“Why is there a costume party under my basement?” — “Devils and Realist” Watch Along episode 1 (dub)

My new HiDive subscription is proving quite useful. I finished No. 6 today (It's great, and I need to write about it.), so I started watching Devils and Realist, you guessed it, on a whim. I didn't quite know what to expect, and I almost clicked away rather rapidly but then the art won over …

Memories of a Past Life and Love: Musings on “The Betrayal Knows My Name”

There is much to be said for shadows, heartbreak, and betrayal. The Betrayal Knows My Name, alternately known as Uragiri wa Boku no Namae wo Shitteiru (or Uraboku for short) centers around an orphaned teenage boy named Yuki who is about to graduate high school and move on to his unsure yet promising future. His chances are …

“Low-key but Obvious Thorny Bondage” (Or, Episodic Commentary on “The Betrayal Knows My Name”)

We all knew it would happen sooner or later, right? After watching Yuri!!! On Ice (which is NOT a Boy Love; FIGHT ME), it was only a matter of time until this gateway drug positioned me fittingly to observe a whole new world of Shounen-ai; and observe I did, from the shadows of the YOI fandom, …