Our first Light Novel Club discussion is fast approaching, landing on April 6th (mark it on your calendars), but I couldn’t wait to just touch on one little quote from volume one of Spice and Wolf, the selection for this “chapter” of the club: The pleasure of nostalgia is never without its companion, loneliness. A… Read More Light Novel Club Kindling: Nostalgia and Wolf
As I’m writing this piece, a headache is roaring through my head. It is the result, probably, of allergies, but there’s a voice in my mind that says nope, it’s not that. It’s actually because of all the stress and bad decisions that have crept up on me and today, finally, reared their ugly heads.… Read More Don’t Let the Anime FOMO Destroy You
For much of the early portion of The Ancient Magus Bride, we only know Chika Hatori, Chise’s mom, as an abusive parent. While alive, she spewed hateful words toward her daughter and even attempted to strangle her. When Chise remembers her time with her mom in a more extended scenario, reconstructed by Joseph during the… Read More The Grace Chika Hatori Needs
After two challenging rounds, we are now up to Round 3 of our Anime March Madness. The updated bracket including the votes from both the site and our social media accounts can be viewed via this link. Some of the races are getting tight! Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood and My Hero Academia continue to dominate their… Read More Anime March Madness, Round 3 (Elite Eight)
As Violet Evergarden progresses, and especially into episode nine, which seems to be the climax of the series, we discover more and more about Violet’s background, especially as it pertains to her time in the military under Gilbert’s direction. And while her earlier years are left blank (How did she come into Dietfried’s possession? Is… Read More Violet Evergarden: Animal -> Weapon -> Doll -> Woman
Recently, the video game industry has gotten itself into quite a quagmire regarding the implementation of loot boxes in video games. For those that don’t know, loot boxes are items in video games that, when opened, will give you a random item from a larger pool of items. Most loot box systems will have certain… Read More Recovery of a Loot Box Junkie
It seems like friendship comes easily to some people. They appear confident, they understand social rules, and they have people to confide in and hang with. Meanwhile, many of us feel lost—especially in the teen years. I couldn’t help but reflect on that as I watched the first several episodes of A Place Further Than the… Read More Annalyn’s Corner: Teen Friendship in A Place Further Than the Universe
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