Writing about foreign cartoons on the internet can be serious business. Writing about anything, for that matter, whether it’s for an obscure hobby or a term paper, can be so, so difficult. What is it that causes bloggers to burn out so often? Why can it be so much of a struggle just to write...

Welcome, frequent visitors and tourney visitors alike! To frequent visitors: we’re in the Aniblog Tournament. You can vote for us if you’re interested. Other than that, there’s probably not much in this post that you don’t know. We’ll make that up to you in the upcoming weeks with some new editorials. To tourney visitors: you’ve...

Your parents are downstairs among other posh art lovers in a small, busy and bright contemporary art gallery, so you’re off to examine the intriguing yet mysterious pieces by the obscure genius Guertena by yourself. Some of the words are too hard for you – you are only nine years old, but you try read...

With Mirai Nikki’s end, so ends the 2012 winter season. Let’s spare no punches: thank the lord this shit season is over. In retrospect, it may have been a blessing in disguise. It’s always the darkest before the dawn, and we’ve transitioned from the worst season in ages to what’s shaping up to be one...

A while back ago, I stumbled across Kai’s Anime Time Management project and thought “Hey, this looks like fun” so I decided to join the many who’ve participated in this project to tell you just how we (or I really since everyone is different) manage our time between the world outside and our lives on the...

I wasn’t going to post this until next week, since the show officially airs on April 14. But since the hour-long premiere has been released for free on iTunes (US only, but when has that ever stopped anime fans?), now is as good a time as any to talk about Korra. For those who don’t...

With my understanding of mainstream. I perceive it as a show that has the potential (or already has) in becoming well-known and popular not just in Japan but around the world. Shows like Naruto, Bleach, One Piece, Soul Eater, D.Gray Man, Gintama, Fullmetal Alchemist (including Brotherhood), Sailor Moon, Ghost In the Shell, The Gundam series,...

The only thing that will get me to study for finals is divine intervention!! But how does divine intervention work anyway, assuming that God is real? Why doesn’t He come down and help us when we’re in need? I probably shouldn’t be asking these questions since this is an aniblog and not a theological/anti-religious site...

There are some series that take a while for you to used to; they grow on you gradually, they have rough starts, or maybe a certain character appears later on and grabs your interest. Then there are series like Pandora Hearts, where from the first few pages everything clicks. It’s hard to describe, but just...

First off, a visual novel is like those old-fashion books where you get to choose how the story progresses through your choices (which leads you to a different page) but with animated visuals. There are heaps of visual novels out there which target different audiences. Some visual novels contain 18+ content (eroge), some visual novels...