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From Me to You with Kimi ni Todoke
[110 gou] Kimi ni Todoke doesn’t jump out at me. It doesn’t make my heart go aflutter; it doesn’t make me want to sit in front of my computer with a box of chocolates in hand. And yes, that’s been known to happen. But even wit...
A Thematic Analysis of Honey and Clover
When I was still little…one day, riding the green bike I always used to ride, I thought: “how far can I go without turning back?” Life is like a lot of things; a quick google of the phrase “life is like” is enough to dem...
Of Hydrangeas And Ashes: Socrates in Love
It’s funny how often the greatest stories are about the simplest of things. Love, after all, is nothing new to the human race. It’s been around since the beginning the time, for as long as we’ve been able to think and feel; whether ...
Moé and the Land of Escapism: The Reality Factor
(Part of the Australia project; I’ll respond when I get back) It’s very, very hard to get a good picture of Rika. It all began while I was rewatching Honey and Clover. It’s a beautiful show, really, and I can guarantee that I’...
Bitter Virgin: An Uninhibited Tale
It’s an interesting phenomenon when a fictional story makes you figuratively cringe with pain. No, not the kind of cringing that seems to so often occur while watching the likes of Akikan or hundredth filler episode of Naruto: I’m talking...
Key and the Art of Tragedy
Allusions to manly shooting games aside, I have noticed in my travels through anime and visual novels - particularly the romance-centric ones - that the device of tragedy is very common. Whether in male-targetted visual novels like AIR or more gender...
5 Centimeters Per Second Re-Watch: A Bittersweet Analysis of a Bittersweet Tale
Makoto Shinkai’s latest masterpiece was a short film that provoked lengthy discussions - discussions about childhood romance, the definition of love, and the use of melodramatic backdrops and sunlight to heighten the impact of a story. However,...
ef - a tale of melodies [ep 10]
Not unlike a jigsaw puzzle, the pieces of this little fairy tale are finally coming together - but the closer we reach to completion, the more mysterious the final image appears. Somewhere on the line between tragedy and salvation, the story and char...
Clannad ~After Story~ [ep 10]
Tomoya and Nagisa continue their blissful lives, wavering unsteadily on the line between realism and escapism. I’m not even sure what to classify this show as any more, but it looks as if my dream has come true: there really is a borderline-sho...
ef - a tale of melodies [ep 9]
After Miyako’s 99 Missed Calls scene in memories, I believe it was evident to all of us that there was more to ef than met the eye, especially in terms of psychology. Though based on an eroge and technically following the VN adaptation formula,...
ef - a tale of melodies [ep 8]
Fear the power of psychological breaking. We all knew this guy was messed up, but it looks like he’s messed up and smart, which is a bad combination for our tragic couple. It looks like this is the beginning of the end - and it’s an end t...
Clannad ~After Story~ [ep 9]
I take back what I said, KyoAni; looks like Clannad is still awesome after all. After going through a multitude of side arcs, some of which were great (and others, not so much), it appears as if it’s finally rabu-rabu time. And knowing me, that...
ef - a tale of melodies [ep 7]
A mere week after the biggest twist of the series - and still one of my favourite scenes ever - the Kuze/Mizuki arc shoots forward in leaps and bounds. If you thought it couldn’t get any better, then…well, I suppose you were half wrong. M...
Clannad ~After Story~ [ep 8]
Clannad needs to be renamed GARnnad or something like that, seriously. Such high doses of manliness in a Key game seems just a little bit suspicious to me…but alas, on with the post. There was at least one moment of EPIC WIN to make it all wort...
Clannad ~After Story~ [ep 7]
ITT nice gangsters. Yukine’s arc begins with a bit less than a bang, though Clannad continues to keep up its balance between comedy and slice of life. I’ve just gotta stop thinking of this as a tear-jerker…and sadly, by the time I ...
ef - a tale of melodies [ep 6]
The story seemed pretty innocent so far, didn’t it? Considering the genre, as well as the first season, we all knew that a few heartbreaking twists were bound to come at some point - forgotten memories, a painful childhood, something of the sor...
ef - a tale of melodies [ep 3]
Things progress quickly in the world of ef - which is only natural, I suppose, considering we’ve only got 12 episodes to cover a pair of dramatic love stories worthy of the greatest Key games and Shinkai films. The only thing better than a show...
ef - a tale of melodies [ep 2]
I know I said this already, but really, this show is brilliant. Only two episodes in, and I’m already smitten - the animation is absolutely beautiful, the characters are unusual yet likeable, and the Shinbo/SHAFT combo is doing everything that ...
Clannad ~After Story~ [ep 2]
And to think I once thought that Clannad had only five girls… Traditional Key-style surreal setting, as usual. Looks like Mei will be around more often this season, and I’m not complaining. If you say so… Shh! Not so loud̷...
ef - a tale of melodies [ep 1]
All right, take a deep breath, stretch, relax your fingers… …good. I hope I’ll be able to deliver you a relatively intelligent post on the first episode of the sequel to the extraordinary ef - a tale of memories, but if not, then do...
