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Day 7 of Niji Nights: Representation! Characters of Color in Anime Part 4

June 19, 2023

Welcome back, to yet another night of Niji Nights! We’re bringing in another year of Characters of Color in celebration of Juneteenth. There’s nothing more that I love than highlighting characters of color. I feel Japan sometimes has skewed views on other cultures that is different than theirs but some of these characters were pivotal … More Day 7 of Niji Nights: Representation! Characters of Color in Anime Part 4

Sports Anime and DRAMA

March 11, 2021

Hello, hello, hello and welcome back to Otaku Thursday! Can you believe it’s already the second week of March and this is the real first Otaku Thursday I’m doing this month? No? ME TOO! Instead of bringing you an anime review I thought we could talk about something else–something that’s been on my mind (thanks … More Sports Anime and DRAMA

Family Oriented Anime

November 28, 2020

Hello and welcome back to our blog! Today we’re coming at you with a collab blog to help get in the holiday mood. As many of our American blog viewers know, Thanksgiving was this past week, and I’m sure many of you are aware that visiting family just wasn’t advised this year. So, today we’re … More Family Oriented Anime

LGBTQIA+ Representation in Anime

June 25, 2020

Hello all and welcome back to Niji Nights! Last time I talked specifically about transgender characters in anime in some old school vs. some newer anime. Today, I want to open that door a little wider and just talk about LGBTQIA+ in anime and highlight some good moments for representation in anime over the past … More LGBTQIA+ Representation in Anime

Transgender Anime Characters — Then vs. Now

June 23, 2020

So today as part of our Niji Nights, we’re going to talk about something that I believe, has greatly improved in the realm of anime. And that? That is the representation of transgender characters in anime. Without further ado, let’s get into it! Recently I re-watched Yu Yu Hakusho with Star and some of our … More Transgender Anime Characters — Then vs. Now

When the Stars don’t align – Hoshiai no Sora & The Anime Industry

January 23, 2020

Wow. I am so mad. But not at Hoshiai no Sora—just to get that out of the way. No, Hoshiai no Sora did nothing wrong to me—it was the fucking studio. But I’ll get more into that in a moment. But first. My God. Why was I sleeping on this anime? Why did I save … More When the Stars don’t align – Hoshiai no Sora & The Anime Industry

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