My family was watching A Christmas Carol the other night (the one starring Jim Carrey) and I was struck by how Scrooge pledged–and then kept–a promise to keep the spirit of Christmas all year round. I absolutely loved that idea. How I long to be Christmas to others at all times of the year and… Read More Being Tomoyo All Year Round
Last year during this season I talked about the Christmas episode from The iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls, so it is only fitting that this year I would talk about the Christmas episode, Episode 22, from the “original” The iDOLM@STER anime. (And no, I do not mean Xenoglossia; the one from 2011.) Our 13 girls of 765… Read More 12 Days of Anime Christmas, Day 12: The iDOLM@STER’s Family Gathering
And man, at war with man, hears not The love song which they bring: O hush the noise, ye men of strife, And hear the angels sing. Tonight when I sleep, it will be in relative peace. I may have burdens weighing on my mind, and certainly danger exists even in safe places, but I’m… Read More 12 Days of Anime Christmas, Day 11: Macross and a Christmas Truce
Sword Art Online may not be an anime you would imagine to have anything to do with Christmas, since it’s about getting stuck inside of an MMORPG (massive multi-player role playing game), then dying in real life if you die in the game. In fact, I forgot that there actually was an episode that had… Read More 12 Days of Anime Christmas, Day 10: Sword Art Online and Reality
How could I forgot that Honey and Clover had a Christmas episode? I guess it’s been too long since I’ve watched this series (one of my favorites), but it is indeed hidden in there, only half of one episode really, and very early in season one (episode four). It was strange going back and watching… Read More 12 Days of Anime Christmas, Day 9: Honey and Clover and Bringing the Joy
On a very special, quasi-Christmas themed episode of Sakura Quest, one of our leading characters, Maki, returns disappointed from Tokyo. She had been an excellent actress and had a few opportunities to act earlier in life. Since then, she’s all but given up until an opportunity suddenly came her way. Her friends and family encouraged… Read More 12 Days of Anime Christmas, Day 8: A Very Special Sakura Quest
Do you ever get so caught up in work—or school or life in general—that holidays and the holiday season become little more than background noise? I do. In fact, sometimes, holiday celebrations begin to feel inconvenient and impractical. See, I don’t get paid vacation days, so when a holiday lands on a weekday, I either… Read More 12 Days of Christmas, Day 7: Shirobako and a Working Christmas
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