Episode 06 is a curious one. Our two protagonists (Kanade is now beginning to take the role from Yuri) spend most the episode together, either eating or locked up. Meanwhile, World War III is occurring in the school courtyard, as new student council head, Ayato Naoi, uses NPCs as human shields to wipe out the… Read More Re-Viewed: Angel Beats Episode 06 and Why We Love/Hate Dad
Last week’s episode of Usagi Drop followed Daikichi as he cared for a sick Rin, with help from Kouki’s mom. As a parent, I can say this – the episode did a bang up job of conveying a parent’s feeling of helplessness and the dependence a small child has on her parent or guardian (perhaps… Read More Usagi Drop Episode 10 and My Own “Sick Rin” Story
I didn’t feel the loss anymore…They’re kind of gone and I really don’t want them to come back, particularly. My life is different now. – Eric Clapton on “Tears in Heaven” and “In My Father’s Eyes” Eric Clapton is a figure whose music is ageless. Decades from now, we’ll be discussing his guitar playing, and… Read More Ano Hana Episode 08: Perfect Parents
I’m a sucker for tearjerkers. Even though I consider myself a realist, I’m very sentimental. That said, although I often tear up as shows and movies, I’ve only cried twice – at The Passion of the Christ and during episode 18 of Clannad After Story, entitled “The Ends of the Earth.” Even as I read… Read More Diary of an Anime Lived: The Selfish/Selfless Daddy
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