God made a mistake. (Well, not the Christian God, but the character God in this show.) He dropped some lightning and accidentally killed an ordinary high school boy, Touya Mochizuki, before his time. To make it up to him, God arranges for him to be reincarnated in a magical fantasy world, and even agrees to… Read More First Impressions: In Another World With My Smartphone
Even if you’re not an otaku, it’s undeniable that the depiction of food in anime is enough to get anyone’s taste buds tingling. From Spirited Away to Shokugemi no Souma, there’s no shortage of series and movies that feature wonderfully animated food that you can almost taste. I’ve tried my hand at a number of… Read More Coffee Review: Georgia MAX Coffee, Hachiman’s Obsession
Humans in this world belong to one of four races: cat/goat people, centaurs, winged beings, and merfolk. In this world, Hime, a centaur, and her friends Nozomi the winged demonoid and Kyoko the goat-person take on the challenges of daily life. Whether it be putting on a class play where one classmate wants the scripted… Read More First Impressions: A Centaur’s Life
We have a special guest post today from Teresa Christina, a blogger we first met here a couple years back. Since then, she’s gotten to know some of our staff and become a strong voice in the aniblogging community. I’m delighted to present this piece about how anime has impacted her life. It all started… Read More Guest Post: How Anime Drew Me Closer to the Lord
Clione no Akari is a short (literally nine minutes including a full OP) based on an online novel about two students who befriend a bullied girl. The first episode introduces us to Takashi and Akari, two students who don’t participate in the bullying of the sickly Minori, but aren’t strong enough to prevent it. As… Read More First Impression: Clione no Akari
I just finished watching WorldEnd: Etc. (Who would ever scribble out the entire title?) This stood as my favorite anime of the last season. (Though, my selection of anime series from the last season was quite small.) The author of this series did a wonderful job of world-building. Digressions on the world’s past did much… Read More WorldEnd: How Reincarnation Ruins Romance
Last week, I traveled on the first of two vacations we’ve planned for this summer. While I might have some pertinent content to share for the second, I was surprised that I also had something to share for the first, which was a simple excursion to South Padre Island, the nicest beach that we have… Read More TWWK’s Beach Episode
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