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Let’s Go! Anime Criticism in 2022 Part 2
We’re back! A few weeks ago, I did a thread on Twitter of some pieces about anime and manga I liked from last year. Since Twitter is on…
Mapping The Fire Hunter
The place of worldbuilding has always been a matter of debate in the genre fiction scene. On one hand, it’s absolutely the main appeal of fantasy and science…
Let’s Go! Anime Criticism in 2022 Part 1
Once again, I’m summing up a thread I wrote on recent pop culture criticism on anime and manga I’ve enjoyed recently! This is part one, covering January to…
All the World’s a Stage
There’s a musical I once saw called Follies, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. It’s a story about former stage performers who return to their old haunting…
Watching Anime in 2021
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. 2021’s one of the strongest recent years for anime I can think of. We saw some…
Let’s Go! Anime Criticism in 2021
A few days ago I wrote up a thread on anime criticism I enjoyed reading/watching in 2021. I didn’t want it to be lost to the winds of…
Natsu no Sora: Tokyo in the Summer
If you’ve watched anime before, you’ve probably seen Tokyo on screen. It’s the neon cityscapes of Akira, the mechanized skyline of Tokyo 3 and the underground train system…
Now What?; the mystery of Odd Taxi.
2021 is halfway done, and it’s has been a lot of significant changes for me, personally. I moved into a house with some friends and pets, I recently…
Forces
It’s a cliche at this point to suggest that the Golden Age arc of Berserk is the high point of the series. That its particular mix of hyperviolence,…
How to Break an Egg
In an earlier piece, I wrote: “seeing the work of Kyoto Animation, with its lovable characters and environments that practically glow with warm nostalgia, I couldn’t help but…
Wonder Egg Priority’s Exquisite Corpse
This piece contains spoilers for the first episode of Wonder Egg Priority. I recommend checking out the first episode when you have the time, though be mindful of…
Days of Anime 2020: Goodbye Clementine
This piece has major spoilers for the PARTIZAN season of Friends at the Table! Don’t miss the best mecha anime of the year (a podcast.) PARTIZAN is my…
Days of Anime 2020: Four Leaf
2020 has been a big year for webtoons in the English-speaking scene. Just this year we’ve seen three anime co-productions between Webtoon (the branch of Korean search company…
Days of Anime 2020: Fire and Hemlock
One of the best books I read this year was Fire and Hemlock, a children’s fantasy written by Diana Wynne Jones. I spent some time after reading it…
Days of Anime 2020: DECA-DENCED
There are moments you remember watching anime season-by-season. Guillotine Gorilla. The magic of Rolling Girls’s premiere. Waiting in anguish after the tenth episode of Madoka Magica for the…
Days of Anime 2020: Witch!
I was afraid of Suspiria. Everything I heard about it made me excited: stark production design, ultra-saturated colors, prog rock, witches terrorizing a school. But while I love…
Days of Anime 2020: Extra Credits
It’s been a so-so year for anime in my book, but a pretty good year for opening and ending credits. This year I did an ongoing thread on…
Aki Hayakawa’s Story of Friendship, Struggle and Victory
Here there be spoilers for Chainsaw Man Aki Hayakawa hails from a comic named Chainsaw Man, so you know he’s had a hard life. When he was…
The Master of Illusion; Deca-dence Episodes 1-2
The audience knows the truth: the world is simple. It’s miserable, solid all the way through. But if you could fool them, even for a second, then you…
I’m Right Here; Re:Zero and the Circle of Loneliness
Oh you can waitFor what I can giveYou know what I amSo you know how I liveTry to look proudBut you’re not in the slightestIts happening nowAnd it’s…
Wendeego’s Favorite Anime of the 2010s
You know what time it is, guys. Time for another ULTIMATE ANIME COUNTDOWN. Many years ago as a young and sprightly anime fan, I stumbled across a blog…
Farewell, Troll of Jom.
Reading manga as opposed to watching anime has always been a vastly different and far more economical experience. You can go at your own pace, the panels flow…
Sarazanmai 02: You, Me, and Our Theft
“Take back what’s been taken from you….You and I aren’t so different. We’ll do anything to take what we want.” One of the first lessons we teach children…
IKUNIDIARIES #2: I HATE THE WORD “FATE”
I remember the moment in Mawaru Penguindrum when everything changed. I was watching the first episode on my laptop while lying on the sofa at my aunt’s…
Sarazanmai 01: You, Me, And Our Boxes
“I realized one day, that I hate this world. This world is made up of countless boxes. People bend and stuff their bodies into their own boxes, and…
IKUNIDIARIES #1: GRANT ME THE POWER….
Let’s try something new! As Sarazanmai airs, I’m going to try writing a few personal posts about life experiences watching Ikuhara shows (and anything else that seems relevant.)…