So what is Anime Fictophilia? I was reading this random article as I sometimes do on fictophilia : https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.575427/full. It’s a pretty decent article. It skims a bit on the research and stays rather top level but it’s also easy to read and has a good rhythm. It resumes a lot of elements so that…
The great Raving Otaku generously shared with us a post about Banana Fish the other day. This got me thinking about the series again and the conversations I had when it was announced. For those of you that don’t know, I read the Banana Fish manga years ago. It was in fact one of the…
What a boring title. And this is going to be a bit of a boring post. I’m mostly going to talk about copyright and theoretical licensing rights so you know, feel free to skip this one if you’re already dozing off. But for all you intellectual property nerds out there, let me tell you about…
I’ve noticed sort of a trend when writing my reiew posts. Quite a few of them can be summed up as: I know this is a bad show but I kinda liked it… And you have to figure that after watching anime for so many years, I should’ve started to pick up on a thing…
Every year around Halloween time I write a Scarier in Japan post. I’ve covered creepypastas monsters and urban legends (twice). This year, I’m going for campfire stories. So what are campfire stories? Well, they’re not that different from urban legends or creepypastas really except that they are generally believed to be older than the internet….
Have you guys ever come across a “that’s not anime” rant? I think the last time I saw one was maybe for Netflix’ Dragon’s Dogma. I’m not sure if there was a consensus on that one. I have thought about the question on a practical basis. A while ago, Crunchyroll partnered with Webtoons to produce…
I’m currently reading Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles and boy, it’s a blast. I honestly love this. I don’t understand how it didn’t become a mega-hit. Then again, I did not watch the anime. Maybe the adaptation left something to be desired. This said. CLAMP are probably the only creators where I have consistently read their manga…
Friends, colleagues, fellow anime lovers – do you find yourself frequently surrounded by fine people who seem unable to grasp the true brilliance of anime? Have you ever wished there was a way to make them see the light, without having to waste too much time or effort on it? (or risk going to jail)…
According to Google, all the ladies in that header gif are in fact anime tomboys! You guys know what a tomboy is, right? I feel like it’s a character archetype that’s lost a ton of popularity in the past few years but when I was younger it was super common in American and European media….
Anyone who’s spent any time trying to review, analyze, editorialize a subject, or really just talk to another human being, has at one point run up against the difficulty of making themselves understood. Communicating one’s thoughts clearly is a monumental undertaking at the best of times but difficulties get compounded when you must do so…
I don’t know if you guys have gone through this at some point. You just finished an anime. You thought it was a good production. The designs were unusual enough to be interesting but still quite pretty. The colours were very saturated and lush. The animation was generally fluid. Sure there were a few hiccups…
I know that a lot of anime fans fear what Western influence could do to their favourite medium. I hear it a lot. Anime should stay Japanese or something to that extent. I realize that the sentiment is most likely fuelled by decades of really bad dubs and questionable localization. There certainly is a lot…
Hello everyone. Today I bring you another complete nonsense post because I like dating imaginary beautiful anime people. I just need to share that with you all once in a while. But today, I thought I would attempt sprucing up the concept a little by looking at dating sims through the theme of diplomacy! Anyone…
With the forthcoming Netflix live-action adaption of the anime classic Cowboy Bebop eliciting both anticipation and angst among anime fans, Brendan and I had a conversation about the issue of adaptions, why they are (sometimes) so contentious, and what are the issues facing the industry as a whole.
Oh man, this post is going to have a dozen disclaimers. Ok so first I should say that I’m only about halfway through season 2 of My Next Life as a Villainess all Roads lead to Doom! My observations may not hold through for the entire season. Second, I’m watching the show with Karandi and…