3 Types of Otaku: What Does Otaku Even Mean?
What does otaku even mean? If there’s a term in the anime world that has tons of controversy in begin defined, it’s the term “otaku”. Perhaps you have heard of the term here and there,...
What does otaku even mean? If there’s a term in the anime world that has tons of controversy in begin defined, it’s the term “otaku”. Perhaps you have heard of the term here and there,...
Hey all, it’s Koma here! There has been a lot of planning going on behind the scenes and some amazing stuff about to be launched for you all (so sign up to the mailing list),...
Many people assume that anime is for families and kids. There’s nothing complicated about something that’s a cartoon, right? Wrong! Wrong on so many accounts! Anime has many different facets that makes each one much...
It’s that time of year again where the stockings are hung, lights strung around the house, and visits to the emergency room seem to skyrocket along with that electricity bill. While many of us...
If you’ve seen enough anime or played enough video games, you’ve probably heard of visual novels at least once in your life. You’ve probably found out what visual novels are by now. But ever...
Unfortunately, our society is built over a misogynistic anti-feminist structure that is based on a binary perspective of genders and their roles. Imposing different social places and behaviors for each gender and oppressing what...
When it comes to dere types, most people usually associate it with female anime characters. With the amount of harem anime on the market in comparison to bishounen anime or reverse harem, it is...
Ateji is a technique unique to Japanese – combining centuries of history between southeastern Asian countries and their writing systems. Kanji, hiragana, and furigana are combined in ways that provide subtext beyond subtext within...
Yes, you heard me, luck is a skill that can be gained through practice – or so says anime like Akagi. In anime, that the rules of mahjong say luck is a stream which flows...
Anime fandom and Japanese animation in general has changed quite a bit since I first got into it in the early 2000s, let alone the late 1990s when the first online fansubbing groups emerged....