My most memorable Christmas was the one midway through my 5th grade year. My dad has been absent the year previous as a soldier at war in the Middle East, but our family was now reunited. In addition there was just something about that time of my life, the glory of childhood I suppose. That… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 12: Toradora
One of the classics of Christmas anime is Toradora, and we timed our watch parties so that we’ll be watching the Christmas arc this week! Come join Chickennuggee as she hosts episodes 17-19 of the classic series and chats with you! Our stream will be this Wednesday, December 23rd at 7pm Central / 8pm ET.… Read More Let’s Stream the Toradora Christmas Episodes!
What do you think of when you think “Christmas?” Santa Claus? Snow? Presents under the tree? Romantic dates, Christmas cake, and KFC? Wait…KFC? If the Colonel came to mind, you’re our kind of people. While we want to emphasize the holy meaning of the holiday, as expressed through the Advent season, we also want to… Read More The 12 Days of Christmas Anime
We return with another Toradora watch party this Wednesday! Come join Chickennuggee as she hosts episodes 14-16 (Kitamura’s arc) of the classic series and chats with you as we stream this Wednesday, November 11th at 7pm Central / 8pm ET. We’ll post the link shortly before airtime on our watch party page. If you need… Read More Join our Toradora Watch Party on Wednesday!
We return with another Toradora watch party this Wednesday! Come join Chickennuggee as she hosts episodes 10, 11 and 12 (the school festival arc) of the classic series and chats with you as we stream this Wednesday, October 21st at 7pm Central / 8pm ET. We’ll post the link shortly before airtime on our watch… Read More Join our Toradora Watch Party on Wednesday!
Why has Toradora retained its popularity all these years while other anime romcoms, so beloved in their time, have gone by the wayside? I would say that a substantial reason for its enduring admiration is because of the development of the central relationship between Ryuuji and Taiga: It’s messy and authentic, and actually leads somewhere.… Read More Ryuuji is Mine! Taiga’s Protection and Jealousy
Later this month, volume two of Tearmoon Empire will be the subject of our 25th BtT Light Novel Club Meeting. Can you believe we’ve conducted that many sessions? We’ve come a long way and featured a number of different members in our club, and have now even come to the point where our discussions are… Read More 25 Light Novel Club Sessions!
We return with another Toradora watch party this Wednesday! Come join Chickennuggee as she hosts episodes 9 and 10 of the classic series and chats with you as we stream this Wednesday, October 7th at 7pm Central / 8pm ET. We’ll post the link shortly before airtime on our watch party page. If you need… Read More Join our Toradora Watch Party on Wednesday!
We return with another Toradora watch party this Wednesday! Come join Chickennuggee as she hosts episodes 7 and 8 of the classic series and chats with you as we stream this Wednesday, September 23rd at 7pm Central / 8pm ET. These are really exciting episodes: major relationship development and the some lead-in for Minori-heavy stuff.… Read More Join our Toradora Watch Party on Wednesday!
Our Development Director, Ceci, has been pulling double duty lately by also hosting Toradora watch parties for us. We’re through the first four episodes and it’s been a great fun! We watch the episodes together and chat away, getting each other’s points of view about particular scenes and positing various theories and opinions. We’re moving… Read More The Lady, or the Taiga?