Deserter: Junji Ito Story Collection Christmas season is a time for ghost stories, right? Just read A Christmas Carol to get the idea. So how about this collection, a Junji Ito one entitled Deserter? Let me tell you—it’s a lot. Each of the 12 stories are dark and filled with sadness and body horror, while… Read More Reader’s Corner: Frieren, Pop Life, and Reign of the Seven Spellblades
Christmas celebrations in the broken, besieged world of Yuki Yuna is a Hero provide a welcome respite for the bruised and battered girls of the Hero Club—an afternoon’s pause in their battle to save the remnants of humanity from the supernatural enemy that would devour them. Technically, it’s January 5th, but the girls are pretending… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 7: Yuki Yuna, Santa Claus & a Gift to Change the Ages
One of my favorite traditions this time of the year is Christmas music. I have my own Spotify playlist that I’ve updated over the years, adding more songs as I find them or as they’re released. This year hasn’t been any different, as I discovered new artists or instrumental renditions of classic Christmas tunes. And… Read More 12 Days Of Christmas Anime, Day 6: Carole & Tuesday, A Melody Of Hope
I remember when I was younger, I would always wake up on Christmas Day and the first thing I would do was open the curtains to see if it was white outside. Little did I know back then that Texas doesn’t get winter. I’d be lying if I said I don’t feel that way now… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 5: K-On!
Artist Linfi-MUU seems to create a beautiful Christmas-themed Miku illustration every single Christmas. Here’s hoping we’ll get another in 2021 to join the beautiful drawings below! ★ 【Linfi-MUU】「 1 / 2 / 3 」 ☆
Jazz is an odd choice in Christmas music, don’t you think? Perhaps a carol or a classic piece that everybody in the family knows, one that speaks of childhood and adulthood, of ages past and future, of shepherds and angels, of holiness and joy—a song like this may be more appropriate for this time of… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 4: Kids on the Slope and the Christmas That Went Wrong
Yo ho ho, piratical Christmas?! I’ve kind of made it a personal challenge as to how many posts I can write out of “Red Nosed Reindeer,” the third episode of Sword Art Online. (I believe this is my third.) This time, I want to explore the contrasting attitudes toward death displayed in the episode. Death… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 3: Sword Art Online, Death and Birth
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