Published inAniTAY-Official·PinnedRelating Anime Characters’ Grieving to My Own LossDeceased parents are a common trope in anime. Many times, though (particularly outside of more action-oriented series), the immediate impact of that death on the surviving characters’ emotions seems to be glossed over — we’ll see the occasional shot of the small shrine in the house/apartment, or part of an…Anime12 min readAnime12 min read
Published inAniTAY-Official·PinnedOvercoming Disaster: The Return of KyoAni and the ChorogonsIn the Winter season of 2017, Kyoto Animation, arguably one of, if not the, top anime studios in Japan, released their adaptation of Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid, based on the manga by “Coolkyousinnjya”, the creator of I Can’t Understand What My Husband Is Saying, a cute little romantic comedy that…12 Days Of Christmas9 min read12 Days Of Christmas9 min read
Published inAniTAY-Official·Feb 8, 2022The Old “New Cop, Mad Cop” Routine: Early Impressions of Police in a PodIn Machiyama’s war on crime, the worst criminal offenders are pursued by the detectives of the Criminal Affairs Division. These are not their stories. In America for some years now, a popular epithet has been “ACAB” — “All Cops Are Bastards,” in reference to a growing, or at least more…Anime10 min readAnime10 min read
Dec 25, 2021It’s Christmas! (12 Days of Anime, the Finale)It’s Christmas again, senpai! Roll out the Padoru, Padoru!Anime4 min readAnime4 min read
Dec 23, 2021Anime Watching and Manga Reading Habits (12 Days of Anime 10)How have my anime watching and manga reading habits changed over the last few years? Well, let’s take a look… Welcome to “12 Days of Anime 2021”, a writing challenge in which I look to have an article a day for 12 days leading up to Christmas, all centered in…Anime4 min readAnime4 min read
Dec 22, 2021Looking Ahead to Anime I’m Interested In For 2022 (12 Days of Anime 9)This may be confirmation bias, but especially the second half of 2021 felt like it was filled with sequel series. While several of these were for shows that I did want to watch, this in part contributed to my “lighter” watchload this year. But let’s take a look ahead to…Anime6 min readAnime6 min read
Dec 21, 2021My Favorite Anime Themes of 2021 (12 Days of Anime 8)Ahh, the old “Favorite Anime Themes” post. A tried-and-true classic, although last year, I didn’t have enough “competition” or so for the yearly post, prompting my “all-time” lists. Still not a lot of choices this year, but I thought I’d look back and see what ones I definitely liked and…Anime4 min readAnime4 min read
Dec 19, 2021Anime Quick Reviews: Older Shows Watched in 2021 (12 Days of Anime 6)In addition to seasonal anime, I sometimes even get a chance to try and catch up on parts of my backlog. …Anime Review6 min readAnime Review6 min read
Dec 18, 2021Anime Quick Reviews, 2021 Second Half (12 Days of Anime 5)For today’s article, I’ll finish up my reviews of the shows I’ve watched this year, and giving each a grade. As a reminder, all opinions here are my own, and they’re not all going to be super in-depth. …Anime8 min readAnime8 min read
Dec 17, 2021Anime Quick Reviews, 2021 First Half (12 Days of Anime 4)For today’s article, I thought I’d once again take a “year in review” approach covering my thoughts on the 2021 anime series that I’ve seen, and giving each one a rating / grade based on what I thought of it. Welcome to “12 Days of Anime 2021”, a writing challenge…Anime9 min readAnime9 min read
