Feature a Character You Absolutely Hate (30 Day Character Challenge, Day 28)

When I was a kid, I used to think that Darien Shields (AKA Tuxedo Mask) from Sailor Moon was the perfect boyfriend, and I think this was merely due to the influence of his position as Serena's right-hand man. But now, as an adult looking back and with proper knowledge of their ages, I can't …

Feature an Overrated Character (30 Day Character Challenge, Day 27)

There are a lot of overrated characters, in my opinion. For me, a lot of them are shonen protagonists, but who am I to judge a character as overrated when someone else might sincerely like them? If I am to, can I list a show instead? If so, "Inuyasha: Feudal Fairy Tale" is overrated because …

Feature an Underrated Character (30 Day Character Challenge, Day 26)

I have self-control, dear readers. I have some. I do. Because, you see, I could use this whole post as an excuse to bemoan the fact that I personally feel like Harada Sanosuke from Hakuouki doesn't get nearly enough credit in the otome fandom, but I won't. See? Self-control right there. Because, I mean... I …

Feature the Character that Makes You Cry When /They/ Cry (30 Day Character Challenge, Day 25)

It's this guy. It's Tomoya. I've written about the way that Ushio's death makes me feel in a fair amount of detail, but Tomoya's cries in her death scene just break my heart. His face, the horror, how strong he tried to be for her and how deeply he felt that loss... https://youtu.be/g2mcceoYIPY And maybe …

Feature the Best Dancer (30 Day Character Challenge, Day 23)

Ha. Ha ha. Ha ha ha ha ha. Ha. Ha. ... ... Oh. Wow. Okay, here we are. I am bound and determined to get this challenge---one which I started in OCTOBER 2017---finished before the end of this year. To do otherwise would simply be shameful. (Who am I kidding? It's already pretty shameful.) However, …

Feature a Fantasy Character (30 Day Character Challenge, Day 21)

It's a lot easier to choose a fantasy character that I like than to choose a sci-fi character of whom I'm fond. I think I'll keep it chill today with my selection, which may have been predictable but is no less worthy of feature. Sebastian (Black Butler) is a fantastic fantasy character. He's temptation personified, …

Feature a Sci-fi Character You Like (30 Day Character Challenge, Day 20)

Guys, as a general rule, I don't watch science fiction anime. Remember my whole thing about "Please, dear goodness, no mechas, please no?" And while I am all about Planetes, the challenge specifies that I'm supposed to feature like a robot or an alien or something! What's a girl to do? I'm wracking my brain …

Feature the Most Evil Character (30 Day Character Challenge, Day 17)

I have the cutest cat in the word, and if I told you otherwise to appease all the other cat owners out there, I'd be lying. Yes, there are other cute cats, and yes, I can love them, but my baby Muffin is the best cat in existence for about 75 million reasons that would …

Feature the Dumbest Character (30 Day Character Challenge, Day 16)

Some of these challenge prompts get so frankly insulting, don't they? I mean, sure, I can probably think of a few characters who are none too bright, but does that really mean we need to call them out on it? Doesn't that seem the tiniest, tad bit unfair? And, on top of that, what makes …

Feature the Smartest Character (30 Day Character Challenge, Day 15)

I'm trying quite hard, my dear anime compatriots, not to overthink these prompts. It may prove impossible for me to determine, for example, who the *smartest* anime character is, but I can sure mention one or more who I know for a fact to be intelligent. Without belaboring the point, I'm terrible about favorites and …