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“I close my eyes, and can see…”
Aria the Animation — just typing its name gives me a sense of peace, both because of its predominant themes, and because there exist human beings capable of producing something like this, which means...
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Martian love, or lack thereof
I’m willing to put my money where my mouth is, however occasionally (give me a break; I’m poor). Aria, of all things, is certainly worth it. And it’s a good thing I bought it, too, since viruses...
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Seasons of giving in slice of life
Here’s something that occurred to me the other day when I was stumbling as usual through the fiction-writing process: speculative slice of life anime and manga, even those with some emphasis on...
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Meditations on Sora no Woto and…lots of things
By “lots of things” I mean war and soldiering; mixed technology; “Amazing Grace,” music, and sound; art and the making thereof; and slice of life group dynamics. Each episode might revolve around the...
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A hastily-erected shrine to historiography in Hyouka
As promised. Predictably, I’m behind on this one, so there won’t be any spoilers past episode five or so. I’ll start with my biases, if you don’t mind. I collect old books. Not rare books — monetary...
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