Fanart Friday: Asa Mitaka Enters
Have you been keeping up with Chainsaw Man 2? I’ve only read the first new chapter and, yep, its bonkers. Enter a new villain (?) who right from the start is living up to the mantle. ★ 【Kuhno伍侍_】「 三鹰酱 」 ☆
Anime Expo 2022: Day One
Join our Anime Expo correspondent, T.R Racki, as he shares a vivid play-by-play of Day One. From the early morning anticipation, to the high energy Opening Ceremony, to the end-of-day party and all the panels and sights in between, it’s almost like being there yourself! The Anticipation B-b-b-boom-boom-boom! Clack-clack! A triumphant cheer welled up from… Read More Anime Expo 2022: Day One
Summer of SoL: Planetes and Taking Pride in your Job, However Humble
Were you ever told by your teachers or parents “Hey, you had better hit the books and study hard; you don’t wanna be flipping burgers at McDonald’s or be a garbage man, right?” Heaven knows I have. What would be the 2070’s equivalent? “You don’t want to be a DEBRIS HAULER, right?” Well, in the… Read More Summer of SoL: Planetes and Taking Pride in your Job, However Humble
Haruhi’s Five Ways, Way IV: The Participation of Yuki Nagato
Premise one, premise two, conclusion. Measures, data, ciphers. For quite some time, that’s all we get from Yuki Nagato of the one-member Literature Club, whose clubroom is invaded by Haruhi’s crazy SOS Brigade. Unfazed by the fact that she’s been “inherited” along with the clubroom’s equipment, the stone-faced girl reveals herself to our protagonist as… Read More Haruhi’s Five Ways, Way IV: The Participation of Yuki Nagato
Reader’s Corner: D-Genesis, The Liminal Zone, and Bleach 20th Anniversary Edition
In this week’s column, we look back to a couple of classics (including one getting a reprint), and to the usual suspects: isekai, romcom, and…magical school? Bleach: 20th Anniversary Edition (Vol. 1) • Chitose is in the Ramune Bottle (Vol. 1) • D-Genesis: Three Years after the Dungeons Appeared, Vol. 1 • The Liminial Zone… Read More Reader’s Corner: D-Genesis, The Liminal Zone, and Bleach 20th Anniversary Edition
Summer of SoL: Dwelling in the Ordinary
Every year, liturgical Christian churches celebrate a season called “ordinary time.” It’s like the “slow arc” of the church calendar: no Easter or Christmas, no super special feasts—just quiet, normal life. I think the citizens of the metropolis of slice-of-life are always celebrating ordinary time. After all, they spend each and every day in the… Read More Summer of SoL: Dwelling in the Ordinary
Fanart Friday, Too: Secrets x Family
Ohhh, I love these illustrations so much! The extreme close-ups and focus on these, along with the mid-action feel of the drawings, make them come alive. ★ 【ENOCH】「 ♥♥♥ 」 ☆
