Tag: ghosts

Touch-A Touch-A Touch My Soul — First Impressions: Sankaku Mado no Sotogawa wa Yoru

October 7, 2021

Hello and welcome back to Otaku Thursday! So this month, everything is really out of whack and Star and I haven’t really been able to watch any of the anime from this season–everything except for one show. Yes, one of the ones I had no idea about until I saw it on MyAnimeList and then … More Touch-A Touch-A Touch My Soul — First Impressions: Sankaku Mado no Sotogawa wa Yoru

Day 8 of Otakutober: What are Ghouls? Baby don’t hurt me, don’t hurt me. No more

October 26, 2020

It’s time we ask the age old question that nobody actually asked and might seem kind of self-explanatory but still worth talking about anyway: What is a ghoul? Are they like ghosts? Zombies? Vampires? Where exactly might their origins as creatures lie? I often find myself wondering exactly what a ghoul is closest to (because … More Day 8 of Otakutober: What are Ghouls? Baby don’t hurt me, don’t hurt me. No more

Nihongo Legends: Anime About the Dearly Departed

August 13, 2020

No. We are not talking about scary ghosts–that is reserved for Otakutober. Today we’re talking about all of the friendly ghosts and spirits that make for some really beautiful stories. Not to mention it’s around the time of Obon Festival right now and Obon is all about honoring the spirits of the deceased, so I … More Nihongo Legends: Anime About the Dearly Departed

First Impressions: Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun

March 12, 2020

Rumor has it…that there is a ghost girl in the bathroom named Hanako-san, except that’s not true and it’s actually a boy named Hanako-kun. Yes. That is pretty much the premise of Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun–well, that and his contract with this girl who ingests mermaid scales and gets cursed and the only way to remain … More First Impressions: Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun