When we think of slice of life anime, our mind goes to normal humans. Schoolkids, office workers, and NEETs populate lots of these shows, focused on relatable daily activities and simple interactions. But angels, demons, and superheroes have daily lives, too! With The Great Jahy Will …Read more »
Nichijou is both a furiously energetic comedy and a simplistic and endearing display about the trials and tribulations of everyday life. For an anime whose title roughly translates to mean “My Ordinary Life,” Nichijou, the 2011 spring adaptation of Keiichi Arawi’s popular slice-of-life/comedy manga, has a very …Read more »
Yoshino Koharu has found herself in a bit of bind. She’s on the edge of graduating from college and she’s searching for full-time employment in the sleepless metropolis of Tokyo, because Tokyo is where everything happens. The problem is she’s already had 30 different interviews …Read more »
Religion can be a divisive subject, to say the least. The myriad denominations around the world and throughout human history differ in a great number of ways. Some adhere to a singular god, others an entire pantheon. Some believers take comfort in the concept of …Read more »
Reviewing a film that's so far out of your normal range, whose target audience is so obviously not you , is an interesting challenge. That's the task at hand as I sit down to write about the new film from Kyoto Animation, Tamako Love Story …Read more »
Kara Dennison
Michael Goldstein
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