By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting LookāI know this is late but I had to stew on my thoughts, okay? Okay. Great, letās go: Once more I find myself leaving a movie viewing sincerely disappointed. My first issue with Transformania, the fourth installment of the Hotel Transylvania series, was with the singular Amazon Prime release. Overlooking that, the movie itself was set up to be … Continue reading Hotel Transylvania 4 –Ā Iām Disappointed (SPOILER WARNING?)
Source: Funimation https://www.funimationfilms.com/movie/sing-a-bit-of-harmony/ By: Beata Garrett | @clearsummers Sing a Bit of Harmony is a movie I couldnāt catch in theaters, which is unfortunate considering some of its stunning visuals. I also think I wouldāve connected with the emotional moments more if I had seen them on the big screen. As it is, J.C. Staff and Yasuhiro Yoshiura have created an enjoyable if shallow movie. … Continue reading Sing a Bit of Harmony (Review)
By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting A few years ago, I read the beginning volumes of Ascendance of a Bookworm. I thought it was okay and there was nothing in particular that hooked me. The explanations felt like the kind of tutorials and information Iād see in a Dr. Stone story, and the characters were as unrecognizable to me as almost any other reincarnation/isekai I … Continue reading Ascendance of a Bookworm: I Donāt Understand Its Popularity
By: Beata Garrett | @clearsummers Thereās so many great things to say about Arcane, the Netflix show animated by Fortiche and based on characters from League of Legends, but my favorite analyses from fans of the show are about family. Arcaneās first season begins and ends with the fracturing of family as two sisters, Vi and Powder (later known as Jinx), are torn apart, reunited, … Continue reading Arcane Family Dynamics: Vander and Vi
By: Beata Garrett | @clearsummers Oh boy, Ai Yazawa has done it again. Iām always fascinated by how Yazawa depicts relationships and the incredibly messy emotional entanglements and issues her couples go through. I read the Paradise Kiss: 20th Anniversary Omnibus Edition, which Iāve been meaning to do for a while, and it did not disappoint on this end. Of course, the messy couple at … Continue reading Paradise Kiss – Bad Romance Done Right
By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting I know I said I would not be putting out a post this week because itās a holiday weekend and my birthday, and Iām on a hiatus, but I feel the need to write this. I, very recently (yesterday, in fact), had a very long conversation with a friend of mine about writing. She is in a graduate program … Continue reading A Recommended Watch for Content Creators
My first thought after leaving Jujutsu Kaisen 0 is that the price and trip to see it in theatres wasn’t worth it. In many ways, the movie is perfect if you know what youāre getting into and if you love the manga, because the movie’s very faithful to it. Itās arguable whether this makes it a good or bad adaptation, but the end product is nevertheless bland and pretty forgettable.
To prepare for the movie, I reread Jujutsu Kaisen 0 the manga, which was released before Jujutsu Kaisen (the manga). Jujutsu Kaisen 0 follows Yuta Okkotsu, a boy whoās haunted by his childhood friend, Rika. Her cursed spirit captures the attention of jujutsu sorcerers, who sentence Yuta to be executed since they fear her being too powerful and uncontrollable (sounds pretty familiar). Yutaās journey to break Rika’s curse sets him in the path of many dangerous characters, including Geto Suguru, an evil sorcerer intent on destroying humanity.
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By: Peggy Sue Wood | @peggyseditorialā / @pswediting Iāve been thinking a lot about comics in education lately. Partially because, as Iām writing this in March to prepare for my April/May hiatus, Iāve been preparing to present on the subject in a classroom and at a convention, but also because weāve done several recommended watches on the subject here at The Anime View. Iām really … Continue reading Recommended Reads for Using Comics In The Classroom
