Politics, Art and Outer Space – Why Carole & Tuesday ‘Rocks’
When you start watching Carole & Tuesday, you may ask yourself why is the setting a colony on Mars? When you finish the series, you will find a satisfactory answer beyond “because Mars is a novelty way cooler than ol’ boring Earth”. This answer may come as a bit of a surprise because of how […]
Fashion In The Japanese Imaginary
Fashion is a big thing in Japan. And I’m not even talking about alternative street fashion like Lolita or Decora, mind you, although I’ll probably make a post about that at some point. This time, however, I’ll be referring to mainstream notions of fashion as seen in two different anime series: Kuragehime and Paradise Kiss. […]
An Ode To Golden Wind
There’s a song by Stars that advises to “take the weakest thing in you, and then beat the bastards with it”. They meant it in a metaphorical way, likely unaware that Atlus has made not one but six games where the concept is quite literal. I’m pretty sure I’m not alone when I say that […]
Miso Moment: The Heroine’s Journey
Back when I had enough patience to deal with important people and their huge egos, I helped moderate a panel about the Hero’s Journey as told by Campbell, as well as other theories that appeared in academic fields in response to it. One very interesting idea I heard is that the Hero does everything alone. […]
10 Manga That Should Have An Anime
There are so many good manga out there without an anime adaptation. Maybe it’s because manga has a lot more room for artistic freedom than anime. Maybe the sheer quantity of it makes it difficult for anime producers to find lesser-known gems. Whatever the case may be, most people have at least one manga they […]
Anime Saved My Life (Twice)
It’s kind of weird when I put it like that, and even weirder when I try to explain it, but I do mean it literally: anime saved my life, and it did so more than once. The first time it happened, I was a “child prodigy” forced to sit through endless math exercises during endless […]
