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.
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Otaku Moves: Week 2 Day 2
Oh here is the dreaded day! Day 2 of Week 2 has finally arrived and I don’t know about you but I am faced with a serious challenge. If you remember the schedule for Week 2 you will know that today’s challenge is none other than squats! A serious weakness of mine. How can they…
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Otaku Moves: Week 1 Reflection
Oh my, oh my, oh my, that doesn’t even begin to cover it. Day one was complicated. Day 2 did not even come around. Thank you Rupin for following up on this, although I am sorry that I did not manage to get around to posting the rest of the days. So let me start…
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Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry
Scrolling through my twitter feed after accidentally hitting on #FairyTail I stumbled across a tweet saying that the next season will be aired Spring 2017. Then further scrolling it was revealed that it is actually the 2nd Fairy Tail Movie! Okay, so is it real? Or is this another well played hoax to get the…
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World Otaku Day 2016
If you would like to know what World Otaku Day is, what it is all about and if it is real, you can read all about it in a previous post I wrote last year: Is World Otaku Day Real? Otherwise I am happy to say Happy World Otaku to my fellow anime and manga…
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How fast is Mach 20 really?
Assassination classroom quickly became a fan favourite where students have to kill their teacher. Who has never thought of that at least once? Anyway, the act of killing their teacher is ridiculously difficult for many reasons, one of them being that he can move at Mach 20. Yea I also numbly accepted the whole vague…
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Favourite anime weapon, gear or amour?
Man this challenge is tough, two favourite posts in a row. Thankfully I had been thinking of this since the first time I read the questions. Plus I am glad they did not as for favourite ability because then I would truly be at a loss since there are just way to many to mention.…
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