“Living beings can be bound by so many different things… …But did you know there is only one chain humans can wield themselves?” – Yuko Talking is such a natural part of everyday life that it’s easy to forget how much our words can affect everything around us, for better or for worse. In xxxHolic,… Read More The Power of Words in xxxHolic
Servant x Service follows five civil servants working at the welfare department of a ward office. The show is strongly reminiscent of the British comedy The Office. Maybe it’s because college graduation was four years ago for me, but it was kind of refreshing to see an anime set in an office instead of set at school. Although I’m… Read More Perspectives in Servant x Service
Many verses warn us to stay awake, sober-minded and otherwise alert. Consequences of falling asleep are often decay and weakness. Staying awake is very important to staying alive. “But stay awake at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to stand before… Read More Staying Awake in Rozen Maiden
One thing I think all of us anime fans can agree on is that this medium stimulates our imagination like few others we have encountered. The idea that we see what we want to see in the anime that we watch, for better or worse, has a lot to do with the particular “lens” we… Read More Out Of My (Head)Canon
I claim that this blog covers anime and manga, but in reality, we do little of the latter – mostly because I don’t read much manga. But yesterday, my attention was drawn to a captivating gif on Tumblr for a manga that I just had to check out. Entitled Koe no Katachi, the one shot… Read More Are You Deaf (to Real Love)?!
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