The balloon scene in Made in Abyss
A message in a bottle cast into a bottomless ocean.
Category: Editorials
Rediscovering Shonen Jump anime
Watching anime, I go through peaks and troughs. The start of the year was a peak, but throughout February, I’ve been in a bit of a trough trying to find somethi...
A bright shining future
I can’t speak for Japan, but right now in England, young adults are having a hard time. Money seems harder to come by than ever for many who are working a...
For good anime
Through preference as much as necessity, the way I’m consuming anime today is different to how I used to, say, 10 years ago. Back then, I relied on downloading ...
Pure Anime
Hey guys. I know, I know. It’s been nearly 2 years. Putting pen to paper hasn’t been easy. I’ve been a bit jaded and distracted, but still, I think about writin...
Perhaps there is a part of me that wants to see more
After a long absence, it is time for me to officially step away from writing here (just me, not the site’s other writers). As a parting post, I would like...
Tanoshii Ongaku
I always insisted I was a trumpet.
The older I get the more I realise the less I know
Well, this is weird. This is the first time I’ve sat down to write something for a really long time, too long for a blog that inexplicably still has some ...
The first rule of Bento Fight Club is: You do not talk about Bento Fight Club
(Bateszi reviewed this back in November of 2011, I’m revisiting it in light of Funimation’s upcoming February release of the show) A strong signal t...
As long as we stay here in this world all that's awaiting us is death
On the blu-ray packaging, Funimation trumpets the Eureka Seven television series as “The Greatest Love Story Ever Animated.” Where that series is ce...