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5 Facts to Know About Inasa Yoarashi
1. Inasa is 190cm tall, his blood type is B, and he was born in Yamanashi Prefecture. His character profile from volume 12 reveals he likes “hot blood,”…


Literary Techniques Used to Create Disconnect in “The Wheel”
Ellen Van Neerven’s poem “The Wheel” from Heat and Light makes use of literary techniques such as imagery, tone, and point of view to explore themes of place…


Everything to Know About Hanahaki Disease
Hanahaki Disease is a fictional disease in which a person will cough up flower petals when they are experiencing unrequited love. The disease doesn’t end until their love…


5 Facts to Know About Ordinary Woman (Ippan Josei)
1. She’s about 260-300cm tall, with blonde hair and blue eyes. She also has an unnamed fox Quirk that makes her fur green with a white furry underbelly.…


Imagery of the Physicality and Grief Experienced in “The Boxer’s Son (3)”
Shastra Deo’s poem “The Boxer’s Son (3)” from The Agonist makes use of a distinct poetic persona to explore grief through the gruesome physicality of the body. In…


I Do Believe These Oxford People Are Too Smart For Me: The Oxford Handbook of Political Ideologies (Conservatism)
In the Oxford Handbook of Political Ideologies: Conservatism edited by Michael Freeden and Marc Steras, keywords include:• Human malleability – the idea that humans can be influenced/manipula…


5 Facts to Know About Thirteen (Anan Kurose)
1. Thirteen is born on February 3, she is currently 29 years old in the series, she’s 180cm tall, and she was born in the Kagoshima Prefecture. Although…


Michelle Deardorff’s Writing Makes Me Wonder About Many Other Questions
Keywords to note that appear in this reading: paradigm, communitarian, and Christian. A paradigm refers to a pattern or model. Communitarian refers to the philosophical idea that there…


Is John Stuart Mill’s Liberty and Individuality Essay Persuasive?
Mill states that his essay’s argument is to “assert” that there is a principle (his theory for utilitarianism) that can be used to determine if a government can…


The Mother Figure of Female Gothic Horror in ‘The Babadook’ (2014)
NB: This post was originally submitted as an essay for my undergraduate program. No changes have been made to the content, however I have added additional paragraph breaks…


Taking a Look at Thucydides, Pericles’ Funeral Oration
Translation of Pericles’ Funeral Oration via the University of Minnesota: Personally, what I found hardest about this reading was understanding the vocabulary and grammar structures used. Bec…


5 Facts to Know About Recovery Girl (Shūzenji Chiyo)
1. Recovery Girl’s real name is Shūzenji Chiyo, her height is only 115cm, her blood type is B, she was born in Tokyo, and her birthday is April…


Australian Cinema as ‘Outward-Looking’
NB: This was a presentation for university I’ve reworked into a post. The content is the same, but the format is different. Historically, Australian cinema was dominated by…


Media Platforms: Fundamentals and Harm
What is a media platform? Where do they come from? And, why should we think critically about them? Digital media platforms originated from the mass media culture of…


Evrigenis’ The State of Nature in Response to Hobbes’ State of Nature
With reference to: Hobbes and Evrigenis Fun Fact: What I found most difficult about Evrigenis’ writing is how overwhelming it can be with so many other works and…


Darwin’s Game: A Scary Death Game
Darwin’s Game is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by FLIPFLOPS (also known for Suzu Rogu, Sekaiju no Meikyuu II: Rikka no Shoujo, and Nekogami Yaoyoruzu). Darwin’s…


How INXS and the Song ‘Never Tear Us Apart’ Embodies Australian Music Culture
NB: This post has remained unedited since its initial submission in content to my university as part of my undergraduate program. Changes have been made to paragraph spacing…


From the (Undergrad) Vault: How Spotify’s Use of Deep Learning Algorithms Allows for a Personalised User Experience
NB: This post is unedited from its initial submission aside from separating the paragraphs to be smaller. I did not voluntarily go into debt for this essay just…


What Was Your First Anime?
A ‘first anime’ can be a gateway into watching anime. Seeing a boppy OP, melancholic ED, cool animation and awesome voice acting can really let one fall down…


What Was Your First Anime?
A ‘first anime’ can be a gateway into watching anime. Seeing a boppy OP, melancholic ED, cool animation and awesome voice acting can really let one fall down…


5 Facts to Know About Star and Stripe
Star and Stripe’s real name is Cassie. She has naturally brown hair but currently dyes it blonde and has navy blue eyes. She is from the United States…


5 Facts to Know About Star and Stripe
Star and Stripe’s real name is Cassie. She has naturally brown hair but currently dyes it blonde and has navy blue eyes. She is from the United States…


Are There Any Characters You’d Want to Bring to Life?
It’s an age-old, eternal question. I think it’s really hard to answer because there’s so little context provided with the question. Am I summoning them because the world’s…


Are There Any Characters You’d Want to Bring to Life?
It’s an age-old, eternal question. I think it’s really hard to answer because there’s so little context provided with the question. Am I summoning them because the world’s…


Which Anime Would You Remaster?
Some anime has just plain poor animation. It can be for a range of reasons – usually a lack of budget, poor work conditions, and rushing through production.…


Which Anime Would You Remaster?
Some anime has just plain poor animation. It can be for a range of reasons – usually a lack of budget, poor work conditions, and rushing through production.…


5 Facts to Know About Nejire Hado
Nejire debuted at age 17 and is currently 18. She is 164cm tall, her blood type is B, she was born in the Akita Prefecture, and her favourite…


5 Facts to Know About Nejire Hado
Nejire debuted at age 17 and is currently 18. She is 164cm tall, her blood type is B, she was born in the Akita Prefecture, and her favourite…


What’s the Worst Anime You’ve Seen?
A poorly rated anime is Rail Romanesque at 5.08 at the time I’m writing this on MAL. Interestingly, it has been approved for a second season despite this…


What’s the Worst Anime You’ve Seen?
A poorly rated anime is Rail Romanesque at 5.08 at the time I’m writing this on MAL. Interestingly, it has been approved for a second season despite this…


5 Facts to Know About Himiko Toga
Toga likes blood and pomegranates, she is 157cm tall, and debuted at age 16 and is now 17. She is also currently the youngest member of the League…


5 Facts to Know About Himiko Toga
Toga likes blood and pomegranates, she is 157cm tall, and debuted at age 16 and is now 17. She is also currently the youngest member of the League…


Are There Any Tech Anime?
Does anyone know about any anime revolving around IT? There’s always cool hackers in anime, but wouldn’t it be cool if there was a group of hackers like…


Are There Any Tech Anime?
Does anyone know about any anime revolving around IT? There’s always cool hackers in anime, but wouldn’t it be cool if there was a group of hackers like…


Who’s Your Favourite Best Friends in Anime?
Which characters do you think have the best friendship in anime? One friendship that stands out to be is Junpei and Yuji from Jujutsu Kaisen because they barely…


Who’s Your Favourite Best Friends in Anime?
Which characters do you think have the best friendship in anime? One friendship that stands out to be is Junpei and Yuji from Jujutsu Kaisen because they barely…


5 Facts to Know About Amajiki
Amajiki was 17 when he debuted and is now 18. His birthday is March 4, he’s 177cm tall, and his blood type is AB. His favourite things are…


5 Facts to Know About Amajiki
Amajiki was 17 when he debuted and is now 18. His birthday is March 4, he’s 177cm tall, and his blood type is AB. His favourite things are…


Don’t Like the Content? Mute or Block
It’s strange to me when people complain about seeing ships they don’t like on their timeline or headcanons they don’t like. Just mute or block the account? There’s…


So, Here’s My Bad Poetry
I did a poetry course last year because I’m finishing up my Communications degree. I had to put together a portfolio and honestly I’m not a big poetry…


Which Anime Has The Best Fandom?
Fandom is a heavilyyyyy debated topic. Do you believe that there is an anime with a ‘best’ fandom? Perhaps one that is known to be fairly non-toxic, creative,…


Are There Any Concert Band Anime?
I want to see an anime based upon a concert band! Show me the students struggling to practise! Using them instrument stereotypes, a mean conductor, the first violinist…


5 Facts to Know About Todoroki Enji
Endeavour stars off the series as 45 years old, his birthday is August 8th, he’s 195cm tall, his weight is 118kg, his blood type is AB, his favourite…


Why Do Studios Make Anime That Are Bad?
There are many amazing anime out there. But there is equally the same amount of mediocre or bad anime. It makes you wonder – why do bad anime…


5 Facts to Know About Mirio Togata
Mirio’s birthday is July 15th, he’s 181cm tall, his blood type is O, he was born in Chiba Prefecture, his favourite food is ramen and his favourite thing…


Would You Rather? Jujutsu Kaisen
Would you rather:Be Toji’s worm?OrBe Yuta’s girlfriend-turned-cursed-spirit? Would you rather:Have Toji/Maki’s heavenly restriction?OrHave Mechamaru’s heavenly restriction? …


Are All Anime Characters Right-Handed?
Approximately 10% of people are left-handed. That’s 1 in 10 people! But does this 10% translate over into anime? Well, it certainly is easier to stick to characters…


5 Facts to Know About Ryuko Tatsuma
Ryuko’s birthday is September 22, she is aged 26, she’s 166cm tall, her blood type is A, and she was born in Okinawa. Ryuko is also said to…


What’s the Worst Anime Beginning You’ve Seen?
First impressions can really be make or break for some people – with some willing to watch a few episodes before dropping an anime and others not wanting…


5 Facts to Know About Tokyo Revengers
Tokyo Revengers is a manga series written and illustrated by Ken Wakui. It has been serialised in Weekly Shonen Magazine since March 2017. There is also a live-action…