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Category: Essays
What I Learned from Watching the Ghost Stories Dub
Do you guys know about the hilarious and sorted history of the Ghost Stories dub? I feel like a lot of people have at least heard of it by reputation.
A Few Ways Colour is Used in Anime
Not so long ago I had a reader comment that no one really cares about colour in anime unless it’s extreme. Like in NGNL or Great Pretender (which has not yet been released here so I can’t tell just how extreme it is). I’m paraphrasing. Now this is an awesome person whose opinion I really…
Discussing Tower of God with Dewbond
Hello All, Dewbond and I have been kicking around the idea of a collab for a long time when Dewbond had this great idea for a discussion about Tower of God that will go over the stuff I haven’t had the chance to discuss in my reviews. I’m very excited about it. I don’t actually know…
Railgunfan75’s Anime Favorites A-Z Challenge
It’s been way too long since I shouted out one of my fellow bloggers! Well isn’t it great that Railgunfan75 not only came up with this great challenge and was kind enough to tag me, but also happens to be a great blogger I have been following for years and that deserves more attention! You…
The Evolution of My Views on the CGDCT Genre & The Dangers of Positivism
My relationship with the CGDCT genre has gone through a lot of permutations. Last season I was watching, and for the most part enjoying, Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken when I thought to myself, huh so this is CGDCT now, look how far we’ve come! I’ll be honest, and I’m a little scared to admit…
How I Choose Which Seasonal Anime to Watch (and What I Want to Watch this Summer)
It’s that time again! That magical time of wonder and excitement when a young otaku’s fancies turn to love…for a brand new series of anime! It’s new season time!!!! YAY! I have only been following new seasons of anime for a few years. Before that I just randomly watched whatever I happen to fall on…
We Need More Tsunshun!
Full disclosure, I only recently learned of the existence of the term Tsunshun and what it means. Up until a few weeks ago I had never heard of it at all. But since discovering this personality archetype, it may have become one of my favourites. As such, I want to tell more people about it!
How to Write an Anime Blog Post When You Don’t Know Much About Anime and Can’t Write
I have always approached life with the idea that I know next to nothing. You see, for me that makes things way more fun. I get to occasionally screw up and not beat myself up about it too bad and when I succeed then it’s a real achievement and I get to celebrate, no matter…
How to Ruin an Anime Adaptation
I chose my headers gif as the opposite of ruining an adaptation. Alarm sound and Fog Horn!!! I don’t know anything about adapting a written work for an audio visual medium. I don’t even know anything about writing fiction in the first place. These are really just my opinions and observations because I thought it…
I Accidentally Started Watching A Lot of Yuri Lately
And these are my general, not necessarily insightful thoughts on the subject. I like Yuri. Ok not really a revelation, I’ve always liked Yuri well enough. In fact, I like it just about as much as any other genre but considerably more than classical romance which is a little confusing. However, I also ended up…
Comparing My Anime Streaming Platforms
Well I caved. I gots me HiDive and now I will officially never finish all the anime I want to watch. I’m hoping this will magically teach me how to either drop anime or be a bit more selective but I’m not holding my breath on either. I just watched three random shows in a…
Why (and how) I Post Every Day
So I ran out of inspiration, because I post more or less daily, and decided to call on Lita for help since she did mention once that she pretty much never runs out of the stuff. And of course sweetheart that she is, she immediately offered to “give” me one of her future post topics…
Can Horror Anime Ever Be As Scary as Live Action?
I think before we start on this one, I’m going to have to define some terms here. Like “horror” or “scary” or “anime”…No wait, I think we all know that last one… O.k. so when I’m talking about horror here, I’m talking about the schlocky jump scare, monster type horror. Not the deep existential stuff….
The Ups and Downs of Watching Popular Anime As They Air
I’ve only recently started watching seasonal anime in simulcast. For one the option hasn’t even been available for that long and for two I generally prefer to soft binge shows. (I’ve coined the term soft binge to mean watching all the episodes more or less in a row over whatever period of time it takes…