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Why older protagonists hit different

February 2, 2023

Welcome back to Otaku Thursday all my weebs and weeaboos! I hope you all enjoyed the You Can’t Know Anime Awards that came out at the end of last month, and if you didn’t, I invite you to read it here! (Shameless plug). Today, as I wind down from such a behemoth of a post, … More Why older protagonists hit different

Day 5 of Niji Nights – The Culture behind Yaoi

June 16, 2022

Happy Day 5 of Niji Nights! For the past two rainbow-speckled nights, we brought you some of our favorite boys love and girls love couples. And today…well today is not as fun. No, today I’m going to be doing a deep dive. And that deep dive is going to be into the realm of none … More Day 5 of Niji Nights – The Culture behind Yaoi

Should I be Concerned? – Thoughts on Vanitas no Carte season 2

March 24, 2022

Welcome, welcome. Welcome back to Otaku Thursday! I was planning to come at you with an anime review this week, but instead I have opted to come with a bit of a hybrid post–part review, part concerned musing. Today, I wanted to talk about Vanitas no Carte–and specifically my…concerns–fears–ptsd from Pandora Hearts–on if Vanitas will … More Should I be Concerned? – Thoughts on Vanitas no Carte season 2

Digimon Adventure WHY — I mean, Psi

April 3, 2020

So, I haven’t talked a lot about this on this blog before but…I LOVE Digimon. Like love, love Digimon. I grew up on it and it’s always been my fave childhood show. I’ve watched every single season, every single movie (except the newest. Curse you CV). Hell, Digimon Adventure Tri made me bawl as a … More Digimon Adventure WHY — I mean, Psi

The Complexity of Yaoi (the good and the bad)

February 12, 2020

So yesterday Star covered the very important and very lovely topic of Yuri. But today, today it’s all about something I love and have lots of thoughts about—Yaoi. The forbidden boys love genre whose fanbase is LOUD. And I mean really, really loud. But yaoi, to me is both a enjoyable, but complicated, genre…that a … More The Complexity of Yaoi (the good and the bad)

RWBY Volume 7 Thoughts (and a small rant on the Finale)

February 6, 2020

Taking a small break from anime reviews for today, I thought I’d instead turn my attention to something that recently came to a close—RWBY volume 7. Now, because Star isn’t a fan of RWBY, and because my brother is only fun to rant to for so long, I thought now is the perfect time. Oh, … More RWBY Volume 7 Thoughts (and a small rant on the Finale)

Well that was Unexpected! – Top 5 Anime of Fall 2019

December 20, 2019

YA’LL. December is here. The year is almost over. So I thought, what better time than now to make my fall assessment for this season? I know most things still have a few episodes to go, but I feel as though I’ve seen enough to make my judgments (unless something goes terribly wrong in any … More Well that was Unexpected! – Top 5 Anime of Fall 2019

12 Days of Weebsmas – Baby it’s Snow Outside: the symbolism of snow in anime

December 13, 2019

Whether it’s the backdrop of a romantic shoujo moment atop a gorgeous mountain, or the sad choice of weather for a death march as you carry out your fallen friend, snow makes for some visually stunning moments in anime. But you know how people associate emotions or ideas with weather? Well, snow in anime is … More 12 Days of Weebsmas – Baby it’s Snow Outside: the symbolism of snow in anime

An Abstract Concept: Sarazanmai

December 5, 2019

Recently, Star mentioned to me that she’d heard about Sarazanmai a lot as of late. And I, of course, showed her the Reo & Mabu dance sequence. But after that, I felt the need to explain to her how Sarazanmai is an experience that a lot of people have strong feelings about—it was either really … More An Abstract Concept: Sarazanmai

A Love Letter to Sirius the Jaeger

October 24, 2019

I don’t think there’s a good way to describe my fascination with Sirius the Jaeger. Actually. That’s a lie. There is a very simple way to: OBSESSION. But not in the, it’s all I can think about way. Obsession like, I care a lot about it. See, I found this when it came out last … More A Love Letter to Sirius the Jaeger