After she saw A Tale of Perishing—an anime movie by an esteemed auteur—as a child, Natsuko Hirose wanted to be an animator. Not just an animator, but a genius animator. She honed her skill in her school years and made her debut to rave reviews. However, Natsuko has hit a roadblock when she is tasked […]
Konoha Akisato is an illustrator that loves drawing cute anime girls and bishoujo games. While she works in the video game industry making bishoujo games as an assistant illustrator, her dream is to become famous for her bishoujo heroine designs. Unfortunately, with her employer focused on cheap budget-bin bishoujo games, there is no way that
Do you happen to be an adult who enjoys anime? Are you also being ground up in the meat grinder of late stage capitalism that takes all your effort and turns it into cash for someone else? Adulthood sure isn’t as great as it looked when you were a kid, right? While escapism through anime
As an adult, Kyouya Hashiba left his office job to pursue a career in the video game industry. However, although he tried every role, nothing has worked out. Even with the bright potential of a popular game he got a job on after giving up, the division closes down abruptly. Now moving back in with
With sketchbook always on hand, Midori Asakusa has a passion for drawing both the world around her and the world in her boundless imagination. In stark contrast, her best friend Sayaka Kanamori and her calculated approach to life keeps her grounded. After a chance encounter with model Tsubame Misuzaki who has a passion for drawing
Been away from anime for awhile? We understand. You go out and have your life, anime will always be waiting for you when you come back. They always come back. If you are finally coming back and stopped watching sometime in or before 2014, here are all the best anime series that you missed and
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Anime can occasionally be faulted for its representation of females, but there has been plenty of talk about that. Instead, let’s focus on the brighter side of that representation by showing some series that represent female characters as strong protagonists who don’t necessarily need no man but can choose to have one if they’d like.
The fourth wall – it is what separates characters from reality. To an anime character, their reality should be the world that is created. However, it can often be fun when they become a bit self aware that they are, in fact, an anime character. Whether it is talking trash about what is going on
For many fans, anime is a way to escape the normal and be immersed in something extraordinary, which is what makes the slice of life genre such an odd bird. It isn’t extraordinary. In fact, it can be about as normal as your everyday life. Many can even be as plotless as your life, meandering
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I’ve always been an advocate on educational anime can be. While anime may be fantasy, there is usually a solid message to be found and useful life lessons. Be it a brief glimpse into a different culture, exposure to a new language, or something less easily grasped and more inspirational, there is quite a bit
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