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Revisiting Makoto Shinkai’s Your Name (Kimi no Na Wa) At The Ten Year Anniversary – An Introspection of Connection, Perspective and Growth, Watching Taki and Mitsuha Save Itomori in Cantonese as An Exercise in Novelty
9+ hour, 50+ min ago (1754+ words) “I’m always searching for something, for someone.” –Taki Tachibana Your Name was one of 2016’s biggest releases: with director Makoto Shinkai at the helm, Your Name presented a tale of supernatural phenomenon which drops secondary students Taki Tachibana and Mitsuha…...
Time of Eve – An Anime Film Review and Reflection, An Introspection on Human-Computer Interaction Amidst The LLM Era and Intentionality as a Human Construct at the Fifteenth Anniversary
2+ week, 22+ hour ago (1733+ words) “Are you enjoying the Time of Eve?” Secondary student Rikuo Sakisaka lives during a time when Androids have gained widespread popularity. His Android, Sammy, reveals strange messages in her diagnostic logs. Tracing the location to a dingy alley, Rikuo and…...
Girls und Panzer: Motto Love Love Sakusen Desu! – Eleventh Act Review and Reflection, Finding Joy in Gentle Humour and Not-So Everyday Moments
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1733+ words) “I suppose if we couldn’t laugh at things that don’t make sense, we couldn’t react to a lot of life.” –Hobbes, Calvin and Hobbes On a cold, overcast winter day, the students of Chi-Ha Tan attempt to warm up by…...
Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid: A Lonely Dragon Wants to Be Loved – A Kyoto Animation Film Reflection, Thoughts on Family, Learning For Life and How Accumulated Knowledge Made Us Human
3+ week, 2+ day ago (1740+ words) “Family isn’t always blood. It’s the people in your life who want you in theirs; the ones who accept you for who you are. The ones who would do anything to see you smile and who love you no matter…...
Girls und Panzer: Motto Love Love Sakusen Desu! – Tenth Act Review and Reflection, Celebrating Christmas in July
4+ week, 23+ hour ago (1772+ words) “You create a bunch of characters and let them start bouncing into one another. That’s how a good story happens.” –Dennis Lehane Kiyomi spends a bit of time catching up with classmates on a popular show, prompting Takako, Riko and…...
The Controversy of Haruhi Suzumiya: Examining How Conflict Management and Temporal Recursion Set Up The Future of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya’s Second Season At The Fifteenth Anniversary
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (1796+ words) “Sure, there were a couple of non-summertime things that slipped in, but looking back, I can honestly say we had the time of our lives.” –Kyon on Endless Eight The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya‘s first season was released to…...
Masterpiece Anime Showcase – A Fifteen Year Introspection, Invading Hearts and Minds in Shinryaku! Ika Musume
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1749+ words) “An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come” –Victor Hugo 2010’s Shinryaku! Ika Musume was one of the more memorable series of its time – centred around the premise of ocean-dweller Ika Musume, Shinryaku!...
The Food Diary of Miss Maid – Whole-Series Review and Reflection
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1821+ words) “To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art.” –François de La Rochefoucauld Summer’s heat prompts Suzume and Ricotta to enjoy shaved ice together, and when a typhoon hits, Suzume meets another one of her neighbours, Anzu…...
The Completion of Haruhi Suzumiya – Revisiting the Broadcast Order and Making A Case For Youthful Romance In The Melancholy Of Haruhi Suzumiya At The Twentieth Anniversary
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1758+ words) “I realised fun things wouldn’t come my way just by waiting for them. I thought when I got into junior high, it was time for me to make a change. I’d let the world know I wasn’t a girl who…...
We Tried Making a PV – Revisiting Futsū no Joshikōsei ga Locodol Yattemita’s Third OVA and Reflecting on A Decade Since The Graduate Thesis Defense
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (1751+ words) “Mo shùile togam suas” –University of Calgary Motto Nanako becomes enamoured with a promotional video the Awa Awa Girls have released and is surprised when her uncle messages her, indicating Nagarekawa City Hall plans to also produce a video to…...