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Essay may be a bit too grand a title. Let’s call these random musings on general anime topics.

  • When you read the manga and then watch the anime…
  • In defense of clichés
  • Wait… There’s Something Called Anime Alienation? Animenation??
  • A Little Bit About The Shinsengumi
  • It’s Time for “Interrogation,” Princess! And Being Too Young
  • The Positive Negative Review
  • Anime and Context
  • I Just Wanna Talk About Tsukumogami
  • Talking Anime to the Normies
  • Tattoos and Books of Friends
  • Writing Prompt : What is an anime that you love but would not recommend
  • Do I Prefer Writing Essays or Reviews
  • Animations vs Visuals
  • Watching Anime in Theaters
  • Guest Post – How Anime Has Influenced Fashion Trends Over the Years
  • Talking Anime to the Normies
  • Solo Watching
  • I Suck At Recommending Anime
  • Finding Balance
  • I know nothing of Japanese class structure
  • Tell Me I’m Good
  • A Few Ways Colour is Used in Anime
  • The Importance of Relatability in Anime for Me as Seen Through My Appreciations of Sound Euphonium and Free
  • Reinserting Fun in my Anime Watching
  • Anime Characters that Only Work on Paper
  • Are Otaku The Worst?
  • I Have An Idea for a Provisional Scanslation Licence
  • Anime propaganda Psycho-Pass and Cool Japan
  • Guest Post – What Anime Means To Me
  • My Fears for AI Art in Anime
  • Color Theory and Cinematic Language in Anime
  • Gakurans and Delinquents
  • Fall 2022 Brought a Weird Mix of Episode Reviews
  • Why Do We (I) Hate Certain Anime Characters
  • The Problem With Best Anime Lists
  • I Drank Good Drinks and Watched Good Anime in 2022
  • Anime Fans and Chainsaw Man
  • Venting Update – ‘Cmon Steal This!
  • So I Played Collar x Malice and I Did Not Like It
  • Venting Frustrations
  • Guest Post – How To Draw Naruto
  • How to Create the Most Popular Anime Character Ever!
  • Even Superstitions are Scarier in Japan
  • Haunted Houses in Japan
  • The spookiest celebration in Japan is O-Bon
  • Finally Learning to Moderate My Comments
  • Making Anime Buddies
  • How Much Do You Need To Know About Anime To Write A Blog About Anime?
  • I Did a Poll on English Manga Publishers and This is What I found Out
  • Why You Shouldn’t Worry About Anime Becoming Mainstream
  • So many words, So little thoughts – Reviewing shows you have nothing to say about
  • Why (and how) I Post Every Day
  • Existential Drift in Anime
  • I’m noticing a new trend in anime ladies, and I like it!
  • Will Anime Ever Die?
  • When Hobbies Use To Be Hobbies
  • Ranty rant rant (about buying manga)
  • The History of the Term Fujoshi – A Reclamation Victory
  • Learning Japanese : But Not Really!
  • Why Aren’t Anime Movies Musicals?
  • Localization and the search for the “authentic” anime experience
  • How One Piece Remains Trending 
  • The Fun and Lonely Life of an Outsider Fan
  • Treasure Tropes : Kichiku
  • The Many Sides of the Monetization Coin
  • Madoka Brings Back the  Anime Demographic Question
  • Manga Influencers and Hoarding Culture
  • The “Good” Reasons to Start Your Anime Blog
  • Naoki Urasawa is on YouTube and it’s Rocking my World
  • 3 Reasons I Read Anime Reviews
  • How Do You Choose New Manga to Read
  • The Strange Relationship Between Moe and Fujoshi
  • Do You Read One Shot Manga?
  • Do You Like Fanfiction?
  • Loid Forger is not James Bond
  • Tools of the Trade
  • The Forgotten Charms of the Fandub
  • The Power of Tears in Anime
  • The Joys and Struggles of Episodic Reviews
  • The Secret to my Creativity is…Boredom?
  • Guest Post: Infinite Anime and Manga Recommendations Just a Search Away
  • Who Wants Anime Perfumes?
  • Emergency between seasons post! The Anime Convention I was promised
  • The Time a Touching Thing Happened When I was Buying Cosplay Wigs
  • Do You Miss Blog Tags?
  • The Big Anime Crunch
  • An Ode to My Hilarious Hater
  • Bad Characters and BAD Characters
  • The Red String of Fate
  • Otaku Appropriation?
  • The Pitfalls of a Prestigeous Anime Pedigree
  • What’s The Point of a Worst Anime of the Year?
  • My Blog Search Criteria are Bumming me Out
  • In Defence of Anime Comedy
  • I Had to Drink and Watch Anime to Survive 2021
  • New Year’s is for Lovers – My OTP
  • I’m dreaming of a Shiro Christmas – The Significance of White in Anime
  • Apples to Saiyans – Comparing Anime
  • My One Bad Experience with a Guest Poster
  • Silly Little Animes Are Also An Art

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