To be honest, when I first heard about My Hero Academia I didn’t know if I would genuinely like it or not. I’m not super big into the super hero kind of aesthetic or story and don’t have many superheros …
Tag: Anime
Why I loved Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic
It was a campy, meaningful, enlightening adventure that I didn’t want to end and I hope won’t end. Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic (Season 1) is one of the few anime that has had me hook line and sinker from the …
Why Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony was my favourite game of 2017
Not many games get me excited nowadays, I need an enthralling story with an interesting cast of characters, sometimes crazy plot twists and most importantly enjoyable gameplay mechanics. My favourite game of 2017 therefore has to be Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony. …
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Vividred Operation: Review
Before end of semester, I got hooked in by an interesting anime that looked a tad (and when I say a tad I mean like the smallest grain of salt) like Sailor Moon. In my endeavour to procrastinate study, I …
Your Name – An Autoethnographic Study of Shintoism
Contextual Essay: The area of study which I chose to explore was centred around spirituality in anime with a focus on the successful film Your Name. Throughout this project I have been able to immerse myself in Shintoism’s ideaologies and …
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Spirituality in Anime – Musubi, Twilight and Your Name
In the first iteration of my auto-ethnographic research, I began to make sense of the spirituality in the film “Your Name” through my own spiritual journey. After this experience of comprehending this film through my own cultural past, I would …
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Shinto traditions portrayed through modern anime films
I have always had a fascination with Japanese shrines and temples. It always intrigued me as to how Japanese faith and Christian faith could be so different, yet had the same principals such as prayer, reflection and spirituality. I wanted …
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Why I loved Yuri on Ice
I don’t usually finish an anime that doesn’t grasp me in the first three or so episodes. If you don’t have a likeable or memorable protagonist that I can relate to or a great supporting cast then forget about me …
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