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Kill La Kill: A Love Story
In the weeks following the Kill La Kill (KLK) finale, I’ve seen a lot of people weighing in on the show. Given it’s popularity, over-the-top theatrics, and symbol-heavy plus textually-dense narrative,...
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Spring 2014 Impressions
So it seems anime does this thing where new shows come out each season. And then bloggers write up a bunch of first impressions on shows, because we’re all important people with opinions that are...
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Diabolik Lovers Episode 12: “Our Little Bitch is different, I’ll give her that.”
AT LAST, THE AWAKENING IS AT HAND. CUE BLOOD MOON. ALL CAPS ENGAGED. IT BEGINS AGAIN. QUICK RECAP CORDELIA TAKES OVER YUI’S BODY AND PREPARES TO BEGIN HER NEW RULE OVER THE SAKAMAKI HOUSEHOLD. HOWEVER,...
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Spring 2014 Impressions: Round Two
I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling pretty good about anime right now. A pretty accurate representation of how I feel about this current season. Still, doesn’t mean I can’t be a heartless bastard...
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Plot Holes Galore: My Biggest Issue with Tiger and Bunny (and Frozen)
Josh likes to complain because I have a bad habit of starting random (highly-rated) shows without telling him and usually right after he has recommended an entirely different show for me to watch....
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The World is Still Beautiful (sometimes), This Show Was Not: My Love/Hate...
Even though I don’t really watch shoujo that much anymore–I’ve moved on to more shounen type shows–I’m still a sucker for a good romance. However, while that may be the case, I still have some...
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TOP 10 IMOUTOS OF ALL TIME
Love ‘em or hate ‘em, anime is filled imoutos, onii-chans, and plenty of incestuous-tinged relationships that naturally follow them. From the more bratty, over-the-top characters like Kirino (OreImo)...
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Why It’s Ok to Like Stupid Shows (Sometimes): Yakitate!! Japan
So if you’ve been reading our blog for a while, you probably already know that Josh loves watching incredibly stupid shows and then coming up with bullshit reasons to justify watching them. I never...
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Soft Power, National Branding, and the Process of Engineering Attraction...
Bibliography Armstrong, Shiro. “The China-Japan Relationship and Core Australian Economic Interests.” East Asia Forum. East Asian Bureau of Economic Research, 27 May 2012. Web. 28 Apr. 2014. Benfey,...
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Soft Power, National Branding, and the Process of Engineering Attraction...
A while back, I spent some time talking about my love of (and often annoyance with) light novel (LN) adaptations. At that point, there was a slew of excellent LN adaptations I had been watching,...
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Soft Power, National Branding, and the Process of Engineering Attraction...
Back in Part 1, I talked a little bit about the motivations for talking about soft power, how it relates to some of the things I’ve learned from watching (and studying!) anime, and what role it serves...
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Soft Power, National Branding, and the Process of Engineering Attraction...
In Parts 1 and 2, I talked a little bit about the role soft power serves in the context of international relations (IR), how attempting to redefine it in a useful way highlights the problematic ways...
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Soft Power, National Branding, and the Process of Engineering Attraction...
In the earlier posts (1, 2, 3) in this series, I’ve tried to lay out the foundations for how soft power is discussed today and contrast it with how it actually works. In doing so, I’ve (re-)defined a...
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Summer 2014 Season Preview: Judging Anime by its Cover (Part 1)
As always happens, a new season of anime is upon us. That means a lot of new shows and the tedious (or exciting!) process of figuring out what’s worthwhile to watch. YAY! And, if you’re lazy like me,...
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New 50 Questions Post!
Hey guys! So Josh and I thought that it was time to put up a new 50 Questions post this time including my answers as well! Hope you get a kick out of reading some more personal stuff about weirdos like...
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Judging Anime by its Cover: Summer 2014
Wait, the summer season has started? Good thing I don’t have to watch any anime to know how they’ll all be! After my more thorough attempt last time, I came to the realization that all you pretty much...
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Colloquium: No Game No Life
Hey guys so Josh and I just finished watching No Game No Life (NGNL) a few weeks back. Not gonna lie it’s my fault for taking forever to finish it haha. It also took me forever to actually start this...
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Back of the Envelope: Sometimes I Question our Readership
Be honest, how many of you clicked on this post because of the picture? Why do people always look up porn on our blog? Seriously though. These are some of our best search terms: -Oniai Hentai...
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Anime Expo 2014 Commentary Part 1: Visual Novels and “Thinking” Motion
Late as always since research ended up getting in the way, but I finally finished writing these up! :) Note: Just a warning, but this post ended up being much longer than anticipated by the time I was...
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Back of the Envelope: Little Witch Academia
We didn’t fall off the face of the Earth. Hooray! I remember when Josh told me he donated to the Kickstarter for a new Little Witch Academia a while back I gave him my perfunctory nod and disinterested...
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