Ask any of my close friends what my favorite genre of music is. Seriously, ask anyone. If they don’t say jazz, please tell me. I will promptly cut all ties with that person and move on with my life as a happier individual, having removed one more false friendship. When I say this, I am… Read More Nausicaä + Jazz = …Jesus?!
More and more effort and money seems to be put toward anime openings (OP) these days, but more than ever it’s striking when an opening strikes such a chord that viewers will watch it each week instead of skipping. For the winter 2015 season, the Death Parade OP foots the bill – frankly, it’s probably… Read More Top 5 + Guest: Our Favorite Anime Openings
If you haven’t noticed, I’ll say it now – a lot of our writers are big fans of the media that’s developed by Key visual novel studio. One of our bloggers, JP (Japes), has taken that like to a whole other level. On January 1, 2015, JP will be releasing a full saxophone cover album… Read More Saxy Side of Anime: The Key Anthology Saxophone Collection
I’m not sure that I could identify myself as an overly emotional person. If you know me as well as my immediate family, that statement probably sounds like an outright lie. Growing up, I was always quick to cry (a source of constant frustration, being a male). Even random conversations that resulted in seemingly little… Read More Inspiring Praise: Hatsune Miku, Mitchie M, and the Emotion of Song
Today, James concludes his guest post series on the visual novel, Planetarian, which is among those we recommend for Christian audiences. Note: This post continues directly from the end of Part Two If we keep this meaningful juxtaposition of music and story fixed firmly in our minds and accept the Christian interpretation, the rest of… Read More Planetarian: An Analysis (Part Three)
Today, James continues his guest post series on the visual novel, Planetarian, which is now for sale and download at Steam. At the end of Part One I suggested that there is a coherent religious message to be found in Planetarian. Before I elaborate, I must emphasize that there is obviously no way I can… Read More Planetarian: An Analysis (Part Two)
Endings are important, so it’s no surprise that I watched the last two episodes of MekakuCity Actors with a little more trepidation than usual. I was hopeful, though: I had thoroughly enjoyed the non-linear storytelling of previous episodes, and there were many helpful explanations. Although it wasn’t perfect, MekakuCity Actors has done nothing but strengthen… Read More MekakuCity Actors Episodes 11 and 12: Moon-Viewing Recital and Summertime Record
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