018October 9, 2018 by Irina

Have you watched Noragami? You should… It’s good! It’s also pretty complex. It sneaks in a lot of rather heavy themes under the guise of an action anime with some Japanese mythology for flavour. You could almost be fooled into thinking this one was just about running around and looking cool with swords. I wouldn’t…

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Nobuchika Ginoza: Those Who Can’t Bend, Break (Megane Day)

Posted on October 1, 2018September 2, 2018 by Irina

Today we are celebrating Magane day!  This super fun little traditional was started by Mel over at MelinAnimeLand. Last year I shared my love for the feisty bespectacled baseball player Miyuki. This time around, I’m going to use the occasion to talk about a character I’ve actually been meaning to feature for a long time: Ginoza. It’s…

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Hotaru and the Ephemeral Nature of Happiness

Posted on September 17, 2018August 12, 2018 by Irina

I’ve already spoken about a character from Natsume’s Book of Friends for this series of character sudies. In fact Karandi and I have discussed many of Natsume’s supporting characters. The series is densely populated by absolutely wonderful people who wonder in and out of Natsume’s life, leaving behind precious little drops of wisdom and meaning….

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The Limits of Emperor Il’s Compassion

Posted on September 3, 2018August 5, 2018 by Irina

I’ve recently finished watching the 24 episodes of Yona of the Dawn. If you follow me on twitter, you know that I was not amused by the fact that the show ends in the middle of the story. Just about mid sentence! Of course now I’ve ordered all the manga volumes I could find…. I’m…

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Sakie, Cute Girl Doing Important Things

Posted on August 20, 2018August 5, 2018 by Irina

This week’s a little different folks. You probably noticed that I usually do my character studies on tragic characters that don’t tend to escape the storyline unharmed. This can be a little problematic since I favour goofy comedies with lighthearted plots. I’ve been running low on subjects, so I’ve adapted the theme a little. Sakie…

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How Kaede Taught an Old Bear New Tricks

Posted on August 6, 2018July 28, 2018 by Irina

Just in case that title wasn’t clear enough, this post is going to have some spoilers for the first trial of Danganronpa V3 so if you care about that then it was lovely of you to visit, I hope to see you again tomorrow. Otherwise I have kept it pretty spoiler free. So, enjoy without…

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Reiko and the dilemma of the extra

Posted on July 23, 2018July 15, 2018 by Irina

Once in a while I will moan about not having enough horror animes to enjoy. You see I’m one of these incredibly annoying people that both wants to watch horror movies and is really scared of…everything. Really, I have skills guys. This is the exact mindset with which I approached Another when I first heard…

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Death Note anime Mello

Mello’s Middle Child Syndrome

Posted on July 9, 2018June 24, 2018 by Irina

I’ve mentioned this before, but I have never seen the Death Note anime. I tried once or twice but couldn’t really get passed the first two episodes. See, the Death Note manga is one of my favorites and somehow, I just couldn’t adjust to the little differences from how I had established it in my…

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Sayaka, We Hardly Knew Ya

Posted on July 2, 2018July 2, 2018 by Irina

Oh Madoka… I have always had fairly mixed feelings about the series that have added up to a rather more neutral impression than most folks. Overall I still consider it a good show but I’m not quite sure I see in it all the things the majority of fans seem to. Admittedly I have only…

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