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Whisper of the Heart: The Highs and Lows of Youth and Self-Discovery

By: Beata Garrett  | @clearsummers​ I always return to Studio Ghibli’s Whisper of the Heart during the lowest emotional points in my life, specifically those concerning my career and life goals. I first watched it in high school, then in college when I was at a loss about my Major, and now after graduating, and nearing the age of twenty four. Thankfully, I’m in a better place and … Continue reading Whisper of the Heart: The Highs and Lows of Youth and Self-Discovery

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For Better or For Worse: A Revival of Jane Austen’s Concept of Good Marriages (Analysis/Review)

By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting​ I may not show it often, but I’m actually a huge sucker for a good romance. Personally, I enjoy Jane Austen’s approach to good marriages and finding love in the novel of Pride and Prejudice, which I find to be rarely emulated in romance fiction today (the movie’s depiction, of course, is very different). Austen typically wrote about the places … Continue reading For Better or For Worse: A Revival of Jane Austen’s Concept of Good Marriages (Analysis/Review)

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Tokyo Revengers is the Worst Shounen I’ve Ever Seen

By: Beata Garrett  | @clearsummers I’ve spent a few good months starting and stopping Tokyo Revengers, and recently decided to give it another go. I wanted to give it a fair shot but I refuse to continue watching after Episode 15. I don’t know whether it gets better or worse from there, but it doesn’t matter because I’ve seen enough. Tokyo Revengers is one of the worst … Continue reading Tokyo Revengers is the Worst Shounen I’ve Ever Seen

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Sasaki and Miyano (Review)

Title: Sasaki and Miyano – Official Trailer Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4qEqlth_ZA&ab_channel=Animelat By: Beata Garrett  | @zhongxia246​ Sasaki and Miyano is a cute and relaxing romcom that follows the journey of two boys as they develop feelings for one another. Miyano, a fan of Boys’ Love manga, has recently become friends with Sasaki, and they spend their days bonding over BL and grow closer. It’s clear that Sasaki has a … Continue reading Sasaki and Miyano (Review)

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Salaryman’s Club (Review)

By: Beata Garrett  | @zhongxia246 Salaryman’s Club only has two episodes out in comparison to other Winter 2022 anime, but it’s filling that sports anime hole in my heart pretty well and is a contender for my favorite this season. The anime follows Mikoto, a prodigy badminton player who only plays singles. After being fired from Mitsuhoshi Bank’s top-ranked badminton team, he becomes a salaryman … Continue reading Salaryman’s Club (Review)

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Tribe Nine (Review)

By: Beata Garrett  | @zhongxia246​ Tribe Nine is set in Neo-Tokyo, where the government decided that the only way to stop its warring gangs was by promoting XB, also known as Extreme Baseball.  All disputes are settled through the game that is a fun twist on regular baseball. It has most of the same rules with the main differences including entire cities functioning as fields … Continue reading Tribe Nine (Review)

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PPPPPP – Why I Keep Reading a Music Manga That I Can’t Fully Recommend (Review/Analysis)

By: Beata Garrett  | @zhongxia246​​ PPPPPP is a manga about a family of geniuses with piano superpowers, and it’s everything I expected something with that premise to be, yet underwhelming in ways that I’ll do my best to describe. I feel like it’s the kind of work you’d read if you want to read a mashup of The Umbrella Academy and Scott Pilgrim vs. the … Continue reading PPPPPP – Why I Keep Reading a Music Manga That I Can’t Fully Recommend (Review/Analysis)

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The House – Parasitic Horror in Three Parts (Review)

By: Beata Garrett  | @zhongxia246​ Haunted houses are a staple in horror, and have a rich history of terrifying us as places that blur the boundaries between the living and the dead, hell and heaven, and reality and delusion. What I love about haunted houses are the ways in which they prey emotionally and psychically on their inhabitants, and the parasitic relationships that emerge in … Continue reading The House – Parasitic Horror in Three Parts (Review)

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Belle – Please Erase the Last Half of This Movie From My Mind (Review)

By: Beata Garrett | @zhongxia246​ Belle won me over for the first hour with its gorgeous visuals, nuanced take on the power of the internet, and soundtrack. At least, that was until I saw the turn it was taking in the latter half and thought, Please no, don’t do this. It’s hard to reconcile my overwhelmingly positive feelings for the first half with the dismay I … Continue reading Belle – Please Erase the Last Half of This Movie From My Mind (Review)

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