Lolita

Lolita is a type of fashion (and a novel wrote by Vladimir Nabokov) that originated in Japan.  Clothing is based on Victorian and Rococo clothing. Rococo is also called the Late Baroque period and developed in Paris, France. Rococo is ...

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Anime Breasts

Mammoth marshmallow mounds of mammary marvelousness are a common theme in anime. It isn’t just for fan service or comedy either. Breast size is a common shorthand for characterization too.

Okay, not all the time. Sometimes the impossible gravity defying perkiness ...

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Ouran High School Host Club

It’s hard to review an anime that isn’t my cup of tea. Ouran High School Host Club is one of those.  It is shojo, but I tend to enjoy their stories and characterizations better than shonen. So it ...

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School Rumble

Well paint my butt blue and call be a baboon! I actually enjoyed this series. I normally find these style of anime too random, cute, or feminine for my taste. School Rumble is most definitely random, cute, and feminine, but ...

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Anime and High School

I already griped about anime and high school. It’s time I look at exactly why so many anime use high school as the main focus…other than letting the artists draw ...

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Kawaii

Kawaii literally means lovable, cute, or adorable. Kawaiasa is the noun ( love-ability, cuteness, or adorableness). Kawaii refers to the cuteness that appears throughout Japanese pop culture.

Both men and women are expected to look and act kawaii.  Interestingly, when cute seems ...

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