“Will it reach?” Mikako, a 15-year-old who is piloting a mecha on a UN mission to defend earth from an alien threat, asks this question. Does she mean the text message she is sending? Or does she mean her heartfelt feelings toward the intended recipient, Noboru? As is common in Makoto Shinkai films, the answer… Read More The Still Small Voice of a Distant Star
Justin’s failed attempt to avoid a “wish fulfillment anime post” led me to Iso’s latest proposal for the Blog Carnival series. Though I love my life in the here and now, it’s still fun to think about the little things I would have liked to add to my life, and certainly anime is the tops,… Read More Carnival Time: Anime Wish Fulfillment, Part I
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