First Impressions are important. I have a personal rule that I don’t drop a show until after the six episode when most series will fully start to take shape, but then again I run an anime blog. For most people, if they aren’t even remotely intrigued, enchanted, or otherwise charmed by the first episode, they […]
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We all know that happy, whole families in anime are rare and more often than not parents are just people the creator can kill for a tragic back story. However, sometimes it is easier to pretend that there are no parents at all by making a teen live completely alone in an anime series. However,
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Not every Valentine’s Day need to be a stereotype. Certainly you could do the whole dinner, date, chocolate romance thing. Alternatively, you could do the opposite and you could treat it as any other day. However, if you have a special someone who also happens to share your interests, even if that special someone is
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It’s a tale as old as time~ Wait, no really it is! And it is not just a Disney tale either. The beauty and the beast themes have long been present in anime and indeed all media. Disney may own the title that this trope has taken on, but they don’t own the metaphor it
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To the outside world, Mugi and Hanabi look like the perfect couple, but the truth is that they are only dating each other because they can’t be with the people they actually want to be with. For Hanabi, it is her childhood friend-turned-homeroom-teacher and for Mugi it is his older tutor that has been teaching
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In both anime and real life, pets are the ultimate companions. They don’t call your favorite anime shit and they are there for you when your typical romance genre drama arc comes up. As they add just the right amount of cuteness, they can help elevate any anime series out of the surly bounds of
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Everyone needs a little love in their life, but even if you do have someone that warms your heart, romance anime can keep those good feelings of love flowing. You see, love is addicting and some people just can’t stop themselves from falling in love over and over again. That is exactly what romance anime
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Unable to resist taking in abandoned kittens, and amassing quite a collection of them, Sorata Kanda is forced to move to Suimei High School’s infamous Sakura Hall. This dorm is used to house all the misfit students that don’t quite fit in the regular housing. There, Sorata meets an array of different oddballs that inspire
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Unlike Christmas in western cultures, Christmas in Japan is a little different. As Shinto and Buddhism remain the dominant religions, it is not a religious holiday, but rather more of a romantic one. As Japan is a culture that tends to pick some of the world’s favorite things and adapt them as their own when
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No matter what holidays you celebrate, November and December are the months for family. You go home, you eat food, you argue about your obsession with Japanese “cartoons”, and then retreat to different corners of the house to get separately drunk. Good times, right? Well, if you think your family is pretty representative of dysfunction
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