Anime Artwork Adventures #10 – Fanart Friday Edition
Those of you who have been following me for a while might remember that a while back I tried to do a weekly feature where I compiled cool fanart pictures I found on Pixiv. It fizzled out after nine...
View ArticleHyouka, Episode 5
In which all of my irritation with Oreki melts away—even if Oreki is constantly putting on an act for his friends, he can’t fool the camera. Unsurprisingly, the sincerity offered therein has given me a...
View ArticleAniwords – Anime. You. ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
Alright, this week’s Aniwords is live! Sorry, I’m late posting it over here—I was busy watching the pile of crap that was Charlotte. Anyways, this week I used a sparkly title to talk about getting mad...
View ArticleTop Summer 2015 Anime: Final Ratings
Another season has passed. Despite being a rather slow season and mostly lacking in shows I would consider worthy of serious superlatives, I was generally amused, entertained, and engaged by the stuff...
View ArticleTokyo Ghoul Volumes 1 & 2 – Manga Review
You may have missed my recent announcement that I’ll be starting work with The Fandom Post soon, but before that, I’ve got a pair of reviews I recently did for Otaku Review—the first and second volumes...
View ArticleFall 2015 Anime: First Impressions (Part 1)
I was gearing up for next weekend to be the big rush of shows, but uh…yeah, apparently it’s already happening. And I’ve been watching, as it were—so here’s my rundown of what caught my attention, what...
View ArticleHyouka, Episode 6
An episode in which Hyouka shows that it can not only be supremely delicate, sensitive, and elegant, but can also be a whole lot of fun. Unexpected, yes—but probably a wise decision after the subtle...
View ArticleAniwords – Where Do Hot Anime Boys Come From?
Thanks to the influence of a prominent fujoshi friend on Twitter (Mira, if you’re reading, you’re wonderful and yes, this is about you), I’ve kind of been working over the past few months or so at...
View ArticleFirst Impressions: Fall 2015 Anime (Part 2)
After the first rush of shows wound up being something less than significantly impressive, we got Sunday. Ah, Sunday, formerly a bastion of peace and no simulcasting shows—now, the unarguable king of...
View ArticleHyouka, Episode 7
It’s nice to have an onsen episode sometimes; I don’t think I could keep up the writing pace last week’s episode demanded for the rest of the show. That’s (of course) not to say that Hyouka entirely...
View ArticleAniwords – Being an Anime Fan in the 3D World
One thing I really enjoy about being an anime fan is seeing how this particular hobby that I have interacts with the non-anime liking world. I’ve had some great experiences—like friends watching the...
View ArticleAnime Weekly: Fall 2015, Week 2
Guys…I’m loving this season. And that’s all I’ll say at this point. Noragami Aragoto, Episode 2: I’ll admit I didn’t expect Noragami Aragoto to kick into serious mode so quickly after the premiere...
View ArticleHyouka, Episode 8
Appropriately, considering the subject matter, this episode of Hyouka felt incomplete, filled with half-truths, or…as if we didn’t have all of the clues…which makes it both difficult and easy to talk...
View ArticleAniwords – Save Me, I Love These Anime Too Much
You guys probably know better than anyone how overjoyed I’ve generally been with this season. You guys also probably know better than most how, when I’m really feeling happy about something, I just...
View ArticleAnime Weekly: Fall 2015, Week 3
Another very good week in a season of very good and likable shows—the highlights, by far, were Concrete Revolutio and Haikyuu!!. I’m pretty happy to say I’m pretty much in the exact same spot with this...
View ArticleHyouka, Episode 9
In which the Classics Club enters classroom 2-F as detectives, intending to solve the crime and identify the killer. Instead, they find themselves trapped in their own locked room—and still, the motive...
View ArticleAniwords – IDOL WARS (Part 1)
Okay, so the title of this one’s a bit of a misnomer since this week’s column isn’t exactly about idol wars in the way something like THE IDOLM@STER‘s idol agency spats or AKB0048‘s literal wars are....
View ArticleAnime Weekly: Fall 2015, Week 4
I do apologize for my inconsistent responses to comments over the last week or so—I’m in the middle of a fairly serious job application process, so that’s consuming a lot of the time and mental energy...
View ArticleKnights of Sidonia – DVD Review
So, as I announced a fair bit back, I’ve started writing for The Fandom Post! I won’t really be reviewing a ton of stuff over there, but it’s nice to be writing outside of my normal wheelhouse on...
View ArticleGlasslip and Fragments of Meaning
If a tree falls alone in a forest, does it make a sound? If a story has meaning, but no one is able to understand it, does it truly have meaning? If we are all marbles rolling around on the floor...
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