Anime Insights

Thoughtful explorations into what makes anime truly memorable, from storytelling and themes to symbolism, tropes, and worldbuilding. Whether it’s the use of colour in a dramatic scene or the meaning behind a show’s title, this category invites you to go beyond the surface and into the soul of the story.

  • Coming clean about watching anime

    Coming clean about watching anime

    I recently (yesterday) decided to take a leaf out of Comic-Con Africa’s social media book. Each Tuesday is their ‘Talk to us Tuesday’ where they post community relevant questions which really gives the community a chance to really engage with one another as well as the ComicCon team. I thought this is a really great…

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    4–6 minutes
  • Yukari Tamura, a voice to many

    Yukari Tamura, a voice to many

    We all fall in love with characters of our fave anime, and a big reason and contribution to this is thanks to the person who voices these characters. Yukari Tamura is a Japanese voice actress which is more commonly known as a seiyuu. She was born on the 27th of February in 1976 in Fukuoka, Japan.…

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    1–2 minutes
  • 10 Anime I am watching this season

    10 Anime I am watching this season

    It’s already time for the list of the new season of anime that I shall be watching. This season has some really exciting titles coming. There are two manga adaptations that I really can’t wait for. As for the rest of the season, I am feeling somewhat meh. There are titles I am looking forward…

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    7–10 minutes
  • There is nothing warm about Warm Wedding

    There is nothing warm about Warm Wedding

    Warm Wedding has so many lies, half-truths and secrets that it already started out as a mental bomb waiting to happen.

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    4–5 minutes
  • Defending InuYasha’s Indecisiveness

    Defending InuYasha’s Indecisiveness

    There are many points of InuYasha that seem to annoy its fans. For me, it was Kagome always saying sit and the somewhat repetitive plot cycle. For others, it was InuYasha’s indecisiveness between Kikyō and Kagome. In this post, I would actually like to back him up and support the fact that he was torn…

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    3–4 minutes
  • Love Like Cherry Blossoms

    Love Like Cherry Blossoms

    Not the typical but a typical romance webcomic! All the mushy feelings with a tad of confusion here and there and of course, a lot of blushing and sweet moments. Author: SNCE Type: WebComic Genre: Drama, Romance Chapters: 86 Status: Completed Anime adaptation: no You can read it on WebComics here I know it can…

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    3–4 minutes

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