Manga Meditations: ‘After The Rain’… A Little Blue Sky
The affections of a young woman towards an older man, or vice versa, is a sensitive subject to address in literature, or any medium for…
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Anime Recollections: Ken Akamatsu’s ‘Love Hina’ – Promises & Dreams
With Ken Akamatsu being vocal of late about the free creative expression of the anime and manga mediums, my mind strayed immediately to Love Hina.…
Anime Recollections: Classic Anime ‘Agent Aika’ Boasts ‘Bond Plots’ & ‘Panty Shots’
April 25th 1997 saw the debut of Agent Aika. Termed an ‘Anime Legend’ on its Bandai Entertainment DVD cover, one may assume potential depth, that…
Wishing All a Hopeful New Years! A Brief Essay on Escapism
A harsh, yet beautiful piece of script from William Shakespeare, the “Hollow Crown” speech, encapsulates much of the human condition, from choosing executors, and talking…
The Feature-Length 2D Animated Film is a Dying Art
Mamoru Oshii, the venerable director of animated film classics Ghost in the Shell and Patlabor, explains why the feature-length 2D animated film is becoming a dying art. “Making…
Manga Meditations: Azumanga Daioh – Christmas in Translation
Manga, for a time, was flipped to be read left to right from its original right to left format. Anime (especially through 4Kids) took…
Anime Recollections: ‘If I See You In My Dreams’ is a Piece Of Christmas Cake!
Happy Holidays folks! Keeping with the season, this installment of Anime Recollections will address a Christmas episode from an anime. This article’s subject being…
Anime Recollections: ‘Ai Yori Aoshi’ True Blue Love, Red String Fate & White Christmas
Ai Yori Aoshi (藍より青し, “Bluer Than Indigo”) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kou Fumizuki. It’s a love story between two characters…
Anime Acquisitions: ‘Penguin Highway’ (2018) Nostalgic and Evocative
Studio Ghibli. Mamoru Oshi. Satoshi Kon. Names, colossal in proportion, which have reigned over much of my feature length animation viewing since Pokemon, Dragon…
Manga Meditations: ‘Sweat & Soap’ is a ‘Scent-sitively’ Executed Romcom
Asako Yaeshima, is a 26 year old woman with an unusual problem. She perspires excessively, and with minimal impetus, which in turn generates a…