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Day 5 of Hotsui Matsuri: The Beauty of Natsume Yuujinchou
It’s either your calming cup of tea or the most boring show you’ve ever seen. It paints gorgeous sceneries, touches on ancient mythologies, and crafts soothing and beautiful OSTs. The show is honestly one of my favorites, and it’s perfect for Hotsui Matsuri. Natsume Yuujinchou, or better known as Natsume’s Book of Friends is a … More Day 5 of Hotsui Matsuri: The Beauty of Natsume Yuujinchou
Day 3 of Hotsui Matsuri: Nihongo Legends-Sacred Weapons
Hey! Welcome to another day of Hotsui Matsuri! I wanted to write a little piece about these mystical objects in Japanese folklore since they are sprinkled in a lot of anime and japanese media. Many of my favorites come from classic tales like The Tale of the bamboo-cutter, where a bamboo-cutter and his wife raise … More Day 3 of Hotsui Matsuri: Nihongo Legends-Sacred Weapons
Day 2 of Hotsui Matsuri: Nihongo Legends-Tengu
Some people call them tricksters, others say they are ogres, and some yet liken them to angels instead. What mysterious creature do I speak of today? The Nihongo Legend of a yokai depicted as humanoid creatures with red faces, long noses, and avian wings. The creature I speak of is none other than the infamous … More Day 2 of Hotsui Matsuri: Nihongo Legends-Tengu
Welcome to Day 1 of Hotsui Matsuri 2023!
Hello readers! We’re back for another year of Hotsui Matsuri, where we dive a little deeper into the culture of Japan’s spiritual world from urban legends, spirits and legendary weapons. So without further ado, here’s our lineup for this year! If you are interested in more of these kinds of blogs check out our previous … More Welcome to Day 1 of Hotsui Matsuri 2023!
Best Anime of Spring 2023
Welcome back to…Fandom Friday! As you know it’s been quiet around the blog what with so much of life and other projects going on. But despite all that, I did manage to watch anime last season–perhaps not all I had set out to, but certainly enough. Now, the only problem was that…not a lot of … More Best Anime of Spring 2023
Birdie–Why Did I watch This?
Hello and welcome back to Otaku Thursday! We’re not dead–well, at least I’m not. Just kidding neither is Star. No she has been working on our super special awesome new content. If you’re wondering what this new content is, I recommend you mosey on over to our Twitter where Star posted the link to our … More Birdie–Why Did I watch This?
Day 7 of Niji Nights: Representation! Characters of Color in Anime Part 4
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
Day 6: The Silent World of GL
Here we are, on day six of Niji Nights. We have done a lot of talking about boys love so far and only briefly mentioned girls love. Star and I tend to feel like in comparison to BL, GL often doesn’t get the same love and appreciation these days. There was a period in anime … More Day 6: The Silent World of GL
Day 5 of Niji Nights: Queer Characters in Anime Part 3
Hey all! Welcome to another day of Niji nights! I’m here bringing the 3rd year of Queer characters here is another 5 to our roster! If this interested you check out year 1 and 2 too! Mermaid sisters from Carole and Tuesday Three extraterrestrial sisters singing do-wop on an international signing competition on Mars. What … More Day 5 of Niji Nights: Queer Characters in Anime Part 3








