The Ancient Magus Bride has a absolutely beautiful holiday arc. Why is the spirit of Christmas such a beautiful backdrop to highlight intricate relationships? Episodes 16 and 17 of the Ancient Magus Bride gives us some insight to what is so fascinating about human connection during the holiday season. What stands out most to me… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 10: The Ancient Magus Bride
Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live has been a wonderful yet underrated surprise among the anime I’ve seen. On the surface, it looks like a typical children’s magical idol show with an ice-skating gimmick, but the combination of tightly-crafted story arcs and amazing character development among the cast has made the show shine like a prism… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 9: Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live
Volume two of Battle Angel Alita takes us to an unexpected place—right into a love story. But being a violent, sci-fi adventure, this love story involves dealing in the trade of human organs, a dream to visit a city in the sky, and a dystopian society where police units and bounty hunters keep order for… Read More Battle Angel Alita, Volume 2: Blind to Our Sins
During this time of year, sources secular and religious alike encourage us to keep the “Christmas spirit” during the season, but that statement almost feels like a platitude, becoming as much a part of the season as the things it rails against, like commercialism and so forth. And maybe that’s why I feel like Charlie… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 8: ReLIFE
ToraDora, rather than getting one Christmas episode, gets 3. In my opinion, these 3 episodes are some of the most emotionally riveting episodes. From Yusaku’s confession revealing to Taiga that he likes Sumire, to Taiga’s heart wrenching realization of her feelings for Ryuuji, to Minori’s rejection of Ryuuji. Romance isn’t going well on any front,… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 7: ToraDora
It’s almost here! Christmas is coming soon, and all the festivities of the holiday season are upon us. To me, I really enjoy it since you see most people getting into it at the same time. Whether it’s decorating a tree, hanging lights, buying gifts, or looking for anime or video game related Christmas figures… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 6: Wotakoi
Hey…I’ve got a secret to tell you. You can’t tell ANYONE. It might literally DESTROY anyone you tell it to. In fact…it might destroy YOU. But I’ll tell you anyway. … Okay, here goes: SANTA CLAUS DOES NOT EXIST. — Broaching the topic of Santa’s existence, especially with kids, can be tricky. Kagura and Tomo… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 5: Azumanga Daioh
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