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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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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 Death and Rebirth of RahXephon
No other series has benefited or suffered as much by comparison to Evangelion as RahXephon, an early Bones mecha series created by some of the most talented storyboarders,…
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…
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…
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…
(#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.…
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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…
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…
Books: The Garden of Words
By Andrew Osmond. This August, Makoto Shinkai’s film The Garden of Words – soon to have a new Blu-ray/CD Steelbook – will be adapted as a London stage…
The Garden of Sinners (Films)
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Garden of Words
By Tom Arden. Now released in an Anime Limited steelbook, Garden of Words was the last film that Makoto Shinkai made before he was boosted to blockbuster status…
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...
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.
Episode 837: The Garden of Sweet
This week on Anime Pulse we got what is considered appropriate attire, baking bonka pies, and new controllers. Up first Joseph is relearning how to Overwatch after buying…
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…
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…
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…
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…
RahXephon – Episode 1
Hello folks, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today we’re checking out the first episode of a series I haven’t watched in decades, the mysterious and majestic…
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…
Garden of Words onstage
By Andrew Osmond. Makoto Shinkai’s original Garden of Words was about no-touch intimacy, as a schoolboy and a woman met in a Tokyo park awning to shelter from…
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…
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…
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…
Dominion Tank Police, Harlock: Space Pirate, Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan, Unico, Medaka Box
The Apothecary Diaries – 18 – Garden of Secrets
When Jinshi finds the meeting place, Maomao prepares to leave, and he grabs her arm, almost out of panic, and asks why. She says she’d blow his cover…
Makoto Shinkai Retrospective: The Garden of Words
For some reason, up until now, this was the only Makoto Shinkai film I hadn’t seen. Maybe it was due to the bad taste that his earlier 5…
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…
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…
The Garden of Words Stage Play Review
The stage play adaption of The Garden of Words is now hitting the theatre. Set to run from Thursday 10th August until Saturday 9th September...
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The Fire Hunter – 8 [Garden of the Gods]
Welcome everyone, to another week of Fire Hunter! This was an interesting week, lots of lore drops, and a possible shake up of the status quo. Was it…
TYPE-MOON Review: Kara no Kyoukai/The Garden of Sinners Chapter 8: Epilogue (The Garden of Sinners)
While the seventh and “final” of studio ufotable’s The Garden of Sinners/Kara no Kyoukai anime movies was released in Japanese cinemas in…
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…
Reign of the Seven Spellblades
Reign of the Seven Spellblades is currently streaming on Crunchyroll....
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!…
The Wonder of Eureka Seven
The mecha agenda is back, baby! Phoenix, host of The Anime Tea, is on this week’s episode of The Wonder of Anime continuing the mecha recruitment plan. Phoenix…
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…
Ranking EVERYTHING of The Powerpuff Girls (1998)
Guess whose back with another Ranking filled with Sugar, Spice, Everything Nice and just a liiiittle bit of Whoopass- I mean Chemical X? This gal! And in conjunction with…
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?
Vampire in the Garden
By Andrew Osmond. Vampire in the Garden is a girl-meets-girl story, set in a wintry wonderland. One girl is human, the other a vampire, but they share a…
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…
Weathering With You, 5 Centimeters per Second, The Garden of Words
The portrait of an artist as a young man in RahXephon
The longer I watch RahXephon, the more I become convinced that this is not a show about the human condition. Sure. There are elements in the show that…
PODCAST: The Wonder of Eureka Seven
Phoenix, host of The Anime Tea, is on this week’s episode of The Wonder of Anime to talk about Eureka Seven!
PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
While missed opportunities keep PARANORMASIGHT from being a truly standout game, I still enjoyed the process of uncovering the story, even if it goes into some truly off-the-wall…
RahXephon does NOT equal Evangelion
I am writing this post in the hope of ending a needless and futile debate. I’m writing it knowing that I’m talking about the anime community, and unnecessary…
Is RahXephon a mecha show?
When I was writing about Evangelion, I said the angels don’t matter. Perhaps it could be better stated that the angels are only important to the story when…