I love Christmas episodes (only 209 days away!). So much so, in fact, that every December, we discuss anime Christmas episodes each day leading up to the 25th. I’ll chat more about the Christmas-y elements of this one then, as spare as they are (as noted by the characters themselves). But despite the Christmas setting,… Read More OreGairu Season 2, Episode 9: Yes, Yukinon, There is a Santa Claus
After writing my last piece about episode 8 of Oregairu season 2 and the topic of grace, I thought more and more on the connections between the characters’ actions and that topic. There was more to be said regarding what I wrote on, particularly in the words thrown between the volunteer club trio in the… Read More Giving Yukino Yukinoshita What She (Doesn’t) Deserve
With each episode that passes, Oregairu continues to surprise me. In an episode that I thought started to drift towards anime melodrama, Oregairu instead turned toward something simple and profound. It showed us the definition of grace – and the necessity of it. The catalyst for the final, transformative scene of episode 8 is the… Read More Oregairu Season 2, Episode 8: Reaching for Grace
One of the most boring things a parent has to do is attend kids’ birthday parties. Seriously, so boring. The only thing a parent can do there is chat with other parents, but sometimes, even that option is cut off. Particularly, if you’re an outsider at the party, the other parents might congregate with each… Read More Hachiman Hikigaya and Busting the Christian Bubble
The tone of OreGairu has always been peculiar for a self-declared romantic comedy – sarcastic, depressing, persnickety. But throughout most of season two, particularly the episodes since Hikigaya has been helping out “Irohas,’ the show has developed a nervous feeling to it as well. Simultaneously as the audience is on edge about what will happen… Read More OreGairu, Episode 7: Hiki Old is Not Hiki New
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