Gatekeeping: Chances Are If You Complain About It You’re The Problem Yourself

Beware the wrath of an angry Chikage, she will let none of you scoundrels pass!

Sakuga Discourse Is Technocratic And A Guessing Game

Howdy, everyone. Hope you’re all in good shape and we’re all gonna be around long enough in this cold war 2.0 shitshow of ours. In the meanwhile, let’s talk about how we talk about animation and fundamentally misapproach it in a lot of ways.

‘Show, Don’t Tell’ Is Not The Ironclad Rule People Think It Is

As you’re surely aware of, dear readers of mine, this is a blog dedicated to anime (not really), manga (very not really), games (especially not really), arbitrary translations (more really) and MahoIku (magi-really), all of which compose a significant chunk of Japanese media. And on this grand weblog of mine, I, the blogger himself… etc. pp.

“Ironically Enjoying Things” A.K.A. Treating Your Hobby Like Shit Means You’re Shit

You know, I’ve been brooding over whether or not this headline is a bit too crass but at the end of the day, I’ll gladly take it.

“Anime Filler”: We’ve Got Some Holes To Fill

But first of all, let me dig really deeply into why they’re not a bad thing per se.

Not All Art Is Political

Mini flag-swinging no doubt is the best finger exercise.

Adventure Games: Not Always Very Adventurous

Hey there, what’s up, folks! Let’s go on an adventure!

Your Excuses For Avoiding Subtitles Are Stupid And So Are You

Not like anyone refusing to read subtitles will end up reading this but here goes nothing!

Writers Should Write About Whatever They Want Without Having To Fear “Appropriation”

I am getting sick of non-discussions and anger debates but what can a man do other than to add his two cents?

Entertainment Media, Social Media And The Virtue Signaling That Follows

One can’t help but wonder what the Internet looks like in the YuYuYuverse. It surely must be a lot better.