The second part of 5 Centimeters per Second, with Kanae, takes a step in a slightly different direction, portraying another kind of naive love while still continuing the sad tale of Tohno and Akari. Kanae is a girl who is helplessly in love. Always timing her meetings with him, always so quiet and shy, yet… Read More 5 Centimeters per Second: Distance of the Heart Part 2
I’m a pretty big Makoto Shinkai fan. I wouldn’t call myself a huge fan, but if I were to list my favorite storytellers, he would be one of them. Personally, I love the themes he explores in his short but perfectly paced stories, and combined with the beautiful animation and more often than not perfect… Read More 5 Centimeters per Second: Distance of the Heart, Part 1
Space Brothers is an anime that has been airing for a little more than a year and is probably one of the most, if not the most, underrated ongoing anime, at least among foreigners. Not only is it probably the best currently airing anime but it is also completely family and kid friendly, making it… Read More Space Brothers: People of Influence
There are a lot of ways to describe my purpose behind this blog, but maybe the best way is by saying it was to develop relationships. I’ve hoped that the blog has edged more toward community than website (though it has a significance ways to go) as time has gone by. In an effort to… Read More Call Out to Our Readers: Let’s Connect!
So, any expectations of Eren Jaeger and the corp going forth an immediately kicking giant butt all but faded away in episode five. The group gets it handed to them, and very quickly. Dismemberment, probably death, and lots of spilt blood fill the scene as the giants show that they only seem slow and lumbering… Read More Attack on Titan, Episode 05: Reality Bites
Me! Absolutely. True. It felt like a belated Christmas gift to return to anime viewing this week and find that the remaining four episodes of Kokoro Connect had been released. It was among my favorite series this year, and as you can see above, just grew in my eyes with this additional arc. Nagase’s suffering,… Read More Kokoro Connect: Michi Random and How a Body Functions
I’m an anime fan, by which I mean I’m not particularly a fan of manga. I just don’t read a lot of it, though I do go on tears where I’ll read chapters upon chapters, and there are a few series that I do keep up with, like Genshiken and Claymore. But mostly, I leave… Read More Before I Put Another Notch in My Shoujo Case
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