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Spotify Wrapped was a thing that happened. And whilst everyone seemed to agree that it was kinda dumb and pointless, it was still really fun to do, especially since I just got Spotify this year. An…
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The Garden of Words.
Spoiler Free Using a sleepy Saturday afternoon I decided to watch a rather short film written and directed by Makoto Shinkai. Keeping true to his animation weather-heavy style,…
The Bluebird of Sadness in RahXephon
Of all of the characters in RahXephon, Jin Kunigi is my favorite. There is a piece of myself that hates this realization. He is exactly the character that…
The War of Misunderstandings in RahXephon
For the past few days, I’ve been struggling with how to explore the larger war in RahXephon. Unlike other shows, RahXephon seems to be difficult for me to…
The Odds and Ends of RahXephon
I’m nearly at the end of talking about RahXephon. Well, maybe not. I’ll probably never stop talking about RahXephon, but I’ve spent three months on my blog largely…
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The Garden of Words Review
Unlike the other Shinkai novels I’ve read, I had no familiarity with The Garden of Words. But according to Shinkai’s comments, the film is 46 minutes, and to…
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The Garden of Words [Review]
The Garden Of Words A movie with an okay story and amazing visuals. (SPOILER AHEAD) STORY:The whole premise of the show is that an upcoming shoemaker “Takao Akizuki” meets…
RahXephon
[Spoilers abound!] RahXephon (2002) Today I’m starting with a thank you to In Search of Number Nine because I think that without these great posts, I would have…
The Cry of Hope at the end of RahXephon
Here I am at the end of RahXephon. Have you ever had a series that you watched at a pivotal time in your fandom, and it will always…
Review: SEVEN OF SEVEN
There are certain people in Japanese media who are just as adept with anime as they are with manga. Today's review is not an example of that...
Review: SEVEN OF SEVEN
There are certain people in Japanese media who are just as adept with anime as they are with manga. Today's review is not an example of that...
The tragedy in Episode 19 of RahXephon
I don’t think I can write an entire series about RahXephon and skip out on talking about Episode 19, or really the tragedy that surrounds Hiroko Asahina. By…
r#137 – the garden of words.
I’ve been mentioning this movie a few times now on #moe404, together with the 5 Centimeters Per Second and any other movies from Makoto Shinkai, and that is…
Into The Garden Of Absolute Delight
I feel the post is about to turn a tad poetic but other night I returned to a wondrous garden where flowers of are constantly blooming.
Tsundere (The Garden of Waifu Delights)
Spooky Month has arrived!!! I was editing in the basement, late one night When my eyes beheld an eerie sight For a waifu from the monitor, began to rise And suddenly to…
The Garden of Waifu Delights 2
Spooky Month is gone!!! But is the nightmare over? "How do you wake when your sleep it is endless?" Come hang out at our Discord cave if you're inclined to: ►Discord: https://discord.gg/thaZkgx ►Twitter…
Spy Classroom: Lily of the Garden
By Takemachi and Tomari. Released in Japan as “Spy Kyoushitsu” by Fujimi Fantasia Bunko Bunko. Released in North America by Yen On. Translated by Nathaniel Thrasher. I am…
(#AniTwitWatches) RahXephon: Realm of Gods
So RahXephon and Evangelion. It feels like no matter what happens in my life, I will always watch something Evangelion followed by RahXephon or RahXephon followed by Evangelion.…
The Man at the End of the Garden
“Who is the girl at the top of the stairs?” Sometimes a line or a moment in an audio story can really send shivers down your spine. I…
The Garden of Words – Style over substance
I can’t say I’m a fan of Makoto Shinkai’s movies. I only enjoyed Kanojo to Kanojo no Neko (She and Her Cat: Everything Flows) but that wasn’t exactly…
The Garden of Words, She and Her Cat: Their Standing Points, Your Name.
Anime Review #62: The Garden Of Words
You know, at some point there comes a time when one needs to look at an anime, realize how much wrong there is with it, and simply turn…
OtakuGeneration (Show #428) The Garden of Words
Shownotes :: (show 428) :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With The Garden of Words, recorded live August 18th, 2013. This week we…
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Garden Story: The Cutest Game of 2021?
A couple of months ago, I signed up for my own Steam account! I’m still learning Steam, so I don’t know how to find other users. In any…
Review: The Garden of Sinners – Collector’s Edition
After two years in a coma, Shiki Ryougi sets out to unravel the deeper mysteries behind a series of gruesome, supernatural incidents. She bears the gift and the…
The Seven Levels of Meta
“Meta,” or self-reference, is one of those things that fascinates me and has since I learned about recursion in computer programming. A subroutine that calls itself! Ye gods!…
Vampire in the Garden
This tragedy-tinged romance clocks in at just five episodes. Is there enough meat on its bones to serve as a full story?
Tune of the Week(ish) The Garden of Sinners’ Oblivious
The only oblivious thing in this series is any sense of romantic tension between the two leads. Still great flicks though! The tune of the week is the…
The story of two girls and trauma in RahXephon
This is a post about two girls. Well, not really two girls, but a picture of two girls in an image of RahXephon. It’s really the childhood selves…
Spy Classroom Novel 1: Lily of the Garden
Spy Classroom definitely feels like a little something different in the field of light novels. It's not wholly innovative, but it does embrace its genre and themes, and…
Anime: The Garden of Words by Makoto Shinkai
This review has been a long time coming! This is going to be a throwback to my very first review on this blog... The Garden of Words…
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Rejecting the letterboxed world in RahXephon
Way back at the end of December, when I started these posts, I said I would likely revisit the themes of RahXephon. Well here I am, one month…
The story of Two Watches and RahXephon — an #AniTwitWatches post
So I’m writing about RahXephon again. A few months ago, we finished up watching RahXephon as part of #anitwitwatches. What is #anitwitwatches, you might ask? Well, it’s a…
The Secret Garden, February 2021
Otherside Picnic, the Yuri Chair, and NicoMaki: The Struggle to Combine Yuri and Science Fiction Hit light novel series Otherside Picnic is the culmination of shifts in Yuri, sci-fi,…
The Lily Garden Turns Three!
Well, technically this blog turned three a few days ago. I’m (un)fashionably late, I guess! I don’t want to make this a whole big thing like I did…
Garden of Words and Love Live
This one’s been a long time coming…It was supposed to come after Cross Game, then I just didn’t get around to editing it. Then I decided that the…
Pick of the Week: Pick of the Seven Days
MICHELLE: Confident that Melinda will choose Seven Days, I’ll instead cast my vote for the fifth volume of Farewell, My Dear Cramer. The best part about any sports…
Spy Classroom Volume 1: Lily of the Garden Review
TheOASG reviews the first volume of Spy Classroom, a series where the spies are girls, they have "talents" and the book lies once you open it.
Planting the Seeds of Your Spring Garden in Japan
It’s never too early to start organizing and planting seeds for a vibrant balcony garden come spring. No urban patio is too small to house an array of…
Light Novel: The Garden of Words by Makoto Shinkai
I guess you guys didn't see this one coming! Or maybe you guys did... let me tell you though, I didn't. I had no idea about the…
Anime & The Apocalypse: Finding Catharsis in the End of Everything
This essay is for all of us who look to retreat into the end of everything. Get in the car, loser, we're escaping into the apocalypse.
The Seven Deadly Sins: Wrath of the Gods
The Seven Deadly Sins: Wrath of the Gods is the third season of the anime series and also the worst season by far. Everything about it is bad.
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Reign of the Seven Spellblades, Vol. 6
By Bokuto Uno and Miyuki Ruria. Released in Japan as “Nanatsu no Maken ga Shihai suru” by Dengeki Bunko. Released in North America by Yen On. Translated by…
Reign of the Seven Spellblades, Vol. 4
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Reign of the Seven Spellblades, Vol. 2
By Bokuto Uno and Miyuki Ruria. Released in Japan as “Nanatsu no Maken ga Shihai suru” by Dengeki Bunko. Released in North America by Yen On. Translated by…
Reign of the Seven Spellblades, Vol. 7
By Bokuto Uno and Miyuki Ruria. Released in Japan as “Nanatsu no Maken ga Shihai suru” by Dengeki Bunko. Released in North America by Yen On. Translated by…
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