Eventually the good stuff will be converted to HTML or PDF.
Note: character encoding is used to be more yabai, that issue with the old txt files should now be resolved

"No reservation, no hesitation, no discrimination, no limitation, just liberation"

Colors coalesce into a psychedelic otaku fever-dream. Clashing colors become uniform; kaleidoscopic mosaics form as the lights dim, interests intersect, and reality bends to your will. You are now surrounded only by beautiful things.

One final climax...

Exploring the history, influence and legacy of the self-proclaimed "World Famous Moe Artist," as well as my personal history with the group. This retrospective will touch on various Japanese subcultures and the impact they have on UNDER17, the history of the group, recounting the careers of the two main members, and finally concluding with a cursory look at some of their wonderful songs.

A love letter to the BGM of my youth; these are my memories in 4:3

Here is a little fanfiction thing I wrote for a challenge on a community I'm a part of. I think it's inredibly self-inulgent, my fiction writing is questionable at best, and my vision for the ending was a bit edgy. However I felt like I wanted to share this somewhere since it did turn out pretty decent. Read it at your own risk!

Regarding the merit of fan translations from the perspective of someone who cares about quality translations and remebering the classics.

Regarding the deep running influences of denpa-kei in Boogiepop Phantom, something I noticed and did not see addressed elsewhere. A personal interest of mine is denpa-kei so discussing it through Boogiepop is a was to bring more attention to the subject.
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1990. All the Young Nerds gather within a summertime memory of the sepia-tinged streets of Akihabara. The smell of sweat and salty food lingers in the afternoon air as the sun sets just beyond the concrete horizon. Off to the side of the closed-off road, a young woman stands with a microphone and boombox, singing an off-key cover of "GURA GURA" in cosplay- she is wearing a serafuku. A crowd slowly begins to form around this new idol. Her voice resonates at the perfect frequency and the crowd is at her mercy of her eternal serenade. Like ships beckoned to their premature end by Sirens on the rocks, all the young nerds are lost in a swirling whirlpool of thoughts, unable to go beyond. They clap and she sings. Lightsticks dance on their own.

Heavy is the head that wears the fedora

Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata might very well be the most important anime of the decade. The fact that such a funny idea blossomed within my mind throughout the duration of my Saekano rewatch was as much concerning as it was novel. The absurdity of this statement likely has many reeling at the idea, and feverishly composing a list of several other venerable series they deem “better” in all regards. I must confess I went through a similar thought process upon the terrifying realization that such an amusing idea was already nestled in the recesses of mind. But alas, the idea itself was far too intriguing to not entertain, and to which extent I found- could not yet fathom the rabbit-hole I would soon find myself stumbling down.

I feel the sweat being dried on my face and back as the heat subsides with and night encroaches. The sweet taste of watermelon tickles my tongue as wind-chimes jangle lazily as the afternoon sun dips just beyond the horizon. I hold a sweating Ramune bottle and hear the jingle of a marble bouncing about, reminding me of the fun still to be had; tomorrow we would be catching cicadas in the overgrow.

"She looks like the real thing, She tastes like the real thing; My fake plastic love."

Analyzing why the first episode of Symphogear was able to grab my attention so quickly, and generally regarding the importance of first episodes in anime.

Reflections of someone who cannot stop loving 2D girls.

An in-depth exploration of Hikigaya Hachiman's (often) misconstrued monologue, that is nearly universally disregarded as a joke, but is one of the most important moments in the story.

An examination of Hikigaya Hachiman's greatest flaw: his unrelenting attachment to his "loner" persona.

How Boogiepop Phantom Explores the “Stasis of Adolescence”

An in-depth exploration of Hikigaya Hachiman's (often) misconstrued monologue, that is nearly universally disregarded as a joke, but is one of the most important moments in the story.

An examination of Hikigaya Hachiman's greatest flaw: his unrelenting attachment to his "loner" persona.

Here is a little fanfiction thing I wrote for a challenge on a community I'm a part of. I think it's inredibly self-inulgent, my fiction writing is questionable at best, and my vision for the ending was a bit edgy. However I felt like I wanted to share this somewhere since it did turn out pretty decent. Read it at your own risk!