I’ve mentioned this before, but to me, Shirobako feels like family. There are some members that annoy me, some that I embrace, but regardless, I care about them all. I want to know what’s happening with everyone – a week seems too long to wait to catch up with the cast. I streamed the first… Read More Destroying Seiichi Kinoshita: Shirobako and Murderous Words
Many of us know the overworked-fever-faint trope. In Kaichou wa Maid-sama, Misaki tries to balance her part-time job and her duties as student body president. The stress builds up, and she gets sick, but she refuses to acknowledge it until she faints and Usui carries her home from work in the first episode. Of course, she doesn’t… Read More Annalyn’s Corner: My Version of the Overworked Faint Trope
The last month or so has revealed something that I once knew, but had long since forgotten: Reading is awesome! Honestly! As much as I love anime, there is nothing quite like sitting down and flipping through a good book. Visual novels and, to a lesser degree, light novels count, of course… but limiting your… Read More Anime Today: Being Counter-Cultural
I can’t remember the last time I watched a series that was as consistently excellent as Shirobako. I’ve not been let down by any episode – they’re all terrific. But this week, we might have gotten something a little better, a little more special. There’s some Shirobako-style fanservice in episode 19, in the image of… Read More Shirobako, Episode 19: Straight into the Future
Today marks to beginning of the Lenten Season. Although I’m not Catholic, and have never observed the tradition of giving up a vice or practice for Lent, I certainly understand that this custom holds significance for many (Medieval Otaku, one of our newest writers, could certainly tell you more). There’s also an increasing trend of… Read More Five Reasons to Give up Anime for Lent
Gothic lolita wear as armor? Sure, why not? Episode 16 of Shirobako uses the metaphor of battle in terms of dealing with a difficult situation, and more significantly, with fighting against the things which weigh you down when facing challenges. Iguchi doesn’t completely fall apart when all her hard work is rejected, time and time… Read More Shirobako, Episode 16: Put on Your Armor
Bear with me, but I’m going to be controversial for a moment (or perhaps not, depending on who you are). Of everything I’ve heard in my formal undergraduate education, one phrase that has absolutely frustrated me the most is the following: “If the plain sense makes sense, seek no other sense.” It seems innocuous enough… Read More Anime Today: When Context is King – The Culture Gap Shared by Shirobako and Scripture
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