Charming and quirky, Mirai no mirai is one of Mamoru Hosoda’s weirdest films (and he’s no stranger to weird premises). Supernatural elements are always at the very core of his films, and Mirai no Mirai is no exception, with time … Continue reading Mirai no Mirai | The Inseparable Connections of Family
Ugh, Tsukishima is such a great character. Re-watching season 3 of Haikyuu really reminded me about why I love him so much. His redemption takes 3 seasons to build up and execute, which is probably why it’s so damn good. … Continue reading Tsukishima & The Fear of Discovering your Limits | Haikyuu
Before we start, it has to be said – This isn’t going to be a piece dictating the way female characters should or shouldn’t be written. Instead, I wrote this as a celebration of femininity and feminine characters. Like all … Continue reading Fruits Basket | Tohru & The Strength of Femininity
I love Avatar: The Last Airbender. So much so that I, in fact, wrote an entire piece on why it’s a damn masterpiece. I will always stand by that, but I do have one teeny weeny complaint about ATLA – … Continue reading Fixing Energy Bending: 3 steps to having it fit narratively in ATLA
Ocean Waves is a particularity in Ghibli’s filmography. It’s an everyday, slice of life story, quite different from Ghibli’s other whimsical tales and was made for television instead of theatres. The story follows Taku, a college boy returning to his … Continue reading Ranting about Ghibli’s Worst Heroine – Ocean Waves (Anime)
When enjoying a work of fiction, people seem to be more willing to accept morally reprehensible acts and support evil characters even though they would not do so for a real-life counterpart. This is evident in works of fiction where … Continue reading Why we Love Evil Characters (in Anime!)
Maquia and Wolf Children are both very good movies that use fantasy elements to explore the concept of motherhood and what it means to a mother and her children. While Wolf Children zeros in on the mother-child plotline, Maquia is … Continue reading Maquia vs Wolf Children | Motherhood
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