In 2017, the words echoed throughout the anime community: "CITRUS IS GETTING AN ANIME." And finally, in the anime season of Winter 2018, the dream finally became a reality. Citrus officially premiered as an anime! During its run, both positive and negative reviews of the show popped up everywhere. Yuri fans screamed victory while others … Continue reading Why Everyone Freaked Out Over The Citrus Anime (Including Me)
I should have probably titled this post "A Rant About Education Via Little Witch Academia" because that is what is feels like, haha. Anyway... I recently finished watching Little Witch Academia, and I loved it. The art, the surprising amount of depth, the different themes and motifs placed throughout the show... But what personally stuck out … Continue reading Little Witch Academia Represents What Is Wrong With Education In Japan
My fiance and I like to watch poorly done, low-budget Asian movies because we find it entertaining. Going in, we thought live-action horror movie Tag (Riaru Onigokku in Japanese) was going to be one of these movies. But we were wrong. So wrong. On the surface, Tag, directed by Shion Sono is a splatter, gore … Continue reading Violent Japanese Horror Movie Tag (Riaru Onigokko) Is A Strange, Surreal Yuri Metaphor
Another season, another new batch of anime to watch. Like always, I am going to attempt to simulcast a couple anime series as they air. I usually like to watch shows with cute girls, yuri, and slice of life, but I am open to watching anything. Below is the list of the shows I will try … Continue reading My Watchlist For The Summer 2017 Anime Season
Hello, everyone! In this post I am going to go over and review the anime I watched during the Spring 2017 season. Most of these shows fall under "cute" shows, such as shows with kawaii girls, slice-of-life, cute girls doing cute things, magical girls, chibi artwork and so on. The shows I watched in their … Continue reading The Best And Worst Anime of Spring 2017- Reviews and Impressions
I am going to go on a rant about review Hinako Note because this was one of my favorites for this season and I assumed that others would like it as well. However, Hinako Note received a lot of hate. "Too much fan service." "Generic. Average." "The animation is bad." I am usually open to … Continue reading Hinako Note Review and How Relatability Helps Us Enjoy Anime
It is is pride month! :3 And for pride month, the blogger group OWLS (Otaku Warriors For Liberty And Self Respect) which I am a part of has decided to celebrate LGBT characters in anime and manga. Here is our prompt for this month: June is known as “Pride Month” within the LGBT & Queer … Continue reading Yuri Anime and Manga: Validating Lesbian Relationships As Real (June OWLS Blog Tour)
Another month has passed and that means there is a new OWLS blog tour going on. This month, our prompt is strength: “Your greatest weakness can become your greatest strength.” In anime, characters struggle with inner demons or physical weaknesses that make them feel insecure and prevent them from achieving goals. Yet when these characters … Continue reading Strength and Anxiety in Amanchu (OWLS May Blog Tour)
Instead of having one giant end-of-the-season post like I've had in the past, I decided to split into two (sorry this is so late!). Here I am going to discuss my favorite and least favorite characters from the 2017 winter anime season. You can read my overall reviews and impressions of the season in Part … Continue reading Anime Winter 2017 Part 2- The Best And Worst Characters
I apologize that this is a little late. I have also been very busy with school and work. I am graduating soon! I plan to post my Master's final project about Japanese education on here when it is finished 🙂 Although I usually watch cutesy shows with a lot of girls and yuri, some of … Continue reading Anime Winter 2017 Part 1. Overall Impressions: The Best And The Worst
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