Rant about popular anime shows aired on American networks Rant about shounen Defining shounen/basic runthrough/analysis Delving into analysis Connection to contemporary America Analysis of Re:Zero/response to shounen And then Response to (for lack of better term) all the stupid people in the world, but specifically Americans Analysis of Madoka/the four archetypes of working-class middle aged-men […]
Ugh, I spent too much time trying to spell Mississippi right. At any rate, I think it’s hilarious that people have never thought of non-white people being racist towards each other. This isn’t new in the slightest. I can’t speak for everybody, but I’m Korean. You would not believe what people say in Korean about […]
I liked this format the last time I did it, so here’s another one. So in my paper, I’ve somehow moved into the territory of analyzing Re:Zero, which I think is a landmark anime in shounen, a genre of anime with its own distinct tropes. When I saw the show, I couldn’t help but think […]
At the time of me starting this draft, it’s 11:59 PM, which means the blog post is gonna be late. rip So I’m pretty torn at the moment. I have 3 versions of my paper that I want to make progress on: the version I started in my notebook during the workshop in class, the […]
I think this novel shows strongly the effects of American foreign policy during the Cold War era, with some parallels to the situation going on in the Middle East right now. The division of people in every which direction seems to be shown, whether it be the conflict between neighbors, the missionaries and traditions, the […]
I used to know a guy, he spent some time living on the military base in Okinawa, Japan. He told me something about Japanese people based on his experience. Something along the lines of, “Japanese people are super introverted. But they have outlets.” And my first thought was actually of their festivals, which they seem […]
More of a scattered brain storm than anything else, I would say. the popularity of shounen neon genesis evangelion Japanese culture as shown in anime examination of popular anime in the modern age, based on ratings or streams by popular streaming sites/television networks >Madoka Magica >and others
The first thing I gotta say is that I had a crush on this one half-Filipino girl in high school. I played an ongoing prank on her, of sorts. Just hearing the term ‘Filipino’ makes me remember her and smile. Heh Anyways. Watching the film was interesting to me because a lot of things about […]
I cannot for the life of me, distinguish between the personal stories told in ‘Dark Blue Suit’ and the historical context that was provided. Well, I guess I could. But it’d be strange, I think. The story was told in way where I felt like anyone could be anyone from that time and age. People […]
Just felt like throwing something out there for my guy Got an old friend I’ve known since middle school, when I beat the crap out of him. I’ve toned down on beating the crap out of him since then. We play games together. Random crap for awhile, then mostly this one game called League of […]