Anime influences America- Brief history of the last 30 years

Hey! Welcome to the very first Anime influences America series of posts! I, Star, will be breaking down some of the history of anime in America. I understand this is a huge history so I will start with beginning of the hype for our generation and grow from there. (Just to keep this simple, it’s … More Anime influences America- Brief history of the last 30 years

We hit a milestone! 200th blog post! A walk down memory lane~ The Highlight reel

It’s our 200th post so we figured we celebrate! It has been two years of us delivering weeby content and Otakuculture! We want to give out a special thanks to our friends on Twitter from the aniblogger community. As well as our friends who have invited us to be part of the yearly WordPress Anime … More We hit a milestone! 200th blog post! A walk down memory lane~ The Highlight reel

New Year’s and what that means in America vs. Japan

(I’m going to try really hard to not get hungry or melt into a puddle of embarrassment from talking about New Years’ traditions.) SO New Year’s in anime tend to be a pivotal moment where a character decides to make a change in their life. Sometimes it’s winning the heart of another or achieving a … More New Year’s and what that means in America vs. Japan

Introduction into Anime– For parents raising kiddos

More and more of my friends and peers are having babies and I’m worried. Anime has always been difficult to introduce to children. Although most find anime on their own and have to find their tribe or keep it to themselves. (I, Star naturally turned my friends into weebs while Luna was ostracized for being … More Introduction into Anime– For parents raising kiddos

Kumoricon 2019

Was a blast! It was quite the whirlwind weekend, especially as a staffer. But all-in-all it was a fun con. I got about 3 hours of sleep a night but coffee was delivered most mornings so there were some perks to waking up early. Even with all the craziness I at least managed to get … More Kumoricon 2019

Star’s viewing experience of Mecha- Darling in the Franxx

Alright so first I, Star, would like to write a disclaimer that Luna doesn’t like Mecha all that much so I took it upon myself to finish the series. With that being said and without further ado, my inner sexually confused teenage spirit will tell you all about Darling in the Franxx. I’m going to … More Star’s viewing experience of Mecha- Darling in the Franxx

Star’s viewing experience of Shoujo- Akagami no Shirayuki Hime

I don’t have too much of a shoujo background. I tend to get bored which leads to frustration or it’s too cliche on tropes so I can call what happens next. But thanks to instagram I’ve found myself browsing scenes and caught myself intrigued over and over again. Maybe because the moments seemed sincere, genuine … More Star’s viewing experience of Shoujo- Akagami no Shirayuki Hime