In defense of a “boring” romance.
[10] -konobi: friendship-
Friendship is by no means an uncommon theme in anime, but few recent anime have done as good a job at portraying a friendships that feel like, well, actual friendship than Konobi.
[11] -konosuba: pettiness-
Not all small things are pretty. In fact, some are petty. Like Konosuba‘s Aqua.
[12] -introduction to small things-
A choice is made, and we follow the droplet of water until it reaches the puddle.
On A Certain Scientific Railgun and Canonical Fanfiction
A Certain Scientific Railgun is basically author Kazuma Kamachi’s fanfiction in his own universe, but the show’s genre-blending tendencies, as it happens, mean that part of its core appeal is similar to that of fanfiction. It’s a fascinating thought to unpack.
Aniwords – In Defense of Liking Things
Yet another rambling-ish article from me on the nature of being a person who watches and likes things—ostensibly about anime, but theoretically applied to much more. In short, liking things is good and I like watching other people like things. So I hope I was able to encourage people to not be too afraid about sharing when they like things!
Aniwords – The Evolution of RWBY (Part 2)
We forge ahead with our series on RWBY this week, following up on last week’s piece about the show’s evolving writing by talking about how its visuals have grown up over the years. Honestly, I might have bitten off a bit more than I should have with trying to cover a topic as general as “visuals” in a single post, but I think I’ve managed to highlight the show’s evolution in this area pretty well nonetheless.
Fall 2016 Midseason Check-in
I don’t think it’s burnout, per se. But at the height of my seasonal anime-watching prowess I am not. The grand total number of shows this season I’m actively keeping up with? Six.
Aniwords – The Evolution of RWBY (Part 1)
As you guys well know, I’m rather fond of doting on shows that are… less than perfectly crafted. This goes doubly true for those rare cases where a show starts out a bit wobbly on its feet and then manages to carve out a distinctive path for itself. I’ve seen this happen a few times, but perhaps no show’s arc from underdog to champ has been as fun to witness as that of RWBY.
This week, the first of a two-parter on the show’s growth over the years—starting off by focusing on its storytelling!
Mobile Police Patlabor, Episode 1
We begin with an episode about the spaces between things, and about impatience.
Mage in a Barrel 