I’ve talked about the hugely trendy isekai boom currently underway in the anime and manga realm, and as promised, I’m here to talk a bit about a lesser-known subtrend of the trope. Yes, I’m talking about shoujo/josei isekai where the protagonist is a normal girl reincarnated into an otome game— …
With Evangelion such a hot topic right now, and a lot of talk about its music, I’ve been going through a bit of a blast from the past…thought I’d share with you a few more anime opening hits of 1995 (other than “Cruel Angel’s Thesis”)! Here are five of my …
While attention is temporarily all on Evangelion on Netflix, I thought I’d slip in a few thoughts on the increasing genre of “isekai”. 異世界: another world, a parallel world, a different dimension. Literally the kanji (異) for “different” “other” or “extraordinary” (it’s used in the word 異なる, to differ or …
I went to my first anime convention at the age of 15, in 1999. It was Anime Expo, the biggest anime con out there (and yeah, lots of “big ‘con’” jokes were made) – a whopping 6,400 people attended that year to see guests like Mari Iijima and Yoko Kanno, …
[ Read Part 1 – Quality & Quantity | Read Part 3 – Fandom ] So, this part is trickier, which is why it’s taken me a lot longer to write it. I want to talk about just some general vibes of the fandom. Where applicable I cite specific sources, …
[ Read Part 1 – Quality & Quantity | Read Part 3 – Fandom ] How do you watch anime? In 2019, you most likely watch it through a streaming site, legal or otherwise. Some of you may still torrent your anime, and I have no doubt that there are …
[ Read Part 2 – Distribution | Read Part 3 – Fandom ] As most of you know, the volume of anime has spiked up immensely in the last 20 years. In 1999, there were around 70 TV anime; some 30 anime movies, and another 30 OVAs – a total …
As I mentioned in my origin story, anime is my “home” fandom, where I always go back to eventually. On the other hand, that means it’s sort of my backup plan, my friend with benefits who always takes me back, whatever you wanna call it. The first time I fell …
