Happy Friday, otaku! I hope you enjoyed celebrating the resurrection of our Lord during Easter last weekend! Speaking of Easter, many of you probably participated in Lent, even if all you did was give up something like junk food, TV, or, in my case, energy drinks for 40 days. Fasting of any kind is a… Read More Train like a Shonen Hero!
In episode four of Something Genuine, Twwk sits down with voice actor Risa Mei for a candid, heartfelt conversation about art, identity, and what it means to build a creative life with integrity in an industry that doesn’t always make space for people like her. You may know Risa for iconic work voicing character like… Read More Something Genuine, Ep. 4: Risa Mei on Voice Acting, Visibility, and Choosing Integrity
Dear Friends, The new anime season is just around the corner! And one that stands above the rest for fans of a certain generation. Running for two consecutive cours and premiering July 7th, the new Rurouni Kenshin anime is the latest classic series from c. 2000 to receive a reboot. The original was a precious… Read More Letter: Why We Won’t Be Covering the Rurouni Kenshin Reboot (And Why You Maybe Shouldn’t Watch It, Either)
Our original posting of episode six had audio issues. So here it is again (for the first time). We guarantee you haven’t listened to this episode yet, so please give it a spin! Why do we forgive? Why does it come more easily for some than for others? Is it easier for you to forgive… Read More Tangle x Cast 6: Forgiveness in Naruto, Kenshin, Demon Slayer, and Furuba (REPOST)
When I was a child, I dreamed of having a scar on my face or maybe across my chest. It would be the mark of an adventurer, of someone cool and courageous. But the act of getting the scar? I wasn’t interested in that. One day, though, it did happen. I took a tumble off… Read More Scars: From the Battousai to the Cross (to You)
Manga is my happy place. I think I’ve known this for a while honestly, but it wasn’t something I fully admitted to myself until recently. Or maybe it was more that I accepted that this is my new “reality” for my bookish world. This world no longer consisted of novels for clients that I worked… Read More That Time When Depression Tried to Swallow Up My Favorite Fictional Heroes…And Me, Too
Over the next few months, we’ll be posting pieces written by Micah, a former Christian aniblogger. While his site, Otaku Collision, is no longer extant, we’ve arranged to keep a few of his treasured works (greatest hits?) alive on our site. Today we’re posting the first, about Rurouni Kenshin: Tsuiokuhen (Trust and Betrayal). Coincidentally, in… Read More Otaku Collision Series, #1: You are Forgiven
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