Hotsui Matsuri: Day 4- Nihongo Legends- Tengu

Hello and welcome back to Hotsui Matsuri! Today we’re going to be returning to another installment of Nihongo Legends! And for today we’re going to be talking about another Japanese folklore creature. Today we’re talking about the legend of the Tengu. The Tengu is one of the most popular Japanese creatures of legend. Known for … More Hotsui Matsuri: Day 4- Nihongo Legends- Tengu

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

Day 6 of Doki Doki Days 2025: GONE WRONG – True Beauty from Webtoon to Anime

Doki Doki Days is nearly at an end and Star and I are currently snowed in. Which means I have all the time in the world to go on this rant, however, for sanity’s sake–I will keep this short. While we have talked about all the great things going on in the anime world and … More Day 6 of Doki Doki Days 2025: GONE WRONG – True Beauty from Webtoon to Anime