Welcome, March! And hello, AniMarch Madness! The craziness begins today with our six play-in matches (plus one exclusive to Patreon) to determine the final entrants into the field of 64. Please vote for one anime from each match below to move on to the tournament proper, which begins on Monday. As just as with the… Read More AniMarch Madness 2023: Play-in Matches
I have this kind of romantic idea of Christmastime—and I don’t think I’m alone—that has less to do with romance and more with the lovely idea of walking around in snow-covered streets or into malls filled with lights and decorations as people laugh and hold hands and shop and eat with smiles on their faces.… Read More 12 Days of Anime Christmas, Day 4: Love Hina and the Noise of the Season
One issue that fans often have with anime is that too often the guy and girl in a series never end up together – by series or season end they “kind of” confess without actually making the leap into a relationship. Love Hina never had this problem. By my count, in the anime there were… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 2: Love Hina
If there’s one thing that anime Christmas episodes have in common, it’s romance. Most of them involve a romantic element, with the usual involving some Christmas date presented with some anime misunderstanding or angst. Christmas cakes are also involved, as is snow and shopping. With this in mind, the other day I asked my Tumblr… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 5: Love Hina
Yesterday, I gave numbers 6-10 on my list of the ten best Christmas anime. Today, we’ll complete our countdown! 5. Maison Ikkoku I don’t think any anime series has ever done angst better than Maison Ikkoku, which balances that teeth-clenching feeling of “Why don’t they get together?!” with writing and character development that keeps us… Read More The Ten Best Anime Christmas Episodes, Part II
Frank masterfully draws from Silver Spoon and the story of Adam and Eve, among other sources, in his post about vulnerability. [A Series of Miracles] D.M. Dutcher compare Keitaro’s long-suffering journey in Love Hina to a Christian’s spiritual journey toward maturity. [Cacao, put down the shovel!] __ As part of the Something More series of… Read More Something More: Vulnerability in Silver Spoon and Converting the Residents of Hinata Inn
It’s a Wonderful Life. Charlie Brown Christmas. Polar Express. Love Hina. Yes, you read that right. Among all these classics, I include Love Hina among my required Christmas viewing every year. The Christmas special for the show is my favorite episode of one of my favorite series, and is my favorite Christmas anime episode among… Read More The 12th Day of Christmas Anime: Love Hina