To Ship or Not to Ship: That is the Question -misquoted and misrepresented

"To ship, or not to ship: that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous secondhand chemistry, Or to take arms against a sea of poorly construed AUs, And by opposing end them? To ship: to interpret; No surety; but by interpretation to say we end …

At Least There’s Some Beauty in That (a reflection, with premise)

I don't even know what I'm doing. I should be writing a challenge piece. I don't even know. This reflection came about because Keiko nominated me for a "One Lovely Blogger" Award; it got me thinking about things my audience may not know about me (for purposes of fulfilling the challenge requirements). I love having …

Feat. a Character with the Best Quotes (30 Day Character Challenge, Day 12)

I was kidnapped yesterday, my friend Ginger bought a wedding dress, I'm eating onigiri over my lunch break, and this challenge post is late. I blame Attack on Titan. But wait, you say. I finished AoT two days ago? Yes, you're right, but it is what it is. Allow me to explain, dear readers. I …

Feat. a Character Who Taught You Something About Love (30 Day Character Challenge, Day 11)

Yuri Katsuki taught me that love doesn't need a label to be meaningful, to be beautiful. I've written an expose on the relationship between Victor and Yuri in the past*, but I'll reiterate that this show moved me because of its ambiguity. Yuri's passion for the ice as a manifestation of his love for Victor doesn't …

Feat. a Character Who Taught You Something About Life (30 Day Character Challenge, Day 10)

Enter... Eren Jaeger, who taught me about the nature of humanity.   He taught me that perseverance, determination, nerve, and grit mean just as much as inborn ability. He taught me that even the best of us fail under pressure. He taught me that it is possible to loose yourself in the heat of the moment …

Feat. a Character that Would Be Your Best Friend (30 Day Character Challenge, Day 9)

The difficulty in this particular challenge piece is establishing what exactly I should here consider; do I choose a best friend based on compatibility or simply on the interest that I have in said character? For example, I feel like Yurio (Yuri!!! On Ice) and I would have quite the interesting dynamic, and I'd be …

Feat. the Funniest Character (30 Day Character Challenge, Day 8)

While I know I should be writing this post, I have the most irrepressible urge to watch a few episodes of Kamisama Kiss. I think I need to go do that now, so hang with me, fellows... *skips off to watch anime* *creeps back into WordPress two days later* ...Sowee, compatriots... I got off task. …

Feat. the Hottest Character (30 Day Character Challenge, Day 7)

Genuine Spoiler Alert! Well, I mean, clearly the hottest character would be Calcifer, duh... No, no, okay, I know I'm not supposed to take this literally, but I couldn't help it. He is literally so hot! Moving on, I guess it's time to get serious, but again I say that my primary genre is shoujo. …

Feat. the Most Annoying Character (30 Day Character Challenge, Day 6)

I mean... there are characters who get on my nerves, after all. Enter Juri! If you've seen Brother's Conflict, you'll know of the small and fluffy grey squirrel named Juri who follows the main character, Hinata Ema, and obnoxiously inserts himself into every facet of her young life. To be quite honest, I don't mind …

Feat. a Group of Characters Most Like Your Friend Group (30 Day Character Challenge, Day 5)

I'm keeping all of these challenge entries within an anime frame of reference for purposes of the blog. Just thought that I'd throw that out there in case I wasn't explicit about it before. Moving on... Enter... The SOS Brigade! Because this topic (like so many others) deserves a post of its own accord, I …