Mystic Messenger Hell (707’s route—day 9)

Dear Anime Compatriots. After all this talk of babies, if there isn’t some REAL BABY ACTION in the epilogue, I’m going to be so disappointed... Then the MC has an option to say “You can make a family. I’m right here.” If you think I picked that option, your darn right!!! They’re gonna start a …

Mystic Messenger Hell (707’s route—days 6, 7, & 8)

Dear Anime Compatriots, This very tired blog post is full of potential spoilers. Please turn back if you are worried. Okay, so Seven and his twin brother grow up in this super repressed household. Seven’s brother is Mama’s favorite, and Seven is often sent out on errands. Seven is learning about computers in secret so …

“Are you willing to die for me, then?” — on processing, expressing, and forgiving (inspired by anime “Given”)

Think about your first love. Not your first crush. Not the first time someone caught your eye. Think about your first love. Have you been there yet? Now tell me, did it hurt? Please be aware that this post gets very honest, and it isn’t about only romance. The first time you're in a relationship, …

The Contrary Musings of Iba Hachiro (Or, “a monster of the lascivious kind”) —Hakuoki: Edo Blossoms Drabble

"He bolts upright with a moan or a gasp..." A/N: This drabble is rated M. I don't read smut, and I don't write smut, but this arc is critical to the development of one of my favorite Hakuouki characters, and it couldn't *not* be touched upon if I hoped to do him justice. Like the …

Declines and Swells (a ficlet based on “Hakuouki” media) —HaraChi

Author's Note: Hakuouki is historically based, and as such one might look to history as a vague representation of what's to come. Is history a spoiler for canonical deaths? You tell me. I will say that this story is canonically based and does includes a major character death. I cannot say who this warning regards, …

A Heart Made Fullmetal: A Journey’s End — “FMAB” Post Series, Pt 1

*spoilers* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uq34TeWEdQ   My heart is... aching. I feel like I've visually experienced the nature of definition between these two boys and held fast to the triumphs and sorrows of so many others... Having devoured every episode of Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood over the course of this week, I'm somehow, inexplicably left undone, as if the perfection that was this …

My Favorite Male Supporting Character (30 Day Anime Challenge, Day 17)

I have two favorites for different reasons, though I'll only write on one today. I chose the first because of his attitude and characterization (Hikaru Tezuka from Toshokan Sensou). I chose the second because of his history. I think that this second character may be considered a main character due to his extensive involvement in …

The Saddest Anime Scene (30 Day Anime Challenge, Day 12)

I'm going to get a little personal in this post, as the subject at hand impacted me greatly. As I'll come to explain in my "The Saddest Anime Death (30 Day Anime Challenge, Day 25)" post, death can be portrayed in multiple ways. These differences made possible my determination regarding which moment I should discuss …

The Best Anime Villain (30 Day Anime Challenge, Day 9)

Forgive me if this intro tends to ramble. I'm sick and headache-y and currently complaining (could you tell?), so I don't know how coherent this came out. I wrote one post, brainstorming my favorite anime villain while in the process of doing so. I knew what I felt went into an ideal villain, but had trouble …

Watch Along: “Kiss Him, Not Me!” Ep. 2 (SUB)

I’m still not sure that I want to do this, and I need to get back to “Ouran,” but here we go anyway! I don’t promise to be insightful or articulate. This is real-time narration, an otaku rambling at it’s core. So… “Kiss Him, Not Me!” Ep. 2, Begin!! *starts watching anime* You know what, …