Episode one of Kino’s Journey began with a bang – literally, ending with gunfight, and more importantly in the way we’ve come to expect from Kino on Tabi with philosophical questions. I may end up blogging this series episodically, and if I do, I intend to take a format that fits with the spirit of… Read More Kino no Tabi ~ The Beautiful World ~ Episode 1: Perception and Morality
Kino is a traveler, journeying from country to country with weapons at her side and aboard a talking motorcycle named Hermes, who is her only companion. Spending three days in each country she visits, Kino learns the specifics of that nation and its people before moving on to another as she absorbs the differences between… Read More First Impression: Kino no Tabi ~ The Beautiful World ~
In episodes 6 and 7 of Sakura Quest, a movie is being filmed in the small town of Manoyama. The film producers are seeking out an abandoned old building to burn to the ground. They don’t want it simulated, they want to actually burn a house down. Our heroic team begins tracking down abandoned buildings… Read More Newman’s Nook: Dwelling on the Past
In a land of many beast people, a young fox-girl, Yuzu, makes her way to the hot springs inn Konohanatei, where she begins to work. Having lived only with her mentor at a faraway place, she knows little about the ways of the world, so she is quite overwhelmed by everything around her. However, with… Read More First Impressions: Konohana Kitan
What was the last semester of your senior year in high school like? Was it a denouement, a very obvious closing of a chapter in your life? Or were things ramping up, a preparation for the next chapter of your life, or perhaps even a desperate grasp at making these last few months of school… Read More First Impressions: Just Because!
The last few weeks have been rough for America. The country has taken hit after hit after hit, with these tragic events and high profile incidents only inflaming division in the country. As a historian, I’m especially aware that there were times in this country’s history that were more chaotic, times that were much worse.… Read More Be a Peacemaker. Be a Menma.
One thing that I didn’t realize would happen when I first became a blogger was that I’d develop relationships with lots of other anibloggers. In fact, as I soon discovered, they would be my initial audience, and even today, anibloggers (and former ones) remain some of this blog’s greatest cheerleaders and most helpful friends. Something… Read More Something More: Depressed Seiyuu, Eromanga Masochist, and Seeing Ourselves in Death Note
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