Hotsui Matsuri 2025: Day 3- Nihongo Legends-Holy Objects

Welcome to another day of Hotsui Matsuri 2025! This is my, Star, favorite part of Japanese legends. It’s what makes legends into tangible things because some of these items have been located and stored in sacred places all over Japan. In this post, I’ll be talking about my favorite, the Japanese Imperial Regalia Yata no … More Hotsui Matsuri 2025: Day 3- Nihongo Legends-Holy Objects

Hotsui Matsuri- Day 2- Even More Traditional Instruments!

Hello and welcome back to Hotsui Matsuri! I hope you enjoyed yesterday’s post about Demon Slayer. Today, we’re going to be talking about something a little less anime and more about the cultural aspects of Japan. Today, we’re going to back to highlighting even more traditional Japanese instruments! Tsuzumi – This is another Japanese drum–a … More Hotsui Matsuri- Day 2- Even More Traditional Instruments!

Hotsui Matsuri 2025: Day 1- Demon Slayer Training Arc Review

Hey! Welcome to the first day of Hotsui Matsuri 2025! It’s a fun time on our blog where we highlight Japanese mythology and traditional aspects within the culture so naturally we’re writing about Demon Slayer HAHAHA, I, Star, am joking, but not really. Demon Slayer has a lot of symbolism and history if you know … More Hotsui Matsuri 2025: Day 1- Demon Slayer Training Arc Review

Niji Nights 2025: Day 7- Characters of Color in Anime

Hey everyone! Here’s to another year of Characters of Color in Anime to send off our Niji Nights Event! I hope you enjoyed the posts and can’t wait to do this again next year! Anthy from Revolutionary girl Utena Kaname Tosen from Bleach Yutaka Babayaro Inomata from Re-Main Luffy from One piece Agni from Black … More Niji Nights 2025: Day 7- Characters of Color in Anime

Niji Nights 2025: Day 6- Queer Coded Case Study of Vanitas

Hello and welcome back to Niji Nights, day number six! Can you believe that we’re nearly at the end of Niji Nights? It seems like it just flew by. Tonight, on this sixth Niji Night, I’m going to be bringing you another installment of queer coded– a blog series that looks at an anime and … More Niji Nights 2025: Day 6- Queer Coded Case Study of Vanitas

Niji Nights 2025: Day 5- Star’s experience in GL: Revolutionary Girl Utena

Happy to write another post for Niji Nights! So I’ll start by saying I, Star, was late to the game on fully watching this anime series. Even without watching it, it was such a monumental anime as a pinnacle of GL shows. But also a great representation of a non-binary character. Now, I have watched … More Niji Nights 2025: Day 5- Star’s experience in GL: Revolutionary Girl Utena

Niji Nights 2025: Day 3- Queer Characters in Anime

Welcome to another day of  Niji Nights 2025! I, Star, is back with more Queer Characters! Just a disclaimer that all rights belong to the creators and without background it’s not canon. I’ve included more non-binary characters this time around with some characters from anime that weren’t fully GL or BL but listed romance first. Joanne … More Niji Nights 2025: Day 3- Queer Characters in Anime

Niji Nights 2025: Day 2- GL Manga Recommendations

Niji Nights day two is here and where Star introduced you to more LGBTQIA+ webtoons yesterday, today I’m going to be sharing with you some other reading recommendations. Instead of webtoons, I’ve got some manga recommendations (after all, manga was my first love). So for all you GxG lovers out there, here are five Girls … More Niji Nights 2025: Day 2- GL Manga Recommendations