I have a confession to make. I have a deep-seated horror of wide-open spaces that when it strikes causes me palpitations, a sensation of overwhelming vertigo and an almost irresistible urge to grab onto something solid for dear life or go hide underground somewhere. My fear is that perhaps gravity might decide to invert itself … Read more
I have been in love with anime since I first caught Miyazaki’s Laputa, Castle in the Sky (presumably the old Streamline dub) on UK terrestrial TV in the 1980s. A few years later, my folks moved to the city where I gained access to cable TV and all manner of obscure channels. Some channels showed anime like … Read more
Welcome to my last Anisong round up for 2018. Though the fall season is mostly finished outside some continuing simuldubs and Winter 2019 is already getting underway with some eagerly anticipated new shows and sequels, we had a pretty stocked fall lineup. Looking back, I watched a lot of Anime on various platforms and realized … Read more
(Originally posted 2018-12-05) So, I’m inspired by RedStripe118‘s mention of the “12 Days of Anime” challenge. TL;DR: There’s a post here, with details: Make an initial post pre-Dec. 14th From December 14th through December 25th, have one post per day related to anime (per the original, in theory it’s about shows you’ve watched this year, and each … Read more
It’s time for another Anisong round up, a seasonal list of some of the best musical offerings featured in the latest Anime simulcasts. So earlier I had mentioned I’ve been struggling to make time to write these while trying to balance the rest of schedule. But as I started to sit down and actually write … Read more
The Dream Team is dead. As reported earlier by Anime News Network, Funimation and Crunchyroll announced today that their partnership will be coming to a close next month on November 9th. After that date, the VRV service will be losing FunimationNow and HIDIVE will be joining the service. You can read the full details over … Read more
(Originally posted 2018-05-01, Updated 2019-05-29 and 2020-11-12 for dead links) Because why not, I thought I’d share my favorite opening and closing anime themes for the last year. To simplify this, I broke it down to favorite OP and ED for each season, plus a year-wide Honorable Mention for each. This is strictly based on … Read more
While I’m currently playing catch up on some shows I missed several episodes in the last few weeks, now is a good time to revisit some of them before I fully transition over to my Spring Anime backlog. Lately, I’ve hit something of a writer’s block in my creativity. I come up with an idea, … Read more