One of the most incredible things about being an anime fan in 2025 is the massive amount of anime figures available to collectors. And figure companies aren’t just focusing on new series—they’re developing models for older anime, too! A decade ago, that would have been unthinkable, but now? We’ve got new Toradora figures! We are… Read More Giveaway Time! Win a Taiga Aisaka Anime Figure!
Meg Raspberry is getting cocky. By episode 6, she’s got collecting teardrops of joy to break the curse over her down to a fine art: All you need to do is target the weak and vulnerable, flourish some magic, and voila! Tears of joy and gratitude, heh heh heh. She’s acting like a creepy old… Read More The Pruning & Cleansing of Meg Raspberry: Once Upon a Witch’s Death, ep. 6
It’s not every day that you compare God to a horse girl, but that’s what I’m about to do. Episode 6 of Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray is an absolute beast of an episode: beautifully storyboarded, stunningly animated, and nail-biting both for the action, but even more so, for the relational dynamics underpinning it. It’s a… Read More Of Dying Dreams and Unholy Vows, Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray, ep. 6
“Pleasure” can have the feel of a dirty word sometimes in church culture, like it’s dangerously indulgent and carnal, or tainted with innuendo. But God himself takes pleasure, and he created us to do the same. In fact, he even designed it so that pleasure and delight would be a gateway to one of the… Read More Redeeming Pleasure in ‘Tis Time for “Torture,” Princess
Don’t forget your moms this weekend, friends! Happy Mother’s Day to all the amazing mothers out there! ★ 【4B鉛筆】 「 Happy Mother’s Day💐 」 ☆
It’s ever so easy to love what we ourselves do not possess. Those who’ve cultivated skills, devoted themselves to their craft, a lifestyle so foreign that it skews our ability to understand, making a mortal man akin to a wizard. Such admiration that it can only be called love. A verse comes to mind that… Read More The Anime Artisan: Dr. Stone and Wise Love
Meg Raspberry has given up. And frankly, it’s a pretty rational thing to do—maybe even a healthy thing. After all, she is cursed to die within the year, and acceptance is one of the stages of grief. So, isn’t it right that she just accept reality, come to terms with her mortality, and see what… Read More Once Upon a Witch’s Death, Ep. 3: Meg Raspberry & The Choice Between Life & Death
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