“A Gift Wrapped in Pandemic Paper and Offered in Pieces,” or “Meaning without Consequence: My Pandemic Experience with Fruits Basket”

It’s finally time to sit down (or lie down as the case may be since I’m laying in bed while typing this paragraph) and try to tie my experience with Fruits Basket into a neat little bow. I don’t know how to explain the sort of meaning it’s held for me over the past year …

“It was total Boy Love bait.” –Fandom/Anime Viewership and IRL 2020 Reflection Podcast

In this podcast, I discuss: Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation, Given, Fruits Basket, Merman in my Tub, The Untamed, Scumbag System, The World's Greatest First Love, Magic-kyun! Renaissance, Mystic Messenger Hell, Jon Spencer's Discord Server, fear of controversy, fanfiction, health, love, life, and more! ❤ If you listen to this, can you find the special word? …

“Fruits Basket” Season 2 is a Treasure in these Troubled Times

Let's not mince words. 2020 sucks for the world at large. As an American, I don't see America getting any better any time soon. In fact, I'm afraid it will only continue its downward trend from here. Will we still be a country by 2030? Who knows! BUT, do you know what 2020 did provide …

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 Looks Like You (30 Day Character Challenge, Day 3)

Well, this one was pretty easy. She was going to be my cosplay, after all! Enter Tohru Honda! Aside from her penchant for bows, braids, and pigtails (!!YES!!), she also sports my same eye (only in the anime) and hair color, and we wear our hair quite long. Tohru's (Fruits Basket) demeanor also appears similarly to …

I apologize for coughing into the mic… – a “Shoujo Thoughts: Otaku Ramblings” podcast (5)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6L0VYVk6Ds I'm sick and honestly exhausted. My brain is lagging a little, and you can totally tell, but things are about to get busy here at the end of the Lenten season, so I recorded this when I knew I had the time. ❤ Please bear with me. *hugs* I tired not to cough into …

Shoujo goes Conference Crazy! (Anime Expo 2017)

I suppose I should begin by saying that I bought the tickets. Well, we bought the tickets, but I booked our hotel accommodations with my AAA discount, and now it's up to [SCREEN NAME TBD--He's deciding as he'll be mentioned quite a bit!] to book our two-way flight. Yes, my dear anime compatriots, we're going. …

My Favorite Quote from Any Anime Character (30 Day Anime Challenge, Day 28)

Much like when I was prompted to pick my favorite male anime character, there is no way that I am picking a singular favorite, so I'll just start listing again. Some quotes that I like are moving or profound. Others are simply bad@$$ or cute, etc. Some I connect with more than others, and so …

My Favorite Female Anime Character (30 Day Anime Challenge, Day 4)

Identifying favorite female characters in shoujo is quite a bit simpler than identifying favorite male characters because there are many female MCs who, written to be self-inserts, don’t have a lot of screaming personality. Here, I present two characters that don’t struggle with that problem, leaving them ready to take on the top spots (though …

Shoujo Updates…

Hey, guys! SO. TIRED. Shoujothoughts here with an update because I am just too out of my mind tired to type all that I want to convey when watching the majesty that is Ouran High School Host Club. I recognize your patience as I prep for the next Watch Along in conjunction with the other …