I noticed something about my blog recently. I'm always talking about girls. Whether it's my animated waifus, female manga characters, or real-life idols, I'm always like girls... gurls... GIRLS. I've also noticed a weird trend in the yuri community: some overly zealous yuri purists hate men or don't think they should be in certain anime … Continue reading Yuri Fans Can Love Guys Too: My Favorite Male Anime Characters
Danmachi Season 2 was just announced, and I am super excited~! Not only because it's been 4 years since Season 1, but because I'll also get to see some of my favorite characters back in action. And, unsurprisingly or not, most of my favorites from the show are women. (I love Bell-kun too, though.) With a … Continue reading The Diverse Women of Sword Oratoria (March 2019 OWLS Tour)
Rai: Hi everyone, NerdyGirl from Nerdy Girl News and I are back with Round 2 of our collab, where we focus on lesser known anime that deserve some attention. In the first collab, we talked about Inuyasha, Shugo Chara and much more. Make sure to go back and read Part 1 if you haven’t. Now... … Continue reading Unknown Anime That Deserve Attention Part 2! Collaboration with Nerdy Girl News
Hi everyone, it's been a while, but this month I am participating in an OWLS blog tour! If you aren’t aware, OWLS is a group of otaku bloggers whose goal is to use anime to spread acceptance to everyone, regardless of their ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, etc. Every month, the members of OWLS are given … Continue reading Loving and Connecting with Your Monster Pet (OWLS Adore Blog Tour)
Yay! This is my first post for 2019! I'll start out by saying that 2018 was a very good year for me personally. While 2017 was the year of professional freelance writing, 2018 was the year of professional writing... at a full-time job! Yep, in 2018, I got a full-time writing job, which was basically … Continue reading Rai’s 2018 Blog Showcase~
Hey everyone, welcome to my collab with Scott from Mechanical Anime Reviews. A while back, Scott and I were talking about space girls and we realized that we both like the classic sci-fi anime Tenchi Muyo. And that's how this collab was born! A big thanks to Scott for inviting me along 🙂 However, this … Continue reading Tenchi Muyo Character Talk Part 2 (Collab with Mechanical Anime Reviews)
I finally did it. I FINALLY completed my Pokedex in ORAS! It took a total of 2 years (4 years if you include the first time I played the game), but I did it! :') Why did it take so long? Because I am insane... I catch every single Pokemon from scratch. I don't trade from … Continue reading Pokemon Alpha Sapphire Review
Last year, Princess Principal was one of my surprise favorites. In fact, I think it took a lot of people by surprise - it seemingly came out of nowhere and blew everyone away with its adorable yet bad-ass characters, interesting and dynamic story, and its awesome steam punk setting. Then, I received another welcomed surprise … Continue reading Interview with Princess Principal Director Masaki Tachibana
As someone who has watched many anime with all-girls casts, there’s a trend I've noticed over time. Anime girls are always going on diets - it happens in Sailor Moon, Love Live, Uma Musume, and even in Lucky Star. And loads more. I began to ask myself, “Why are all these girls so obsessed with … Continue reading Why Are Anime Girls Always Dieting? Female Body Image and Weight in Japan
If you know anything about me, you know that I LOVE idols. So, when I heard about the anime Music Girls (Ongaku Shoujo), I needed to check it out. Right away, I could tell this anime was going to be... different. The series is about a girl named Hanako and an unpopular idol group called … Continue reading Music Girls (Ongaku Shoujo) Anime Review
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