Merry Christmas! I’m really happy with how my creative endeavors this December turned out. Thank you to everyone who stumbled upon my blog this year, it’s always nice to have the affirmation of...
Dec 25, 2020 • Subscribe
Dear Brother, Gatchaman, Gatchaman Crowds, The Tatami Galaxy
More like this
Floating Catacombs Roundup
Merry Christmas, everybody!This was my first year participating in the 12 Days of Anime challenge, and really my first time anime blogging at all. It’s been a very…
Floating Catacombs 2022 Roundup
It's been a difficult year, but I'm pretty happy with the essays I got out this time. I'm starting to poke at weirder, more complicated ideas, and broadening…
Floating Catacombs 2023 Roundup
Thanks for sticking with me as I descend ever further into my weeb niches. Here’s a roundup post, in case you missed anything or are new to this…
Floating Catacombs 2024 Roundup
Another year, another twelve days of weeb blogging, and I’m quite satisfied with this batch. You will be too, if you’re interested in yuri, moe, or Gundam. Here’s…
Floating Catacombs 2019 Roundup
Merry Christmas!It’s been another successful 12 Days of Anime Blogging under this URL, and I’m a lot more proud of my blogging this time around. Although I didn’t…
Floating Catacombs 2021 Roundup
Merry Christmas! Another year of blogging has come and gone, and I successfully wrote my way through the entire Metal Gear Solid series on top of finishing CLAMP's…
Floating Catacombs is Back
Still here. I’m doing the 12 Days of Anime challenge again, one blog post for each day leading up to Christmas. Expect yuri, a dash of spirituality, and…
Floating Catacombs is Back
As fate ordains, I'll be posting one essay per day during the twelve days leading up to Christmas. Topics this year include moe, sequels, and ghosts of the past.
Floating Catacombs is Back
The show must go on. I’ll be doing the 12 Days of Anime challenge again, one blog post for each day leading up to Christmas. I don’t have an…
Floating Catacombs is Back
Greetings to followers old and new. As always, I'll be publishing a blog post on each of the twelve days leading up to Christmas. This year's theme is "I…
Floating Catacombs is Back
Hanging in there. As is tradition, I am going to try my best to put out one blog post per day in the 12 days leading up to…
Floating Catacombs is Back
I’ll be participating in the 12 Days of Aniblogging challenge again, one post for each day leading up to Christmas.The theme for this year’s set of posts is…
Summer 2020 Roundup.
A comprehensive list of where I am with the Summer 2020 lineup. These are either still ongoing in my watch-list, on hold or I just haven’t gotten around…
Fire Force, GIBIATE, Ninja Collection, The God of High School
August 2020 Roundup
Did you know this is the first blog post using WordPress’ block editor? Interesting, I know. Did you know WordPress’ block editor sucks? It does. I just want…
July 2020 Roundup
It’s one month into a pretty weak season all things considered. But still, it is my duty to take the anime I’m watching and select one that is…
Spring 2020 Roundup.
A comprehensive list of where I am with the Spring 2020 lineup. Please keep in mind that some anime are ongoing, some are on hold, some are postponed,…
Tsugumomo, Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma, Tower of God, Gleipnir, Great Pretender
Fall 2020 Roundup.
A comprehensive list of where I am with the Summer 2020 lineup. These are either complete, ongoing in my watch-list, on hold or I just haven’t gotten around…
2020 Anime Roundup
Well, here we are at the end of 2020, where the pandemic left me with little else to do but stay in the house and watch anime. In…
Winter 2020 Roundup.
A Destructive God Sits Next to Me. Status: Complete (12 episodes) Streaming Service: Crunchyroll A Destructive God Sits Next to Me or Boku no Tonari ni Ankoku Hakaishin…
Darwin's Game, Infinite Dendrogram, Somali and the Forest Spirit, A Destructive God Sits Next to Me
Fall 2020 Anime Roundup
Another season comes to an end today and so it’s time for another wrap-up post with my half-assed succinct reviews of what I watched. I put them in…
Stínolez’s Seasonal Roundup [Fall 2020]
Hello, and welcome to my usual seasonal roundup, an article I do at the end of (almost) every season to summarize my thoughts on shows I…
January 2020 Anime Roundup – Video
I used to do monthly roundups of the currently airing anime I was watching all the time back in the day, for a solid 6-7 years or so.…
What I watched – Spring 2020 Roundup
Another season ends….although what an atypical season it was. A good deal of shows had their production massively impacted by COVID – although of the ones I was…
Celebrating Game Localization – Translation Link Roundup [Spring 2020]
A long list of articles that look at creative game localization, culturalization, and literary translation! With articles randing from 2011 to 2020!
Infrequent J-Song Roundup #17 – Favorites of 2020
It’s that time of year! As you can probably tell, I’ve definitely ignored this segment throughout the year, other than that one roundup I did in March. Honestly,…
Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club, Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai, Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl
Listening to Japanese Music — 2020 Recommendation Roundup Awards
It’s that time of the year
Fanart Friday, Too: Floating Frieren
Forget Galadriel. The “elf of the year” in 2022 was the titular character of Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End. Hilarious, caring, and overpowered, Frieren is the center of a…
Listening to Japanese Music: Monthly Recommendation Roundup (November 2020)
This month felt like that last spurt once you see the finish line.
Listening to Japanese Music: Monthly Recommendation Roundup (June 2020)
I scare myself sometimes when I think about how fast time seems to go by
Winter 2020 Week 6 Roundup: Eizouken is Treading Water
"That was true in episode one, and it's true of episode seven; little has changed. The hook was defined early and hasn't evolved or developed - if anything,…
Listening to Japanese Music: Monthly Recommendation Roundup (July 2020)
This one’s for the doujin fans (xD)
Listening to Japanese Music: Monthly Recommendation Roundup (February 2020)
Spreading the love~ The love of music is universal I hear, and what better way to exhibit that by spending a moment of your time over here on…
A Roundup of Memorable Media I’ve Enjoyed in 2020
Visit the post for more.
Listening to Japanese Music: Monthly Recommendation Roundup (May 2020)
/spoiler: this one has a bit of a theme to it :D
Listening to Japanese Music: Monthly Recommendation Roundup (September 2020)
Oh look, the menu options changed (sorta)!
Listening to Japanese Music: Monthly Recommendation Roundup (March 2020)
How’s everyone doing~? Before we start I sincerely do hope that you all are doing okay particularly during these trying times. The situation we as a whole are…
Listening to Japanese Music: Monthly Recommendation Roundup (January 2020)
Oof, Good to be back ? I had this feeling last year too where the lull between the end of of December leading up to this here end…
The Case of the Floating Crime
detective fiction, 推理小説、games, mystery, murder, locked room, Japanese, translations,
Winter 2020 Week 8 Roundup: What’s Going on in Dorohedoro?
"our boy Caiman cleans some toilets"
Winter 2020 Anime Season First Impressions – 2 episodes in roundup
Well well well, fancy seeing you again Kyubey. After 40 weeks of nostalgia by looking back at the last decade in anime, I suddenly find myself at a…
Winter 2020 Week 10 Roundup: Maple Tree strategise in BOFURI
"Watching Sally play NWO is such a joy, because she's gone through a solid amount of development to reach the point that she's at, showing cunning, skill and…
Winter 2020 Week 2 Roundup: The State of the Season
With the season kicking off, how does each show stack up?
"One, Two, Three: Floating in the Air"
The entirety of summer passed by without me making a new post, which is a sign that I ought to be more diligent in making regular updates instead…
Winter 2020 Week 5 Roundup: It’s Time For Answers in ID:Invaded
"the group finally have a lead - and it's taking them straight back to the series' first Brilliant Detective, the Anti-Hero, Narihisago"
Winter 2020 Week 7 Roundup: Kyokou Suiri needs to perk up
"Kyokou Suiri just doesn't have that ability to conjure intense reactions"
Winter 2020 Week 9 Roundup: the titular jeweller Richard faces his past
"This episode quietly plays out as a whirlwind, deepening many of Richard's quirks while Seigi chases his trail of breadcrumbs"
Summer 2017 roundup
Or “it’s halfway through the new season and I still can’t think of much to say about these shows.” …