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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Favourite goofy anime character
Once again I am challenged with the F word, favourite, and I am stumped. Plus what do they mean by goofy? As in clumsy, silly, insane? I went with the not quite a full box of chocolates type characters who make me smile for my meaning of the word goofy. So what did that leave…
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Anime characters that get under my skin
There is a whole long list of characters that really irritate me, and I am talking teeth pulling, nails on the chalkboard irritate. However I have managed to narrow my long list to a mere two characters that now that I have seen their scenes and know what they say I will gladly just skip…
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Most Epic Anime Scene
This one is hard for me to answer. I first needed to figure out what I thought epic could mean and there are a lot of ways this could be meant. It could be a tragic scene or a really funny scene. The scenes I chose probably won’t really be considered by many others or…
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Is gaming like in SAO and .hack possible?
Okay, okay I know this is strictly not anime related but I just seriously had to share this with you. The geek in me really geeked out and my inner otaku heart started racing at the possibilities. So what has got me all a quiver and hyped out? VIRTUAL REALITY. Even better it was virtual…
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Best supporting female anime character
This one did not take much for me to answer. The below ladies I feel are underrated especially since their existence is so important. Without these ladies the anime would not have occurred the way it did and their outcomes would be vastly different.
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The “Devil Six”
The “Devil Six” are a group of the highest ranking characters of Black Butler/kuroshitsuji. The rankings were decided by on official character popularity poll of the characters. The poll was to celebrate the 100th serialized chapter. Chapter 105 of the manga only shows the ten most popular characters; the top six characters are regarded as the…
3–4 minutes
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