I really enjoy the anime series Nameko Families. This puts me in a slim minority of people as it currently has a 6.6 rating at MAL and a 2 star rating at Anime Planet. But what is it about this series that many malign? Let me tell you – it’s about family. Nameko Families (Nameko-ke no Ichizoku),… Read More Newman’s Nook: Of Families and Mushrooms
Have you ever tried explaining anime to someone who really never watched any of it? I mean really tried to get into the nitty gritty explaining it to them? Anime is super weird and so is manga, at times, and it can be challenging to explain some of your favorite series to people. I’m going… Read More Newman’s Nook: Anime is Weird, But So is Christianity
I’m a Dad. Since I talked about watching anime with my kids last week, that was most likely the most obvious thing I’ve ever written. But, it deserve mentioning because quite honestly it’s one of the most important jobs I do in my life. I am an engineer by trade. I spent 6 years receiving my education… Read More Newman’s Nook: Parenting in Anime
My children really enjoy Yo-Kai Watch. Specifically, they enjoy watching it on Disney XD because, you know, it’s in English and it’s easily accessible to them. While watching it with them the other day, an episode really caught my attention centering on Jibanyan. Jibanyan is a cat Yo-Kai whose story goes that he was at one… Read More Newman’s Nook: Sacrificial Love
In volume 18 of the Fullmetal Alchemist manga, our heroes are being chased by two chimeras – people whose bodies have been merged into a dissimilar species’ body. They are defeated by our heroes and tied up. The chimeras then ask the heroes to kill them, noting they have no hope, no reason to live,… Read More Newman’s Nook: In What Do We Hope
We are all going to die. Eventually. That’s a simple fact of life – death and taxes are coming for you. Nothing reminds us of our mortality more clearly than the popular (over 6 million downloads and counting) Japanese mobile game Survive! Mola mola (Apple, Android). If you haven’t played it before, Survive! Mola mola! is… Read More Newman’s Nook: Death is Imminent, Don’t Fear It
In Episode 9 of Sekko Boys, Giorgio (AKA Saint George), ends up in a scandalous situation by the end of the episode. Before I go any further, let me tell you a few things about this show. First, it’s a short form anime series about a Japanese pop idol group. Secondly, the pop idol group… Read More Newman’s Nook: A Sense of Regret
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