Hello everyone! Before we get down to business, I am happy to report that this blog won the SILVER award in MOB! I honestly can’t believe it. Thanks so much to everyone that voted for me! I should do something like this again in the future….after I secure myself an internship. I’ll put this here until I figure out how to use this in a more sophisticated way. Moving on! The manga I am about to describe isn’t exactly…
Five reasons why I generally prefer shoujo manga to shoujo-based anime
This post is late. I know. I deeply apologize m(____)m Real life, Hawaiian stress patterns, and issues relating to Canadian sovereignty got in the way (actually, they’re still kind of in the way….) BUT I’M HERE NOW! Without further ado, let’s get this started! Writing writing writing… When the anime adaptation for an anime is …
Currently Reading: Ao Haru Ride
Hey everyone! I just finished my last exam of this semester TODAY. I’M FREEEEEEEE! *ahem* First, a little bit of housekeeping: please cast your votes for my latest (and final) MOB entry here! It’s a bit late, but you should definitely check the other entries out! Now, without further ado, here’s my first entry in a looong while. I really love this manga, and while it’s not a…
Currently reading: Taiyou no Ie
Hello, everyone. I have been away for a while (again!), attending university, writing midterms, attempting to learn Mandarin Chinese, and applying for internships in various places. But I’m back now! I really want to thank all of you who commented while I was away. You guys really give me so much motivation to blog, and reinforce my vision for this…
What is Hana Doki Kira?
Hello, everyone! I got an email a short time ago from Annie Stoll, one of the people behind an exciting new shoujo anthology, Hana Doki Kira! Hana Doki Kira is a shoujo anthology that’s being funded on Kickstarter. They’ve hired a diverse group of artists to do art, and everything looks so pretty and…
So I started a New Game+ file in Etrian Odyssey IV….
Hey there, everyone. Today, I felt a bit like talking about video games, since that’s what has been occupying a lot of my attention lately. So when I’m not playing Animal Crossing: New Leaf or Fire Emblem: Awakening, I’m usually playing Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan. Etrian Odyssey IV. It’s by Atlus, which means you should probably play it. Atlus is a really amazing company. They make cool games like Trauma Center and Shin Megami Tensei (which I’ve never played, but is apparently really…
Is Ookami Shoujo to Kuro Ouji too formulaic?
Hello, everyone. This is going to be a rather short post since it’s midnight already and I want to sleep sometime in the near future. Plus this was something I wanted to talk about. So I was re-reading Ookami Shoujo to Kuro Ouji just now because I had missed some updates, and I was generally having a good time. Ookami Shoujo to Kuro Ouji by Hatta Ayuko (You can check out my previous post about this manga if you’re interested…
My announcement: I’m going on another journey.
Hello, everyone. I said that I would be making a big announcement on twitter a while ago. I was planning on posting, but because of needed preparations that needed to be taken care of, paperwork, and other things, I kind of pushed back the date for the blog post. Anyway, here’s the deal: I’m going to South Korea for six months to work in an elementary …
Teaching in Korea 1: Starting out
Hello, everyone. So I travelled to South Korea not too long ago. I managed to settle in without any jet lag, so I’d like to give you a bit of an update so that you all know what’s going on. Honestly, I thought I took more photos, but it ended up not being a whole lot, somehow. Hm… So I flew Korean Air, and it was probably one of the best experiences I had flying. It was 11 hours, but I’m an indoor hobbies person anyway…