About

MODUS OPERANDI

Sekijitsu was founded by Bass three months (28/01/10) after his previous blog tanked due to problems with his host provider. Instead of rebuilding on his old project and attempt to revive Heta no Yoko-Zuki, he decided to start fresh with a new blank canvas. With a new name and a new look (along with new writer Fuu), the objective remains the same; to provide readers a diverse perspective on anything and everything manga and anime. The scope doesn’t stop there though, as the blog will also occasionally dish out on the Sekijitsu team’s other interests, such as gaming, technology, movies, books, sports or whatever the flavour of the month happens to be.  Fundamentally though, the sole focus will tend to be on anime, manga and Japanese culture in general.

THE NAME

The name was conjured up during a brain storming session between writers morri and Bass one evening. Knowing that the colour scheme would predominantly be based on red, morri stumbled upon the word Sekijistu, with the definition as follows:

赤日 (hiragana せきじつ, romaji sekijitsu)

- glorious red sun

- the day of the evil (in Japanese six-day-week calendar.)

THE DESIGN

With the name set in stone, the logo was then designed by Bass, incorporating elements from the name along with some hidden symbolism. Examples of this include the blood splatter, the gradual warm colour sequence as well as the skull which appears due to the composition on the name and logo. The three strikes which represent ‘I’, ‘J’ and ‘I’ can also be seen in multiple ways; ie. 3 as the third attempt at blogging for Bass.

The blog theme was then chosen as the logo was finalised, with WPVulpe’s free Zeoal theme providing the perfect template. With some heavy modifications done on the original aesthetic (as well as multiple attempts and countless hours of pondering), the final look was established after plenty of trial and error by Bass (with help from morri and Tyki from D.Gray Divinity). Hopefully the design will be able to accomplish what the team wants, which is to help Sekijitsu stand out from the crowd and provide the readers a pleasant experience.

THE HEADER

Yoko was selected as the header mascot, since she seemed to have the perfect pallete to match Sekijitsu’s colour scheme. The fact that she’s not bad to look at also helped Credit goes to タカヤマトシアキ on pixiv for the excellent artwork, be sure to check out his folio if you have a pixiv account.