Someone asked me how they could be more creative. I don't know that I'm the right person to answer, but I had a shot: thaliarchus.mataroa.blog/blog/how-can...

anime girl taking big sip of beer

there's so much bad in the world but there's also people who lift up and carry an elderly bat around every day so he can pretend he's flying again, and that's the part of the world I think is worth fighting for

Folks, I come to you today with a damning confession: I did not care for Ave Mujica's eleventh episode. For all its fine theatrical ambitions, the story at its core simply toppled my suspension of disbelief. Let's sort through the sorrow as we return to BanG Dream! wrongeverytime.com/2026/03/07/b...

Finally completed my last outstanding Slay the Spire challenge, just in time for the sequel. Heat 20 Ironclad plus Heart is DONE. Torment me no longer, Ironclad!

Dark clouds loom above the first game of the summer tournament, as Nishiura attempt to topple their first-seeded Tosei adversaries. With a run-one deficit and only two innings to go, we return to the tense showdown of Big Windup! wrongeverytime.com/2026/03/06/b...

This week we've got Appalachian horror, savory Street Fighter, and a fresh adventure by the Big G, alongside my final thoughts on Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit. Let's break it all down in the Week in Review! wrongeverytime.com/2026/03/04/w...

This week we've got Appalachian horror, savory Street Fighter, and a fresh adventure by the Big G, alongside my final thoughts on Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit. Let's break it all down in the Week in Review! wrongeverytime.com/2026/03/04/w...

I've got another unique piece for you all today, as we explore the vivid style and restless passions of Guido Crepax. From the glamorous fashions of the '60s to the fantasies of Jules Verne, let's dig into what inspires his distinct creations! wrongeverytime.com/2026/03/02/t...

More importantly, an amazing person who shaped a humane philosophy that the studio carried from its founding until now, and in the hands of his family, into the future. People who crossed paths with him remember both small acts of kindness and his ahead-of-their-time views on animation production

All my condolences about the passing of KyoAni founder & president Hideaki Hatta. No exaggeration to say that he's been one of the most important individuals in the history of this industry, especially if you consider that he also had a hand in IG's inception www.kyotoanimation.co.jp/information/...

「まどか…お願い…いかないで…」 #まどマギ #ほむまど

My friend J-Maz on how director Sunao Katabuchi's studio Contrail was absorbed by MAPPA and the difficulties of making anime. An enlightening deep dive. jeromemazandarani.substack.com/p/what-happe...

本日はターンエーガンダムからソシエ嬢とボルジャーノンをアップするのす #ターンエーガンダム

I've got another unique piece for you all today, as we explore the vivid style and restless passions of Guido Crepax. From the glamorous fashions of the '60s to the fantasies of Jules Verne, let's dig into what inspires his distinct creations! wrongeverytime.com/2026/03/02/t...

also this

that really is what it's all about

Now down to just half a dozen outstanding writeups in my current projects, which in the other direction means I have a... five month buffer of drafts. Keeping busy!

Thinking about this quote from Persepolis creator Marjane Satrapi again.

“The forces we are up against have made peace with mass death. They are treasonous to this world and its human and non-human inhabitants.”

👡 #Persona5

Let's start the weekend with a cheerful walk downtown, as we check in on morning rituals, the perils of soccer practice, and competition in the gag manga marketplace. Yep, it is indeed time for another delightful episode of CITY The Animation! wrongeverytime.com/2026/02/28/c...

Today we're checking in on a thrilling tale of love and betrayal, as we explore the second episode of Masaaki Yuasa's Kemonozume. From its fluid art design to its ambiguous moral parallels, there's plenty to discuss as we return to the fray! wrongeverytime.com/2026/02/27/k...

Delighted to finally be munching through Kemonozume. This has been an excellent year for tackling my major outstanding productions in general - I watched Future Boy Conan back in January, and am now almost through Moribito

Today we're checking in on a thrilling tale of love and betrayal, as we explore the second episode of Masaaki Yuasa's Kemonozume. From its fluid art design to its ambiguous moral parallels, there's plenty to discuss as we return to the fray! wrongeverytime.com/2026/02/27/k...

This trip will save their marriage

戦闘準備ソシエ

This week we sampled some Valentine's Day violence, watched The Rock fight an earthquake, and journeyed into the frigid north with Antonio Banderas, all while continuing our journey through the Godzilla canon. Let's break it all down in the Week in Review! wrongeverytime.com/2026/02/25/w...

With Ryuji still operating under the shadow of his own absent father, can he possibly help Taiga through her own parental struggles? Either way, it's all going to blow up at the school festival as we return at last to Toradora! wrongeverytime.com/2026/02/23/t...

A truly beautiful view Comm by @verti.blue

In honor of today's news, have a look at my favorite official Evangelion illustration

With Ryuji still operating under the shadow of his own absent father, can he possibly help Taiga through her own parental struggles? Either way, it's all going to blow up at the school festival as we return at last to Toradora! wrongeverytime.com/2026/02/23/t...

Extremely revealing details in this interview

Love the saturated, lonely aesthetic of the first Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26 entry. Feels like director Seishirō Nagaya using his experience on The Colors Within for a similarly intimate yet tonally opposite effect

We're ringing in the weekend with some raucous tunes, as Lilisa and Shiro feud over the philosophy of rock and roll. Must music always be a competition, or is there room for kindness among those wailing guitars? Let's return to Rock is a Lady's Modesty! wrongeverytime.com/2026/02/21/r...

Today we're revisiting the sumptuous sorrow of Seiren Academy, as Nanako attempts to push back against the self-destructive temptations of the lovelorn Saint Juste. High school continues its harrowing course as we return to Dear Brother! wrongeverytime.com/2026/02/20/d...

Today we're revisiting the sumptuous sorrow of Seiren Academy, as Nanako attempts to push back against the self-destructive temptations of the lovelorn Saint Juste. High school continues its harrowing course as we return to Dear Brother! wrongeverytime.com/2026/02/20/d...

Jesse Jackson reading "Green Eggs and Ham" is so wonderful. RIP

This week I bring you a varied assortment of monsters, as we check out cult classic C.H.U.D., continue our journey through the adventures of Godzilla, and indulge in a thunderous classic of gangster cinema. Let's break it all down in the Week in Review! wrongeverytime.com/2026/02/18/w...

I'm still trying to finish the game but all that bug yuri got me #lacenet ❤️🤍

nyami re

Today we're in for some suffering and sacrilege, as Yuna attempts to downplay the curse that is eating her from the inside. Let's raise our angry fists to the heavens as we return to Yuki Yuna is a Hero! wrongeverytime.com/2026/02/16/y...

Time to dust off a classic

gatchaman crowds insight, one of the few stories that fully commits and refuses to avert its gaze from the horror of the Median Voter

Trying to manifest the same faith in myself as my cat, who yells at me when it's cloudy so I'll make the sun come out

Today I've got another unusual writeup for you all, as we bound through the first season of the Bigtop Burger web series. Please enjoy my old man reference points as we explore some modern-day absurdism! wrongeverytime.com/2026/02/14/b...

Sakiko bnuuy