“I’m not good when a woman cries.” — an excerpt of “1863, December”

1864, October (pt 3) Sanosuke has never seen her cry. Chizuru’s spirit is indomitable, something as hard and unwavering as it is gentle. When he stumbles across her sitting under the early evening stars, he has to take a breath. He blinks twice--isn’t sure what to think--because yes, that is Chizuru, but how? Why? he thinks. Her …

I have no excuse for this. Not even a little. (John Denver’s “Country Roads” but sang as an anime girl, and I’m not sorry about it.)

I listen to John Denver's "Country Roads" on repeat (Thank you, Alexa.) when I'm cleaning the house. I am in fact in love with the song. Because of that, I was like, "How am I going to make this into anime content?" Scott happened to show me an anime trailer (Whisper of the Heart) that …