Unpacking the literary greatness of anime, one screenshot at a time.
They say that eyes are the windows to the soul. As visually oriented creatures, human beings rely on sight to explore the world around us, cataloguing and categorizing every little thing that nabs our attention. It’s our eyes that help us navigate and interact with others. As much as we laud ourselves for being creatures […]
Read More Looking at Looking in Ajin Episode 1“You want me to betray her for money? It’s true that saboteurs are hired to assist whoever they’re paid to. But once we’re hired, we don’t betray our employer. That’s the one thing we take pride in. Besides, fighting on the battlefield is what makes us saboteurs. It’s not just for the money.” -Acura Toru […]
Read More The Death of the Saboteur in Chaika: The Coffin Princess“Fast, affordable and reliable! Delivery God Yato, at your service!” In an increasingly secular world, it’s tough being a god. Especially if you’re a god that’s so minor, no one’s actually heard of you. Noragami (literally “Stray God”) fits in with this year’s theme quite aptly. We have our protagonist, Yato, a minor god who uses […]
Read More Of Gods and Entrepreneurship in Noragami(This is part two of the essay series “What Makes a King: Monarchical Representations in Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic. Link to the introduction and essay outline can be found here.) It’s a dog-eat-dog world in Magi. And unlike the coastal, debt-crippled country of Balbadd, the Kou Empire’s the top dog in the neighborhood. It’s of little surprise that their […]
Read More Kou and Empire: The Squalor of ImperialismOn the eleventh day of anime, an anime studio sent to me… …L-11 with guns a blazing. The Unholy Trinity: Code Geass, Guilty Crown, and Valvrave Whether an anime is a masterpiece or just an atrocious train wreck, I’m always drawn to anime that generates a lot of discussion, which I see as a good […]
Read More How Love Allegorization Forgives the Flawed Orange Gloriousness that is Valvrave the Liberator
Anime Monographia 