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Peace is power: pacifism in shonen

When the Soul Eater manga came to an end in 2013, it took a bold stance and chose to have a win for peace, with no fists or weapons pointed at the enemy. Instead, weapon [...]
A strange way out: hikikomori in anime

For decades in Japan, people have been disappearing. Coming home one evening, they have drawn the curtains or gone to their bedrooms and stayed there ever since, as though [...]
Young rebel magicians: the magical school in anime

The magical school in anime reflects a long-standing tradition of Japan plucking hidden (or not so hidden) gems from children’s literature. Harry Potter would come to [...]
No handicap to heroism: how anime portrays disability

In anime, disability is often either something to be overcome, or something which makes a character stronger. It extends the character’s bodily limits along with the [...]
From depression to anxiety: water as metaphor in anime

The world’s water is the mother of all. It is where all life originated from, and where, with global warming, it seems fated to return. Anime acknowledges the many [...]

3 emotional anime that will strike you straight in the feels

October 2, 2019

In this guest post, Kess from Tech Animate explores three anime that come guaranteed to give your emotions a work out. Do you want to go on an emotional roller coaster? Are [...]
From page to screen: our top five anime based on novels
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Review: Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion – Complete Series Collection

February 5, 2020

Certain stories are such a perfect storm of ideas and spectacle that they resonate with the zeitgeist and leave a lasting influence. It’s a double-edged sword that leaves many stories so much a product of their time that revisiting them can undo the magic that made them so special and effective in the first place. So it is with Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion. From the vantage point of our current climate, the setup is politically naïve at best, while the themes of xenophobia, cultural [...]
Review: Anohana – The Flower We Saw That Day Collection
Review: The Saga of Tanya the Evil – Complete Collection
Review: One Punch Man – Collection One
Review: The Garden of Sinners – Collector’s Edition

Why watch … given?

September 13, 2019

given is, in many ways, like one of its central characters, Mafuyu – quiet, distant, full of pain, regret and longing and beautiful to behold. Like most of us, Mafuyu carries his emotional baggage around with him, only in his case its physical; a guitar. All spoilers aside, it’s clear from the outset that this guitar has an emotional significance as he hugs it, sleeps with it and carries it everywhere. He can’t even play, but that’s the catalyst needed to ignite a relationship with [...]
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Peace is power: pacifism in shonen