I've been wanting to write something like this for a long-ish time now. However, like most other things, I have been unable to find the words to express it in a way that both makes sense to me, and to those of you reading. Well... saying that, I don't know if it will make sense, … Continue reading Anime: Enjoyment, Motivation, and Writing
A Place Further than the Universe has taken the Winter of 2018 by storm. Though... not from the get go. It is something which has crept up on all of us. Rallying over the weeks, as its MAL score grew and grew to something which its cute girl aesthetic never foreshadowed at the beginning … Continue reading A Place Further Than the Universe: Love and Loss, and Friends
This is something I have been deliberating over for a rather significant amount of time now, so here goes: Within the anime community I feel there is a trend, this need to analyse every single frame of media; almost as if anime (or media in general) exists for this reason alone, and anything without so-called … Continue reading Anime: Overanalyzing – Current Climate of Content
Yuru Camp - by relatively young and unknown studio C-Station - is one of this season's (Winter 2018) Slice of Life shows, very possibly a contender for the best in its class. Only one word comes to mind: camping. We all love camping, well... l love camping; it was something our family did when I … Continue reading Yuru Camp (Laid Back): Let’s Go Camping!
I'll preface this discussion by saying I rarely watch Yuri. Not because I have an aversion to it - or feel anything inherently negative towards it. Only, Yuri is something that rarely ever comes to the surface in my anime watching habits; for whatever reason that may be. With this in mind, I have few … Continue reading In ‘Defense’ of… Citrus and the Ecchi Genre
On occasion, characters grab your imagination in the first few moments of you knowing them. Girls' Last Tour is a perfect example of this; how it manages to present its two characters in a way that is hardly exciting, but completely endearing. It's this slow revelation of who these two girls are where the … Continue reading Girls’ Last Tour: Developing Character
I wrote this previously, Why You NEED to Watch, Made in Abyss I'll admit it, within my own writing, I have never been a huge fan of worldbuilding. I prefer to invest more time into my characters, and the situations they find themselves in. Yet, this isn't to say I don't appreciate worldbuilding in the … Continue reading A Look Into The Worldbuilding of: Made in Abyss
Satoshi Kon. A name that is instantly recognised, and hugely respected within the anime community and business. Known for his distinct thematic elements, and unmistakable tonality of his films. Sadly, the man behind many other critically acclaimed classics such as, Tokyo Godfathers, Paprika, Millennium Actress, and Paranoia Agent passed away in 2010 after a very … Continue reading Perfect Blue – Exploring Satoshi Kon’s Masterpiece
I have never seen an anime like Aku no Hana, pretty much in every respect. There's something so singular about it - the way in which it presents itself on-screen. The beautiful real-world humanity that props up its characters. And, not to mention possibly the most noticeable thing, the use of the Rotoscpope animation style; … Continue reading Aku no Hana (Flowers of Evil): Creating Atmosphere
For the past few days, I've been watching Flowers of Evil. A show that has been on my radar for quite a while now. It's one of those shows that appeals to my inner-self; creating a kind of semantic lust that I cannot quite understand. And, after having watched it, it does not disappoint in … Continue reading Aku No Hana (Flowers of Evil) : Critiquing Criticism
