Please Tell Me! Galko-chan (Oshiete! Galko-chan) is a short-form anime series based on the manga of the same name that follows a group of three high school friends, Galko, Otako, and Ojou. The focus is primarily on Galko who everyone in school seems to know everything about. Galko is considered beautiful by most of her classmates,… Read More Newman’s Nook: Galko-Chan is Not Who You Think
In January, I read through the Beneath the Tangles Fall Anime review like many of our readers/staff. In it, I read through Japesland’s review of Nobunaga no Shinobi (Ninja Girl and Samurai Master). I already enjoyed anime shorts, (I mean – I’m constantly plugging The Nameko Families to anyone who will listen), so the idea… Read More Newman’s Nook: Enjoyment
In volume 8 of the Tonari no Seki-kun manga, Seki continues to distract Rumi with his games at his desk. This time, we see Seki create a small little playground for Lego-style mini-brick figurines. He also creates a clay figure which looks exactly like the other figurines. Rumi watches him play, mesmerized as she always… Read More Newman’s Nook: Friendship and Differences
In Episode 3 of Elegant Yokai Apartment Life (Youkai Apato no Yuuga na Nichijou), we learn the back story about the small ghost child we met in episode 1 (Kuri) and the puppy that appears to follow him around (Shiro). It is a sad tale and for those who are not up to date on… Read More Newman’s Nook: Love for the Unloved Kuri
You’ve all seen the romance in anime. Hearts, cuddly puppies, romantic gestures, flowers, balloons. It’s what we’ve expected from media as the definition of romance, love, and marriage. But is that real?
Watching Nobunaga no Shinobi (which you can watch at Crunchyroll here) has been interesting as it walks through a period of Japanese history that I know very little about. An interesting item brought up in the show is the historic friendship that arose between Oda Nobunaga and Luís Fróis. Who are these two people? I’m glad you… Read More Newman’s Nook: Nobunaga and Fróis – Friends
In Episode 7 (32) of the second season of Nobunaga no Shinobi (Ninja Girl and Samurai Master; check out our review of Season 1 here), we are introduced to the Portuguese Christian missionary Luís Fróis. As with many of the characters in the series, Fróis is based on an actual person who lived in this era… Read More Newman’s Nook: Our Priorities and the Gospel
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