Category: Holidays

Day 6 of Otakutober: Oh the horror!- Anime Halloween Costumes part 3

October 24, 2024

Welcome back to another night of Otakutober! We’re back with more of what spirit Halloween has come up with. Which anime character debuts this year, let’s find out… (*Warning images you are about to see may be cringy and borderline disrespectful to the art of cosplay and Halloween.) Honestly, should have seen this coming. The … More Day 6 of Otakutober: Oh the horror!- Anime Halloween Costumes part 3

Day 5 of Otakutober: Dying to Meet You – Top 5 Shinigami in Anime

October 23, 2024

Grim Reapers. Sometimes appearing in long dark robes, skeletal in shape, bearing scythes. Sometimes seen in flowing dresses surrounded by flowers. And other times grim reapers are seen in the shape of anime characters known as shinigami. What is a shinigami? Well, we have a handy post from past Otakutober’s you can find here to … More Day 5 of Otakutober: Dying to Meet You – Top 5 Shinigami in Anime

Day 4 of Otakutober: Recommended Horror Anime

October 22, 2024

Welcome to another day of Otakutober! This is certainly the year of firsts for us. We are finally creating the beginning of our recommendation list for horror! (*Not to be confused by dark fantasy or psychological thrillers the shows listed here are Horror by myanimelist.com standards. ) Our list covers nearly 30 years of anime … More Day 4 of Otakutober: Recommended Horror Anime

Day 3 of Otakutober: Mostly Ghostly! Ghost Characters in Anime

October 21, 2024

Hello and welcome back to 13 Days of Otakutober! I hope you all have been enjoying our haunting content (and are prepared for so much more). Today we’re coming at you with a list of some of the mostly ghostly characters we can think of. Here are some of our favorite phantom-like characters who are … More Day 3 of Otakutober: Mostly Ghostly! Ghost Characters in Anime

Day 1 of Otakutober: Occult & Aliens! – Dandadan First Impressions

October 19, 2024

Ghosts and ghouls alike, welcome to 13 Days of Otakutober! I’m so ecstatic to be coming at you with some spooky and Halloween-themed anime-related content. I can’t wait for the next 13 days as we get to talk about all things horror, spooky, and downright creepy in the world of anime/manga/games. Fall is my favorite … More Day 1 of Otakutober: Occult & Aliens! – Dandadan First Impressions

Day 6 of Hotsui Matsuri 2024: Demystifying Japanese Traditional Fashion

August 18, 2024

Welcome back to our final day of Hotsui Matsuri! I, Star, felt like it was over too fast -cries in shoujo- but it’s all good, we’ll have more content to give you next year too! For now though, we’ll end this year in a fashionable exit as I take you on a short tour of … More Day 6 of Hotsui Matsuri 2024: Demystifying Japanese Traditional Fashion

Day 5 of Hotsui Matsuri 2024: Nihongo Legends – Akuma

August 17, 2024

Hello all and welcome back to Hotsui Matsuri! We’re on day five out of six so we’re in the homestretch now. Today’s post is highlighting yet another (non-anime) culture topic as we explore the realm of Nihongo Legends. A few days ago, Star introduced you all to the wonderful and quirky world of yokai, so … More Day 5 of Hotsui Matsuri 2024: Nihongo Legends – Akuma

Day 4 of Hotsui Matsuri 2024: More Japanese Traditional Instruments!

August 16, 2024

It’s Hotsui Matsuri day four and today I’m going to be moving away from anime in my post to talk about some culture topics instead! I’m going to be revisiting a topic that I personally have loved over the past few years that we’ve done this campaign, and that is introducing you all to traditional … More Day 4 of Hotsui Matsuri 2024: More Japanese Traditional Instruments!