In no uncertain terms, fuck the US

been 2 days since i watched it but the K-ON movie is everything i could have wanted and more Azusa is already the emotional core of the second season and the movie doubles down on that in a way that the climax of the story hits you even harder than it did in the TV series

My first article for @magicalstage.moe in over a year and it's about Mitsuru Aoyama! I got out the dusty line graphs and the spreadsheets to make something concrete about one of my favourite animators!

In the years since publishing my Wolfenstein essay, I’ve wondered what a truly “Jewish game” might look like. Does it need to explore the themes and narratives of the culture? Or could it simply star the most famous Jew of all time — Jesus Christ himself? youtu.be/8dkB-KTMB3o

Klart hon ska få stanna. Men inte på grund av betyg, språkskicklighet, utbildning eller volleyboll. Utan för att hon är en människa.

so i finished K-on yesterday

K-on is all about cherishing the time you have with the people around you despite it not being permanent. The uncertainty of growing up and potentially drifting apart from your peers is something everyone can relate to. You could call k-on a music anime but there isn't much for music nerds here.

k-on season 2 has placed a lot of emphasis on HTT's time together being temporary and enjoying the time they have left to the fullest so seeing the third years break down in tears after their last high school consert kinda hits you like a truck

Show so good it always has multiple lines per episode that just stunlock you

Remember Ikoku Nikki, the show that is extremely good? Get this: this week, it was... extremely good (posted from the hospital, where it sent me)

Despite having read this part already i am kinda just in disbelief after watching this week's ikoku nikki

HUGE news, this changes everything I thought Ikoku Nikki was amazing and no one should skip it, but actually, it's better & watching should be mandated by law

Embarrassing example of the commodification of artists through this new wave of "sakuga discourse" (hypeposting about action anime) is joking about a person working under a different name after going through a rough patch wrt mental health. Wanting a clean start is not "a bad attempt at fooling you"

K-on!! Episode 9 kinda almost had me sobbing Seeing Yui's growth as a person and her wanting to do something for the granny next door was so nice. Juggling both the talent show and her exams while succeeding at both, i feel like a proud dad😭😭

Another heavy episode about memories, grief, and trauma hovering over survivors. And yet, it culminates in a beautiful scene where this welcoming environment allows Asa to establish her identity. To convey this, guest animator Naoya Takahashi makes the show's naturalism more charismatic than ever

Watch Ikoku Nikki Read Ikoku Nikki Do not skip Ikoku Nikki Ikoku Nikki!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Frieren anime will never get enough credit (and conversely, the source material doesn't get enough flak) for the increase in specificity in the depiction of cultures. Often hazy locations become places where people eat a certain way, have architecture of their own, display tangible imagery, etc

Aronofsky has never had anything to say, he simply desired the appearance of artists who do. He was, in many ways, an AIbro before those could exist

Kasamachi is the realest wife guy though(he doesn't have a wife and is actually just perpetually yearning)

I finished reading the Ikoku Nikki manga yesterday and it has been one of the most fulfilling and cathartic reads i have done Really glad I picked it up after the first anime episode, and i'm even more excited for how the adaptation will tackle the rest

Begging people to watch Ikoku Nikki

Protester in Minneapolis just before disappearing in gas: "Fuck you! Stop. Damn! I'm 70 years old and I'm fuckin' angry!"

As we do every year, we gathered creators in all positions related to animation as well as people passionate about art to share the works, old and new, that they've loved the most over the last year. It's finally time for the Sakugabooru Animation Awards 2025! blog.sakugabooru.com/2026/01/23/s...

Ikoku nikki..............................................................

It's cool that Kyouhei Ishiguro woke up one day and suddenly decided to be the greatest anime opening director. Like yeah now he only makes insane, thematically rich sequences on good anime, where he matches indie adventurousness with polish exclusive to commercial work. Seihantai nation we up

What if they made a show about how capitalism doesn't just cause harm, but relishes the opportunity to kill, making a spectacle of it for a cruel ruling class? What if it was directed by the biggest arthouse weirdo who has risen within the industry recently? What if Souta Ueno's Shiboyugi was real?

unfair for every other anime this season to air alongside shiboyugi and ikoku nikki

Death game premises are by no means new but it takes an insanely deranged person to be able to present it in a way ShiboYugi's premiere does, and i mean this in the best way possible.

I miss Kumiko and Hibike Euphonium

Hyakuemu's acclaim reminded me of the Uoto interview asking about anime influences where they went "idk I don't watch much, but I love Eupho & Shirobako so much they gotta be influential for me". Wanted to rant so much about Kumiko and Myaamoru it split off into a separate blurb. Truly based author

Depicted a lived-in space through tactile cel is a challenge, because that's the type of skill that animators are no longer really prepared for. Ikoku Nikki not only clears that with the delightful mess, but even manages to make it feel like one very specific (very messy, one of us) person's life

Ikoku Nikki ended up being a personal sleeper hit of the season for me Had no idea what to expect but what i got was the start of an emotionally mature story about dealing with grief and human relationships

Naoko Yamada 🙏🙏🙏

The Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia anime looks goooooooood. Was hardly a secret that Naoko Yamada is the chief director, but there you go. History & cultures we often see framed from a different perspective, largely seen through the eyes of women motivated by very personal reasons? Ofc she's in

Hey, I’m Kat - I’ve worked as a visdev artist on the Spiderverse films, KPop Demon Hunters, The Legend of Aang, and more! It’s nice to meet you, welcome!

For as heavily flawed FF15 is i still think back on that game very fondly Just something about that game that just pulls at your heartstrings

My Hero Academia is a series i've followed ever since i was in 8th grade back when it first aired in 2016 and it's been such an integral part of my life until now, a bit bittersweet seeing it finally come to an end But i'm nonetheless satisfied

Control Resonant looks like the coolest game ever Sam Lake and Remedy you guys are the best

The amount of people i've seen get mad at Expedition 33 sweeping The Game Awards is genuinely insane people desperately need to get a life

Decided to finally check out Fate Strange/Fake as it's properly airing soon it's been a blast so far Narita's stories are always a treat to experience and this seems to be no exception

This website is giving me an excuse to once again post about one of Takuya Igarashi's best episodes

Watching more Ashita no Nadja and this show never fails to impress. Yasuo Yamayoshi's depiction of the show's consistent motif of light and shadow in the 36th episode is really striking

Hanako Ueda's usage of color at the end of this week's heroaca is really neat The scene with Dabi at the end is almost lifeless and devoid of any actual color while the family once outside talking about their futures shine brightly in light blue

It's been over a year and I haven't finished Ashita no Nadja yet One might think I dropped it but it's just adhd doing its thing I actually love that show(I don't wanna finish it)

With Nadja's 13th episode, series director Tatsuya Igarashi returns to helm another episode. He brings an appropriate amount of angst to a long-awaited yet uncertain reunion of lovers. He paints his canvas with warm and grounded lighting, the occasional long shadow, and lots of framing.