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J-Horror and Japanese Folklore: The Image of the Onryo [OWLS Blog Tour August 2020: Folklore]
This month’s OWLS topic was inspired by the name of Taylor Swift’s new album, Folklore. Yet rather than using her conceptual definition of what “folklore” means, we are going…
Trying to Maintain Balance in Japan
When I initially wrote this in 2019, I was back home visiting my family and friends so I took time to just sit back and reflect on my…
Akira: A Dystopian Vision of the 21st Century [OWLS Blog Tour 2020: Visions]
Happy New Year! Since it is a new year, it’s a new you! This month we will be talking about various pop culture mediums that focus on envisioning…
Love & Japan Part 3: Distance
Welcome to another edition of Love & Japan. Compared to the previous two editions, however, this one is going to be bit more reflective and serious as this…
How I Accepted Myself as an Otaku Through Lucky Star [OWLS Blog Tour August 2019: Believe]
Kyoto Animation. We all have that one anime we enjoyed from Kyoto Animation. Whether it is pain or joy, Kyoto Animation has brought to life stories that can…
That Baka in Japan: The Art of Kokuhaku
One of the interesting things I found about Japan is its unique dating culture. While in the West you would usually ask someone out on a few dates…
The Naked Director: Breaking Bad Meets JAV
NOTE! The post contains minor spoilers and content of an explicit nature Rarely do I write about television shows on my blog, but I couldn’t help but write…
Reflecting on the Kyoto Animation Incident From Japan
By now almost all of us have heard about the tragic news regarding Kyoto Animation (KyoAni). Not only did the news tragically affect anime fans around the world,…
Love & Japan Part 2: I Went on a Date
Who would’ve thought that more than a week later I would write a Part 2 of this post (I did promise I would do it in my previous…
Love & Japan
Be honest, how many times have you dreamt or thought of one day potentially having a Japanese girlfriend or boyfriend? I know that I have many times before…
A (Humourous) Guide to the Japanese Language
So the other day I was taking a nice, nightly stroll around Kawaramachi after watching Godzilla: King of the Monsters (which was actually a good movie) and caught…
My Saturday Night Listening to Japanese Rap Music
It’s another Saturday night in Japan. You’re sitting in your room, trying to work on an assignment that’s due very soon and suddenly you hear a familiar voice…