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  • June 1, 2025 - From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated!
  • May 18, 2025 - Dan Da Dan's Sakuga
  • April 13, 2025 - Redo of Healer: Edge and Reviled Revenge Revel
  • March 30, 2025 - Beheneko: The Elf-Girl's Cat is Secretly an S-Ranked Monster!
  • March 23, 2025 - Texas Senate Bill 20, Obscenity, and Banning Anime and Manga
  • March 2, 2025 - 5 Steps to Handle Your Anime Backlog
  • February 23, 2025 - Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance, 3D Animation's Not That Great
  • February 2, 2025 - Gushing Over Magical Girls and The Stretch of Art
  • January 26, 2025 - Too Many Losing Heroines! Makeine
  • January 19, 2025 - Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Misses its Potential
  • January 5, 2025 - The Art of Love and War | Kaguya-sama: Love is War
  • December 1, 2024 - Anime and Body Boundaries
  • October 27, 2024 - Golden Time: How Insecurity Splits Oneself
  • October 20, 2024 - Spice and Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf
  • September 29, 2024 - Is Anime Woke?
  • September 22, 2024 - Zom 100: Work Sucks and is Bad For You
  • September 15, 2024 - My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Explains the Crisis of Middle-Aged Men
  • September 8, 2024 - Trigger's Triumph: The Hero's Journey in Kill la Kill
  • September 1, 2024 - The New Emerging Trend in Anime
  • August 4, 2024 - Why are Anime Girls so Horny?
  • July 28, 2024 - You're Now My Darling, a Dive into the Darling in the Franxx
  • July 21, 2024 - Disappearing Anime and The Problem of Preservation
  • July 14, 2024 - The Boundary Between Lies and Truth | Oshi no Ko
  • July 7, 2024 - Call of the Night: FLCL with Vampires. The Rituals Boys Need to Become Men
  • June 16, 2024 - The Kyoto Animation Fire and Mental Health Pleas
  • May 26, 2024 - Why are Anime Obsessed with Big Boobs?
  • May 19, 2024 - Crunchyroll's Western Anime Monopoly
  • May 12, 2024 - Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, Facing Death and Memory
  • April 28, 2024 - Anime I Keep Revisiting
  • April 21, 2024 - Revisiting Horimiya
  • April 7, 2024 - Revisiting Shuffle!
  • March 24, 2024 - Revisiting Omamori Himari
  • March 17, 2024 - Revisiting Love, Chunibyo, and Other Delusions
  • March 3, 2024 - Revisiting Bleach
  • February 18, 2024 - Revisiting Spice and Wolf
  • February 11, 2024 - Revisiting Neon Genesis Evangelion
  • February 4, 2024 - Another Revisit in the Eye-Patch Girl Era
  • January 28, 2024 - Revisiting Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
  • January 21, 2024 - Revisiting Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
  • January 14, 2024 - Revisiting Twin Star Exorcists
  • December 10, 2023 - Saving 80,000 Gold in Another World For My Retirement
  • October 15, 2023 - Summer 2023 Anime Review Round Up
  • September 3, 2023 - I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World and Became Unrivaled in the Real World, Too
  • August 20, 2023 - Why Do Anime Characters Always Get Colds [and Collapse from Them]?
  • July 23, 2023 - Manga Sound Effect Word List [Over 250 Words and Meanings]
  • July 9, 2023 - How Can I Invest in Anime and Manga?
  • July 2, 2023 - Tomo-chan is a Girl! Offers Interesting Relationship Dynamics
  • June 25, 2023 - Otaku USA, the physical anime and manga magazine
  • June 18, 2023 - The Learned Helplessness of Male Protagonists in Anime and Manga
  • May 28, 2023 - Men Going Their Own Way [MGTOW]: The Good And the Sad
  • May 7, 2023 - Oshi no Ko: The Masterful First Episode
  • April 2, 2023 - Animation is Hard: What You Should Know About the Anime Industry
  • March 12, 2023 - Anime, the Love of Learning, and the Love of Spectacle
  • February 12, 2023 - More Than a Married Couple, but Not Lovers
  • January 29, 2023 - Do It Yourself!
  • January 22, 2023 - Bocchi the Rock!
  • January 15, 2023 - Raven of the Inner Palace
  • November 27, 2022 - Hanasaku Iroha
  • October 16, 2022 - Parallel World Pharmacy Review
  • October 2, 2022 - Your After Anime Sadness is Okay, but it Brings Personal Responsibility
  • September 18, 2022 - My Top 5 Nostalgic Anime
  • September 4, 2022 - Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun Review
  • August 28, 2022 - Using Anime to Heal
  • July 31, 2022 - The Nature of Online Piracy
  • July 24, 2022 - Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie
  • July 3, 2022 - Kaguya-Sama: Love is War Season 3
  • May 29, 2022 - Examining Animation: Marin’s Embarrassment
  • May 1, 2022 - Akebi’s Sailor Uniform
  • April 24, 2022 - Can Anime Show Sexual Assault Ethically?
  • April 10, 2022 - Manga Artists, Child Pornography, and the Influence of Manga, Part 2
  • April 3, 2022 - Manga Artists, Child Pornography, and the Influence of Manga, Part 1
  • March 27, 2022 - My Dress-Up Darling
  • February 27, 2022 - Examining Animation: Marin's Smile
  • February 20, 2022 - My Top Couples in Anime
  • January 9, 2022 - Komi Can’t Communicate
  • December 19, 2021 - The Ending of Cowboy Bebop
  • December 12, 2021 - What Makes Anime, Anime?
  • December 5, 2021 - Is Anime a High Art?
  • November 21, 2021 - Anime's Bad Story Telling Habits
  • November 14, 2021 - The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent
  • September 26, 2021 - The Appeal of Yashahime
  • July 11, 2021 - Ranma 1/2, Does it Hold Up Today?
  • May 16, 2021 - Horimiya: Surprisingly Subtle
  • February 14, 2021 - What if Anime Wasn't Japanese?
  • January 10, 2021 - Eureka Seven: Psalms of Planets Revisit
  • December 6, 2020 - Considering Violent Media and Killing
  • November 15, 2020 - Love and an Umbrella: Romance Anime and Context
  • October 18, 2020 - My Next Life as a Villainess
  • September 13, 2020 - This is Your Brain on Anime. Any Questions?
  • June 14, 2020 - Who am I? Amnesia as an Anime Plot Device
  • June 7, 2020 - Inuyasha: The Best Anime for Beginners
  • May 31, 2020 - Beastars Impressions (Season 1)
  • May 3, 2020 - Considering Anime's Moe Trend
  • March 29, 2020 - Why are Shonen Heroes so Dense When it Comes to Love?
  • February 9, 2020 - Why are Harem Anime Popular?
  • January 26, 2020 - What Makes Something a Classic?
  • January 12, 2020 - We Never Learn: Bokuben
  • December 29, 2019 - Yamada and the Seven Witches
  • December 1, 2019 - Restaurant to Another World
  • November 24, 2019 - Dogged Determination: One of Anime's Favorite Themes
  • November 17, 2019 - Anime for the Brokenhearted
  • October 27, 2019 - Arifureta and the Not-So-Common Protagonist
  • October 20, 2019 - Seneca, Anime, and Time
  • September 29, 2019 - Anime Visual Language Guide
  • September 22, 2019 - Summer Anime 2019 Breakdown
  • September 15, 2019 - Pokemon's Animation Gets Better....Then it Gets Worse Again
  • September 8, 2019 - Anime Offers Diversity, More than We Think
  • August 25, 2019 - Anime isn't Niche Anymore. It is Mainstream.
  • August 18, 2019 - 5 Ways to Handle After-Anime Depression
  • July 28, 2019 - The Helpful Fox Senko-san, Male Fantasy or Something Deeper?
  • July 21, 2019 - Will Kyoto Animation Close Because of the Fire?
  • July 7, 2019 - The Visual Depiction of Taste - Food Wars
  • June 16, 2019 - What Does Tsundere Mean?
  • April 28, 2019 - Kaguya-sama: Love is War Actually Made Me Laugh
  • April 19, 2019 - A Look Back at Winter Anime 2019
  • April 7, 2019 - Anime and Manga's Buff Men and Male Body Image
  • March 31, 2019 - The Ancient Magus Bride and Being Alone
  • January 27, 2019 - Examining the Rising of the Shield Hero Controversy
  • January 20, 2019 - Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai Review
  • January 13, 2019 - The Madness Behind Goblin Slayer
  • December 23, 2018 - How Not to Summon a Demon Lord - Anime Review
  • November 25, 2018 - That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
  • November 11, 2018 - The Controversy Surrounding Goblin Slayer Episode 1
  • October 28, 2018 - Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai - First Impressions
  • October 14, 2018 - Bleach - The Netflix Live Action Movie
  • October 7, 2018 - What is Best for Anime: Streaming or Physical Media?
  • August 19, 2018 - Censorship of Anime Can Make Anime Pornographic
  • July 8, 2018 - Understanding Anime Fan Service
  • June 17, 2018 - Recovery of an MMO Junkie and the Dichotomy of Offline and Online Life
  • June 3, 2018 - Anime Virtues: Quiet Confidence
  • May 27, 2018 - Anime Virtues: You Don't Need a Reason to Help Someone
  • May 20, 2018 - Violet Evergarden and the Lost Art of Letter Writing
  • May 13, 2018 - Christian Parental Concerns and Anime's Fan-service
  • April 29, 2018 - Why Does Anime Portray Men as Perverts?
  • April 22, 2018 - Why Reading Manga is Good for Your Brain and for Autism
  • April 15, 2018 - Kakegurui's Similarities to Moby Dick
  • April 8, 2018 - Citrus: Lesbianism at All-Girls Schools
  • February 25, 2018 - Oreimo - Abuse as Comedy
  • February 18, 2018 - The Role of Satire: Crayon Shin Chan as an Example
  • February 4, 2018 - What Does Moe Mean?
  • January 21, 2018 - Anime as a Teaching Method
  • January 7, 2018 - Anime Incest is Just a Part of World Literary Tradition?
  • December 24, 2017 - Do Reviews Really Matter?
  • December 10, 2017 - What Does Kun Mean? What Does Chan Mean?
  • December 3, 2017 - Nobuhiro Watsuki, Child Pornography, and The Tangle of Reputation and Writing
  • October 29, 2017 - Izetta the Last Witch
  • October 22, 2017 - Orange
  • October 8, 2017 - Friendship, Bacon, and Growing up: Silver Spoon
  • September 10, 2017 - Manga Faces: Understanding and Reading Manga Visual Language
  • August 30, 2017 - Why Study Anime?
  • August 13, 2017 - The Legacy of 4Kids Entertainment
  • July 30, 2017 - Jiraiya and the Magic Frog: The Story Behind Naruto's Characters
  • July 16, 2017 - Tsuki ga Kirei - As the Moon, so Beautiful
  • July 2, 2017 - Influenced By... Judaism and Christianity
  • June 4, 2017 - Dragon Ball Super: Dubious and Lacking Heart
  • May 28, 2017 - Your Lie in April. The Impact We have on Others.
  • May 14, 2017 - What Makes Anime Superior to Hollywood Movies?
  • April 16, 2017 - Goku as a Role Model
  • March 26, 2017 - Sex in Anime and Manga
  • March 19, 2017 - Yona of the Dawn
  • March 12, 2017 - Why do Anime Characters Yell Their Names and Attacks?
  • February 12, 2017 - What is a Postmodern Anime? What Does Postmodernism Mean, anyway?
  • February 5, 2017 - Keijo!!!!!!!! Review
  • January 8, 2017 - Anime's View of Men
  • January 1, 2017 - Confessions of an "Old" Anime Fan
  • December 24, 2016 - Top 7 Anime Character Transformations
  • December 11, 2016 - Top 100 Anime. The Good, the Bad, and the Influential
  • November 6, 2016 - Influenced By - I: Daoism and Onmyōdō
  • September 25, 2016 - One Punch Man Impressions
  • September 18, 2016 - Top 8 Anime Villains
  • September 11, 2016 - Anime's Breast Obsession Explained
  • August 21, 2016 - Anime Undermines American Manhood
  • August 14, 2016 - Love, Chunibyo, and How to Cope with Reality
  • July 31, 2016 - Tokyo Ravens
  • July 10, 2016 - The Threat of Anime and Manga to America
  • July 3, 2016 - Haganai: I Don't Have Many Friends
  • June 19, 2016 - The Three Measures: Contrasting Disney Princess Body Types with Anime Girls
  • June 5, 2016 - Musings V - Adaptation in Japanese (Pop) Culture
  • May 15, 2016 - Anime as a Storytelling Medium
  • May 8, 2016 - Mayo Chiki!
  • May 1, 2016 - Doing Justice to Transgender Characters on TV
  • April 3, 2016 - One Week Friends: Lessons on Friendship
  • March 20, 2016 - The Comic Artist and His Assistants. Thoughts on Male Lust.
  • March 16, 2016 - Bleach: Unforgiven
  • March 6, 2016 - Musings IV: Japanese Idioms, and why it is a good idea to know some.
  • February 7, 2016 - Manga Sound Effect Guide
  • January 17, 2016 - Symbols of Summer: Power Lines and Cicadas in Anime
  • January 13, 2016 - 10 Anime Essay Topic Ideas
  • January 10, 2016 - Pots, Cats and Lilies, but Nothing Changes?
  • January 3, 2016 - The Ending of Samurai Champloo
  • December 27, 2015 - No Game. No Life. The Rise of the Introvert
  • December 20, 2015 - Gurren Lagann Does Suspense Right
  • December 6, 2015 - Musings III: On the Use of Premodern Japanese in Anime
  • November 29, 2015 - Idealizing the Country Side and Impulsive Artists: Barakamon
  • November 22, 2015 - Goku vs. Superman: The Cultural Perspective
  • November 8, 2015 - Musings II: Magical Girls, or, Empowerment VS Sexism
  • October 25, 2015 - Arpeggio of Blue Steel
  • October 11, 2015 - Fate/Zero
  • August 23, 2015 - The Meat Head: Looking at Shonen Heroes
  • July 9, 2015 - Another
  • July 5, 2015 - Andrew's Guide to Blogging--How to Choose a Premise for Your Blog
  • June 28, 2015 - My First Anime Ends: Considering Inuyasha
  • June 21, 2015 - Inuyasha: Final Cut--The End of an Era in Anime
  • June 14, 2015 - 8 Seasonally Favorite Anime Opening Themes
  • June 6, 2015 - The Evangelion of Shojo: Revolutionary Girl Utena
  • June 5, 2015 - Sailor Moon: The Rise of the Girl Hero
  • June 4, 2015 - Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End (Beginning) of Mecha
  • June 3, 2015 - Ghost in the Shell 1995
  • June 2, 2015 - Dragon Ball Z--The Father of Modern Shonen
  • June 1, 2015 - Akira: Changing the Face of Anime
  • May 31, 2015 - Mighty Atom and Tezuka's Production System
  • April 12, 2015 - Objectification of Women in Anime
  • March 22, 2015 - Bleach--A Critique
  • March 16, 2015 - Maoyu
  • March 8, 2015 - One Piece: A Critique of the Anime
  • February 12, 2015 - Dusk Maiden of Amnesia
  • February 8, 2015 - Kill la Kill: A Masterful Subversion of Fan Service
  • January 4, 2015 - Sword Art Online II - Thoughts on Social Technology
  • December 14, 2014 - The Pokemon Panic
  • November 23, 2014 - The Hentai Prince and the Stony Cat
  • November 9, 2014 - The End of Bleach...for now
  • October 26, 2014 - Chaos;Head
  • October 12, 2014 - Space Dandy - It was a Dandy of a Ride, Baby
  • October 5, 2014 - Pokemon: A History of Friendship and Controversy
  • August 31, 2014 - Kill la Kill - Exploring our Relationships with Clothing?
  • August 17, 2014 - Beyond the Boundary
  • August 3, 2014 - Legend of the Legendary Heroes
  • July 20, 2014 - .hack//Quantum
  • July 13, 2014 - Hentai: What is it, really?
  • June 29, 2014 - Ghost Hunt
  • June 15, 2014 - Red Data Girl: RDG
  • June 1, 2014 - Attack on Titan
  • May 18, 2014 - Product Review: Love, Chunibyou, and Other Delusions! Season One DVD
  • May 4, 2014 - IS: Infinite Stratos
  • April 13, 2014 - Space Dandy Season 1
  • April 6, 2014 - Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040
  • March 23, 2014 - Origin: Spirits of the Past
  • March 16, 2014 - Guilty Crown
  • February 23, 2014 - Okami-san and her Seven Companions
  • February 16, 2014 - Welcome to the NHK
  • February 2, 2014 - 11 Eyes
  • January 12, 2014 - Love, Chunibyou, & Other Delusions
  • January 5, 2014 - Samurai Harem
  • December 22, 2013 - Anime and Manga Blogging Primer
  • December 8, 2013 - So Why Do I like Anime Anyway? A Revisit
  • November 10, 2013 - Free Anime at the Library
  • October 27, 2013 - Are Fansubs and Scanlations Piracy?
  • September 15, 2013 - Yaoi: Hate for Boys' Love
  • September 8, 2013 - Missing Miyazaki
  • September 1, 2013 - Kaze no Stigma
  • August 4, 2013 - Reality Virtual. Sword Art Online and the Subjectivity of Reality.
  • July 28, 2013 - Sword Art Online
  • June 23, 2013 - Canaan
  • June 9, 2013 - Odd and Impossible Anime Hair Styles
  • June 8, 2013 - Blast of Tempest
  • May 26, 2013 - Burst Angel
  • May 19, 2013 - Yuri's History and a Love Suicide that Raised Awareness
  • May 5, 2013 - Naruto and Confucius in the Hidden Shonen Village
  • April 28, 2013 - It is All About the Hair: The Color of Normal
  • April 15, 2013 - It is All About the Hair: Black as Night
  • March 31, 2013 - It is All About the Hair: Pretty in Pink
  • March 24, 2013 - Yaoi: History, Appeal, and Misconceptions
  • March 11, 2013 - Rosario + Vampire Season 2
  • March 3, 2013 - It is All About the Hair: The Color of Purity
  • February 24, 2013 - The Historical Origin of Panty Fan Service
  • February 19, 2013 - It is All About the Hair: The Color of Royalty
  • January 29, 2013 - It is All About the Hair: Water and Sky
  • January 22, 2013 - El Cazador de la Bruja
  • January 15, 2013 - It is All About the Hair: Green as Grass
  • January 6, 2013 - Shinigami--Angels of Death
  • January 1, 2013 - It is All About the Hair: The Orange
  • December 18, 2012 - It is All About the Hair: Locks of Gold
  • December 11, 2012 - It is All About the Hair: The Meaning of Red
  • December 4, 2012 - The Case for Cliche
  • November 23, 2012 - My Love/Hate Relationship With Tite Kubo's Bleach
  • November 19, 2012 - Anime Facial Expressions
  • November 13, 2012 - Anime for Those Who Hate Anime
  • October 29, 2012 - Neon Alley: Interview with Brian Ige
  • August 27, 2012 - Moe
  • August 6, 2012 - Anime Stereotypes: The Snooty Girl
  • July 2, 2012 - This Ugly Yet Beautiful World
  • June 26, 2012 - Anime Stereotypes: The Clueless Guy
  • June 12, 2012 - Anime Stereotypes: The Library Girl
  • June 4, 2012 - Anime Stereotypes: the Pervert
  • May 29, 2012 - The Lion King is Kimba the White Lion?
  • May 21, 2012 - Corpse Princess
  • May 8, 2012 - Anime Breasts and the Relationship with Character Personalities
  • April 30, 2012 - Ouran High School Host Club
  • April 20, 2012 - School Rumble
  • April 16, 2012 - Anime and High School
  • March 26, 2012 - Rosario + Vampire
  • March 21, 2012 - Brief Visual Anime History
  • February 27, 2012 - Shigurui: Death Frenzy
  • January 23, 2012 - Anime Annoyances: Humor
  • January 3, 2012 - Xam'd: Lost Memories
  • December 5, 2011 - Air Gear
  • November 28, 2011 - Dance in the Vampire Bund
  • November 7, 2011 - Gunslinger Girl 2: Teatrino
  • October 31, 2011 - Spice and Wolf 2
  • October 24, 2011 - Why do I Enjoy Anime Anyway?
  • October 17, 2011 - Shuffle!
  • October 10, 2011 - Strain: Strategic Armored Infantry
  • October 2, 2011 - Requiem for the Phantom
  • September 26, 2011 - The Sacred Blacksmith
  • September 19, 2011 - Demon King Daimao
  • September 12, 2011 - Anime Annoyances: "Deep" Endings
  • September 5, 2011 - Fullmetal Alchemist vs FMA:Brotherhood
  • August 22, 2011 - Claymore
  • August 21, 2011 - Dragonball Z
  • August 16, 2011 - Anime Annoyances: Poor Storytelling
  • August 10, 2011 - Eden of the East
  • July 27, 2011 - Mushi-shi
  • July 20, 2011 - Spice and Wolf
  • July 7, 2011 - Ga Rei: Zero
  • June 28, 2011 - Top 10 Most Influential Anime in America
  • June 14, 2011 - Rio: Rainbow Gate!
  • June 6, 2011 - Kekkaishi
  • May 31, 2011 - Gunslinger Girl
  • May 24, 2011 - Evangelion: 2.22 You Can (Not) Advance
  • May 16, 2011 - Evangelion 1.01 You are (Not) Alone
  • May 9, 2011 - Shangri-La
  • April 25, 2011 - Yonna in the Solitary Fortress
  • April 25, 2011 - School Days
  • April 13, 2011 - Pale Cocoon
  • April 11, 2011 - Highschool of the Dead
  • March 31, 2011 - Howl's Moving Castle
  • March 31, 2011 - Bleach
  • March 31, 2011 - Inuyasha
  • March 31, 2011 - Samurai Champloo
  • March 31, 2011 - Naruto
  • March 31, 2011 - Myself; Yourself
  • March 31, 2011 - Princess Mononoke
  • March 31, 2011 - Hellsing Ultimate
  • March 31, 2011 - RahXephon
  • March 31, 2011 - Omamori Himari
  • March 30, 2011 - The World Only God Knows
  • March 30, 2011 - Vampire Hunter D
  • February 19, 2011 - Kigeki
  • February 12, 2011 - Anime's Visual Language
  • February 5, 2011 - Ergo Proxy
  • February 3, 2011 - Mobile Suit Gundam 00
  • February 2, 2011 - Cowboy Bebop
  • February 1, 2011 - Chobits
  • January 31, 2011 - Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
  • January 30, 2011 - Wolf's Rain
  • January 30, 2011 - Heiress of the Phantom Thief
  • January 29, 2011 - Last Exile
  • January 28, 2011 - Ghost in the Shell
  • January 28, 2011 - Eureka Seven
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    • March 24, 2024 - Revisiting Omamori Himari
    • March 17, 2024 - Revisiting Love, Chunibyo, and Other Delusions
    • March 3, 2024 - Revisiting Bleach
    • February 18, 2024 - Revisiting Spice and Wolf
    • February 11, 2024 - Revisiting Neon Genesis Evangelion
    • February 4, 2024 - Another Revisit in the Eye-Patch Girl Era
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    • May 7, 2023 - Oshi no Ko: The Masterful First Episode
    • February 12, 2023 - More Than a Married Couple, but Not Lovers
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    • November 27, 2022 - Hanasaku Iroha
    • October 16, 2022 - Parallel World Pharmacy Review
    • September 4, 2022 - Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun Review
    • July 24, 2022 - Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie
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    • March 27, 2022 - My Dress-Up Darling
    • January 9, 2022 - Komi Can’t Communicate
    • December 19, 2021 - The Ending of Cowboy Bebop
    • November 14, 2021 - The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent
    • September 26, 2021 - The Appeal of Yashahime
    • August 29, 2021 - Hinamatsuri, an Anime Review
    • July 11, 2021 - Ranma 1/2, Does it Hold Up Today?
    • May 16, 2021 - Horimiya: Surprisingly Subtle
    • January 10, 2021 - Eureka Seven: Psalms of Planets Revisit
    • October 18, 2020 - My Next Life as a Villainess
    • May 31, 2020 - Beastars Impressions (Season 1)
    • January 12, 2020 - We Never Learn: Bokuben
    • December 29, 2019 - Yamada and the Seven Witches
    • December 22, 2019 - Puella Magi Madoka Magica
    • December 1, 2019 - Restaurant to Another World
    • October 27, 2019 - Arifureta and the Not-So-Common Protagonist
    • September 22, 2019 - Summer Anime 2019 Breakdown
    • July 28, 2019 - The Helpful Fox Senko-san, Male Fantasy or Something Deeper?
    • July 7, 2019 - The Visual Depiction of Taste - Food Wars
    • April 28, 2019 - Kaguya-sama: Love is War Actually Made Me Laugh
    • April 19, 2019 - A Look Back at Winter Anime 2019
    • March 31, 2019 - The Ancient Magus Bride and Being Alone
    • January 20, 2019 - Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai Review
    • January 13, 2019 - The Madness Behind Goblin Slayer
    • December 23, 2018 - How Not to Summon a Demon Lord - Anime Review
    • November 25, 2018 - That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
    • October 28, 2018 - Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai - First Impressions
    • October 14, 2018 - Bleach - The Netflix Live Action Movie
    • June 17, 2018 - Recovery of an MMO Junkie and the Dichotomy of Offline and Online Life
    • May 20, 2018 - Violet Evergarden and the Lost Art of Letter Writing
    • February 25, 2018 - Oreimo - Abuse as Comedy
    • December 24, 2017 - Do Reviews Really Matter?
    • October 29, 2017 - Izetta the Last Witch
    • October 22, 2017 - Orange
    • July 16, 2017 - Tsuki ga Kirei - As the Moon, so Beautiful
    • March 19, 2017 - Yona of the Dawn
    • February 5, 2017 - Keijo!!!!!!!! Review
    • November 6, 2016 - Influenced By - I: Daoism and Onmyōdō
    • September 25, 2016 - One Punch Man Impressions
    • July 31, 2016 - Tokyo Ravens
    • July 3, 2016 - Haganai: I Don't Have Many Friends
    • May 8, 2016 - Mayo Chiki!
    • April 3, 2016 - One Week Friends: Lessons on Friendship
    • March 16, 2016 - Bleach: Unforgiven
    • December 27, 2015 - No Game. No Life. The Rise of the Introvert
    • December 20, 2015 - Gurren Lagann Does Suspense Right
    • November 29, 2015 - Idealizing the Country Side and Impulsive Artists: Barakamon
    • October 25, 2015 - Arpeggio of Blue Steel
    • October 11, 2015 - Fate/Zero
    • July 9, 2015 - Another
    • June 28, 2015 - My First Anime Ends: Considering Inuyasha
    • June 21, 2015 - Inuyasha: Final Cut--The End of an Era in Anime
    • June 6, 2015 - The Evangelion of Shojo: Revolutionary Girl Utena
    • June 5, 2015 - Sailor Moon: The Rise of the Girl Hero
    • June 4, 2015 - Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End (Beginning) of Mecha
    • March 22, 2015 - Bleach--A Critique
    • March 16, 2015 - Maoyu
    • March 8, 2015 - One Piece: A Critique of the Anime
    • February 12, 2015 - Dusk Maiden of Amnesia
    • November 9, 2014 - The End of Bleach...for now
    • October 26, 2014 - Chaos;Head
    • October 12, 2014 - Space Dandy - It was a Dandy of a Ride, Baby
    • August 17, 2014 - Beyond the Boundary
    • August 3, 2014 - Legend of the Legendary Heroes
    • July 20, 2014 - .hack//Quantum
    • June 29, 2014 - Ghost Hunt
    • June 15, 2014 - Red Data Girl: RDG
    • June 1, 2014 - Attack on Titan
    • May 4, 2014 - IS: Infinite Stratos
    • April 13, 2014 - Space Dandy Season 1
    • April 6, 2014 - Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040
    • March 23, 2014 - Origin: Spirits of the Past
    • March 16, 2014 - Guilty Crown
    • February 23, 2014 - Okami-san and her Seven Companions
    • February 16, 2014 - Welcome to the NHK
    • February 2, 2014 - 11 Eyes
    • January 12, 2014 - Love, Chunibyou, & Other Delusions
    • January 5, 2014 - Samurai Harem
    • September 1, 2013 - Kaze no Stigma
    • July 28, 2013 - Sword Art Online
    • June 23, 2013 - Canaan
    • June 8, 2013 - Blast of Tempest
    • May 26, 2013 - Burst Angel
    • November 23, 2012 - My Love/Hate Relationship With Tite Kubo's Bleach
    • November 13, 2012 - Anime for Those Who Hate Anime
    • July 2, 2012 - This Ugly Yet Beautiful World
    • May 29, 2012 - The Lion King is Kimba the White Lion?
    • May 21, 2012 - Corpse Princess
    • April 30, 2012 - Ouran High School Host Club
    • April 20, 2012 - School Rumble
    • March 26, 2012 - Rosario + Vampire
    • February 27, 2012 - Shigurui: Death Frenzy
    • January 3, 2012 - Xam'd: Lost Memories
    • December 5, 2011 - Air Gear
    • November 28, 2011 - Dance in the Vampire Bund
    • November 7, 2011 - Gunslinger Girl 2: Teatrino
    • October 31, 2011 - Spice and Wolf 2
    • October 17, 2011 - Shuffle!
    • October 10, 2011 - Strain: Strategic Armored Infantry
    • October 2, 2011 - Requiem for the Phantom
    • September 26, 2011 - The Sacred Blacksmith
    • September 19, 2011 - Demon King Daimao
    • September 5, 2011 - Fullmetal Alchemist vs FMA:Brotherhood
    • August 22, 2011 - Claymore
    • August 21, 2011 - Dragonball Z
    • August 10, 2011 - Eden of the East
    • July 27, 2011 - Mushi-shi
    • July 20, 2011 - Spice and Wolf
    • July 7, 2011 - Ga Rei: Zero
    • June 28, 2011 - Top 10 Most Influential Anime in America
    • June 14, 2011 - Rio: Rainbow Gate!
    • June 6, 2011 - Kekkaishi
    • May 31, 2011 - Gunslinger Girl
    • May 24, 2011 - Evangelion: 2.22 You Can (Not) Advance
    • May 16, 2011 - Evangelion 1.01 You are (Not) Alone
    • May 9, 2011 - Shangri-La
    • April 25, 2011 - Yonna in the Solitary Fortress
    • April 25, 2011 - School Days
    • April 11, 2011 - Highschool of the Dead
    • March 31, 2011 - Howl's Moving Castle
    • March 31, 2011 - Bleach
    • March 31, 2011 - Inuyasha
    • March 31, 2011 - Samurai Champloo
    • March 31, 2011 - Naruto
    • March 31, 2011 - Princess Mononoke
    • March 31, 2011 - Hellsing Ultimate
    • March 31, 2011 - RahXephon
    • March 31, 2011 - Omamori Himari
    • March 30, 2011 - The World Only God Knows
    • March 30, 2011 - Vampire Hunter D
    • February 19, 2011 - Kigeki
    • February 5, 2011 - Ergo Proxy
    • February 3, 2011 - Mobile Suit Gundam 00
    • February 2, 2011 - Cowboy Bebop
    • February 1, 2011 - Chobits
    • January 31, 2011 - Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
    • January 30, 2011 - Wolf's Rain
    • January 30, 2011 - Heiress of the Phantom Thief
    • January 29, 2011 - Last Exile
    • January 28, 2011 - Ghost in the Shell
    • January 28, 2011 - Eureka Seven
    • Understanding Anime
    • May 18, 2025 - Dan Da Dan's Sakuga
    • April 13, 2025 - Redo of Healer: Edge and Reviled Revenge Revel
    • April 6, 2025 - What Do Livestreamers, Politicians, and Waifus have in Common?
    • March 30, 2025 - Beheneko: The Elf-Girl's Cat is Secretly an S-Ranked Monster!
    • January 5, 2025 - The Art of Love and War | Kaguya-sama: Love is War
    • December 1, 2024 - Anime and Body Boundaries
    • October 27, 2024 - Golden Time: How Insecurity Splits Oneself
    • September 29, 2024 - Is Anime Woke?
    • September 22, 2024 - Zom 100: Work Sucks and is Bad For You
    • September 15, 2024 - My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Explains the Crisis of Middle-Aged Men
    • September 8, 2024 - Trigger's Triumph: The Hero's Journey in Kill la Kill
    • September 1, 2024 - The New Emerging Trend in Anime
    • August 4, 2024 - Why are Anime Girls so Horny?
    • July 28, 2024 - You're Now My Darling, a Dive into the Darling in the Franxx
    • July 14, 2024 - The Boundary Between Lies and Truth | Oshi no Ko
    • July 7, 2024 - Call of the Night: FLCL with Vampires. The Rituals Boys Need to Become Men
    • May 26, 2024 - Why are Anime Obsessed with Big Boobs?
    • May 12, 2024 - Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, Facing Death and Memory
    • August 20, 2023 - Why Do Anime Characters Always Get Colds [and Collapse from Them]?
    • August 13, 2023 - Kokuhaku, How to Confess Your Love the Japanese Way
    • July 23, 2023 - Manga Sound Effect Word List [Over 250 Words and Meanings]
    • July 9, 2023 - How Can I Invest in Anime and Manga?
    • May 7, 2023 - Oshi no Ko: The Masterful First Episode
    • April 2, 2023 - Animation is Hard: What You Should Know About the Anime Industry
    • March 12, 2023 - Anime, the Love of Learning, and the Love of Spectacle
    • August 28, 2022 - Using Anime to Heal
    • May 29, 2022 - Examining Animation: Marin’s Embarrassment
    • April 24, 2022 - Can Anime Show Sexual Assault Ethically?
    • April 10, 2022 - Manga Artists, Child Pornography, and the Influence of Manga, Part 2
    • April 3, 2022 - Manga Artists, Child Pornography, and the Influence of Manga, Part 1
    • February 27, 2022 - Examining Animation: Marin's Smile
    • December 12, 2021 - What Makes Anime, Anime?
    • February 14, 2021 - What if Anime Wasn't Japanese?
    • December 6, 2020 - Considering Violent Media and Killing
    • November 15, 2020 - Love and an Umbrella: Romance Anime and Context
    • September 13, 2020 - This is Your Brain on Anime. Any Questions?
    • June 14, 2020 - Who am I? Amnesia as an Anime Plot Device
    • June 7, 2020 - Inuyasha: The Best Anime for Beginners
    • March 29, 2020 - Why are Shonen Heroes so Dense When it Comes to Love?
    • February 9, 2020 - Why are Harem Anime Popular?
    • January 26, 2020 - What Makes Something a Classic?
    • November 24, 2019 - Dogged Determination: One of Anime's Favorite Themes
    • September 29, 2019 - Anime Visual Language Guide
    • September 15, 2019 - Pokemon's Animation Gets Better....Then it Gets Worse Again
    • September 8, 2019 - Anime Offers Diversity, More than We Think
    • June 16, 2019 - What Does Tsundere Mean?
    • January 13, 2019 - The Madness Behind Goblin Slayer
    • November 11, 2018 - The Controversy Surrounding Goblin Slayer Episode 1
    • August 19, 2018 - Censorship of Anime Can Make Anime Pornographic
    • May 27, 2018 - Anime Virtues: You Don't Need a Reason to Help Someone
    • May 13, 2018 - Christian Parental Concerns and Anime's Fan-service
    • April 29, 2018 - Why Does Anime Portray Men as Perverts?
    • April 22, 2018 - Why Reading Manga is Good for Your Brain and for Autism
    • April 15, 2018 - Kakegurui's Similarities to Moby Dick
    • April 8, 2018 - Citrus: Lesbianism at All-Girls Schools
    • February 4, 2018 - What Does Moe Mean?
    • January 21, 2018 - Anime as a Teaching Method
    • January 7, 2018 - Anime Incest is Just a Part of World Literary Tradition?
    • December 10, 2017 - What Does Kun Mean? What Does Chan Mean?
    • September 10, 2017 - Manga Faces: Understanding and Reading Manga Visual Language
    • August 30, 2017 - Why Study Anime?
    • August 13, 2017 - The Legacy of 4Kids Entertainment
    • July 2, 2017 - Influenced By... Judaism and Christianity
    • May 28, 2017 - Your Lie in April. The Impact We have on Others.
    • March 26, 2017 - Sex in Anime and Manga
    • February 12, 2017 - What is a Postmodern Anime? What Does Postmodernism Mean, anyway?
    • November 6, 2016 - Influenced By - I: Daoism and Onmyōdō
    • September 11, 2016 - Anime's Breast Obsession Explained
    • June 19, 2016 - The Three Measures: Contrasting Disney Princess Body Types with Anime Girls
    • May 15, 2016 - Anime as a Storytelling Medium
    • February 7, 2016 - Manga Sound Effect Guide
    • January 17, 2016 - Symbols of Summer: Power Lines and Cicadas in Anime
    • January 3, 2016 - The Ending of Samurai Champloo
    • November 8, 2015 - Musings II: Magical Girls, or, Empowerment VS Sexism
    • April 12, 2015 - Objectification of Women in Anime
    • February 8, 2015 - Kill la Kill: A Masterful Subversion of Fan Service
    • August 31, 2014 - Kill la Kill - Exploring our Relationships with Clothing?
    • July 13, 2014 - Hentai: What is it, really?
    • September 15, 2013 - Yaoi: Hate for Boys' Love
    • August 4, 2013 - Reality Virtual. Sword Art Online and the Subjectivity of Reality.
    • May 19, 2013 - Yuri's History and a Love Suicide that Raised Awareness
    • May 5, 2013 - Naruto and Confucius in the Hidden Shonen Village
    • April 28, 2013 - It is All About the Hair: The Color of Normal
    • April 15, 2013 - It is All About the Hair: Black as Night
    • March 31, 2013 - It is All About the Hair: Pretty in Pink
    • March 24, 2013 - Yaoi: History, Appeal, and Misconceptions
    • March 11, 2013 - Rosario + Vampire Season 2
    • March 3, 2013 - It is All About the Hair: The Color of Purity
    • February 24, 2013 - The Historical Origin of Panty Fan Service
    • February 19, 2013 - It is All About the Hair: The Color of Royalty
    • January 29, 2013 - It is All About the Hair: Water and Sky
    • January 22, 2013 - El Cazador de la Bruja
    • January 15, 2013 - It is All About the Hair: Green as Grass
    • January 6, 2013 - Shinigami--Angels of Death
    • January 1, 2013 - It is All About the Hair: The Orange
    • December 18, 2012 - It is All About the Hair: Locks of Gold
    • December 11, 2012 - It is All About the Hair: The Meaning of Red
    • December 4, 2012 - The Case for Cliche
    • November 19, 2012 - Anime Facial Expressions
    • August 27, 2012 - Moe
    • August 6, 2012 - Anime Stereotypes: The Snooty Girl
    • June 26, 2012 - Anime Stereotypes: The Clueless Guy
    • June 12, 2012 - Anime Stereotypes: The Library Girl
    • June 4, 2012 - Anime Stereotypes: the Pervert
    • May 8, 2012 - Anime Breasts and the Relationship with Character Personalities
    • April 16, 2012 - Anime and High School
    • March 21, 2012 - Brief Visual Anime History
    • October 24, 2011 - Why do I Enjoy Anime Anyway?
    • August 16, 2011 - Anime Annoyances: Poor Storytelling
    • February 12, 2011 - Anime's Visual Language

Book Reviews

  • May 4, 2025 - The Yamato Dynasty by Sterling and Peggy Seagrave
  • April 27, 2025 - The World of the Shining Prince by Ivan Morris
  • January 12, 2025 - Osamu Tezuka's Ayako
  • December 15, 2024 - Hara-Kiri: Japanese Ritual Suicide by Jack Seward
  • December 8, 2024 - The Unfettered Mind by Takuan Soho
  • November 24, 2024 - Manga in Theory and Practice by Hirohiko Araki
  • June 23, 2024 - Bushido Explained by Alexander Bennett
  • June 2, 2024 - Japanese Book Guide : 27 Books You Ought to Read about Japan
  • December 3, 2023 - Berserk Deluxe Volumes 3 & 4
  • November 19, 2023 - The Book of Bushido by Antony Cummins
  • October 29, 2023 - Berserk Deluxe Volume 2 Review
  • October 1, 2023 - Hagakure: the Art of the Samurai
  • September 24, 2023 - Berserk Deluxe Edition 1 Review
  • June 25, 2023 - Otaku USA, the physical anime and manga magazine
  • June 4, 2023 - Okakura Kakuro's “The Book of Tea”
  • May 14, 2023 - Lafcadio Hearn's Japan
  • October 30, 2022 - Stranger in the Shogun's City by Amy Stanley
  • October 23, 2022 - Geishas and the Floating World: Inside Tokyo’s Yoshiwara Pleasure District
  • August 21, 2022 - The Delicate Happiness of “The Guest Cat”
  • August 14, 2022 - The Rape of Nanking by Iris Chang
  • October 17, 2021 - Senbazuru: One Thousand Steps to Happiness, Fold by Fold by Michael James Wong
  • March 1, 2020 - Snow Country by Yasunari Kawabata
  • December 15, 2019 - Wabi Sabi by Beth Kempton
  • October 2, 2019 - African Samurai: The True Story of Yasuke
  • September 9, 2018 - The Courage to be Disliked - A Book Review
  • February 19, 2017 - Considering Japanese Incest, Cultural Obsession, and the Book The Six-Foot Bonsai
  • March 30, 2016 - Dragon Ball--The Freeza Arc, Book 1
  • March 9, 2016 - School Judgment Review-First Impressions (Volume 1)
  • February 24, 2016 - Naruto: Kakashi's Story
  • February 17, 2016 - Dharma Delight: a Visionary Post Pop Comic Guide to Buddhism and Zen
  • November 11, 2015 - Manabeshima Island Japan
  • September 9, 2015 - Writing Japanese Katakana by Jim Gleeson
  • June 10, 2015 - Japanese Ghost Stories: Spirits, Hauntings, and Paranormal Phenomena
  • May 6, 2015 - The Battle of the Books Memoirs of a Geisha vs Geisha, A Life
  • April 29, 2015 - Yokai Attack! The Japanese Monster Survival Guide by Hiroko Yoda and Matt Alt
  • April 15, 2015 - 47 Ronin
  • April 8, 2015 - Japanese Design: Art, Aesthetics & Culture
  • April 1, 2015 - Japan Journeys: Famous Woodblock Prints of Cultural Sights in Japan
  • March 25, 2015 - Japanese Kanji Made Easy
  • September 21, 2014 - Spice and Wolf Light Novel Volume 1
  • August 18, 2013 - Drifters
  • August 11, 2013 - The World Only God Knows
  • April 21, 2013 - Kimi no Iru Machi: A Town Where You Live
  • March 17, 2013 - Nisekoi
  • July 7, 2012 - Iris Zero
  • April 15, 2011 - Hibiki's Magic
  • April 15, 2011 - Alice in the Country of Hearts
    • Fan Fiction
    • November 24, 2016 - Fanfiction Review: The Heart of the Ocean. Chapter 2.
    • September 1, 2016 - Fanfiction Review: The Heart of the Ocean. Chapter 1.

Culture

  • June 8, 2025 - The Usefulness of Japanese Proverbs
  • June 4, 2025 - Japan's Rice Shortage Problem
  • May 25, 2025 - Only Time Will Tell: Mechanized Time in Old Japan
  • March 16, 2025 - Japan's Once Exotic Culture is Now Humdrum
  • November 17, 2024 - The 82 Winning Moves of Sumo, the Kimarite List
  • August 11, 2024 - In All Things, Do Not Have Preferences.
  • June 30, 2024 - Pachi-slot and Japan's 20+Year Casino Fight
  • June 16, 2024 - The Kyoto Animation Fire and Mental Health Pleas
  • March 10, 2024 - Lessons to Take from Akira Toriyama's Death
  • October 1, 2023 - Hagakure: the Art of the Samurai
  • August 13, 2023 - Kokuhaku, How to Confess Your Love the Japanese Way
  • July 23, 2023 - Manga Sound Effect Word List [Over 250 Words and Meanings]
  • June 18, 2023 - The Learned Helplessness of Male Protagonists in Anime and Manga
  • April 23, 2023 - Old Proverbs about Japanese Women
  • March 21, 2023 - Sitting Down to Tea with Sakuraco
  • March 5, 2023 - What is Moxa?
  • February 26, 2023 - What Seppuku Represents
  • February 5, 2023 - The Declining Population of Japan
  • January 8, 2023 - Japanese Winter Poems
  • November 20, 2022 - Understanding the Fairy Tale "The Lady Who Loved Insects"
  • November 19, 2022 - Facelift and Code Tweaks
  • November 13, 2022 - JAXA, The Japanese NASA
  • June 26, 2022 - Basho's Travel Memoir, "The Narrow Road of the Interior"
  • June 19, 2022 - 5 Books Lovers of Japan Need to Read
  • June 5, 2022 - Ancient Appreciation for Objects: A Lesson for Modern Life
  • February 13, 2022 - Japanese Professional Wrestling: Strong Style
  • January 30, 2022 - Japanese Professional Wrestling: King's Road Style
  • November 7, 2021 - What Was Happening in Japan When:
  • September 19, 2021 - The Diary of Lady Murasaki
  • September 12, 2021 - Miyamato Musashi's "The Way to be Followed Alone" (Dokkodo)
  • September 5, 2021 - Tea Time with Sakuraco
  • July 25, 2021 - Seven Samurai (1954)
  • May 30, 2021 - Tales of Ise
  • February 21, 2021 - Income Inequality in Japan
  • January 17, 2021 - How to Read Japanese Folktales
  • November 29, 2020 - Male Suicide and the Problem of Workism
  • October 4, 2020 - Book Addiction Has a Word: Tsundoku
  • September 27, 2020 - Akita: Japan's Bear-Hunting Dog
  • September 20, 2020 - Weekend Afternoons with NHK Japan
  • July 26, 2020 - Bushido: The 5 Acts of the Samurai Code of Conduct
  • July 19, 2020 - Are You a Person of "Culture"?
  • July 5, 2020 - Heian Period Sexual Politics, Marriage, and Sex
  • June 21, 2020 - Researching and Writing about Japan Can be Hard!
  • May 10, 2020 - The Start of Christianity in Japan
  • April 19, 2020 - 5 Steps to Living an Iki Life
  • April 12, 2020 - What is Iki?
  • March 8, 2020 - 28 Historical Facts about Geisha and Geiko
  • February 9, 2020 - Why are Harem Anime Popular?
  • January 19, 2020 - How to Savor Winter Haiku
  • October 6, 2019 - My Favorite Teas
  • June 30, 2019 - Misora Hibari, the First Japanese Pop Idol
  • June 2, 2019 - Gender Roles of Women in Modern Japan
  • May 12, 2019 - The Man Behind the Legend: Prince Shotoku
  • May 5, 2019 - Haruki Murakami's Portrayal of Women
  • April 14, 2019 - I Am a Cat. You Need to Natsume Soseki's Writing or You Can't Call Yourself a Japanophile
  • April 7, 2019 - Anime and Manga's Buff Men and Male Body Image
  • March 17, 2019 - Reveling in the Ridiculous: Anime is Tame
  • March 10, 2019 - Income Inequality Lessons from the Edo Period
  • February 24, 2019 - My Sumo Foray -- A Sport I Can Actually Enjoy Watching
  • February 10, 2019 - Understanding Japanese Talismans, Amulets, and Good-luck Charms
  • February 3, 2019 - Understanding Culture Blindness
  • January 6, 2019 - Japan, the Sexless Society?
  • December 9, 2018 - What an Academic Hoax Warns Us About Research
  • December 2, 2018 - Sadako and her One-Thousand Cranes
  • November 18, 2018 - The Status of Japanese Working Women [Long Work Hours, Low Equality, Sexual Harassment]
  • August 19, 2018 - Censorship of Anime Can Make Anime Pornographic
  • August 12, 2018 - Winter Haiku Collection
  • July 29, 2018 - What is a NEET?
  • July 22, 2018 - Cat Idols in Japan
  • July 15, 2018 - A Brief History of Japanese Paper Fans
  • June 10, 2018 - Japan and the Language of Flowers
  • April 8, 2018 - Citrus: Lesbianism at All-Girls Schools
  • March 25, 2018 - Sex, Zen, and Poetry. The Life of Ikkyu Sojun
  • March 18, 2018 - Living a Wabi Sabi Life
  • March 11, 2018 - Otaku Language Dictionary
  • February 18, 2018 - The Role of Satire: Crayon Shin Chan as an Example
  • February 4, 2018 - What Does Moe Mean?
  • January 14, 2018 - American Behaviors Explained
  • December 10, 2017 - What Does Kun Mean? What Does Chan Mean?
  • November 19, 2017 - Banzai Cheer Explained
  • October 15, 2017 - A Look at Japanese Feminism and Japanese Misogyny
  • October 4, 2017 - An Afternoon at Dr. Makoto Nakamura's Zen Garden
  • August 20, 2017 - Chasing Nightmares - Kanashibari
  • July 2, 2017 - Influenced By... Judaism and Christianity
  • June 25, 2017 - Anime's One-Piece Swimsuit Fetish and the History of Japanese Swimsuits
  • April 23, 2017 - What are the Shrine Mummies in Zelda: Breath of the Wild?
  • March 26, 2017 - Sex in Anime and Manga
  • February 26, 2017 - The art of benshi: The voices of silent film
  • February 19, 2017 - Considering Japanese Incest, Cultural Obsession, and the Book The Six-Foot Bonsai
  • January 29, 2017 - Matsuo Basho's Life and Haiku
  • January 22, 2017 - Musings VIII: Monsters and Identity in "The Great Yōkai War"
  • January 15, 2017 - A Taste of Haiku
  • November 20, 2016 - 1800s Japanese Photography: Windows to the Past
  • November 13, 2016 - Japanese Love for Vending Machines: A Brief History
  • November 4, 2016 - Oshibori: More than a Hand Towel
  • October 23, 2016 - The World's First Novel: The Tale of Genji
  • October 19, 2016 - US Clown Scare, Ghost in the Shell's Laughing Man Incident?
  • October 9, 2016 - Top 4 Strangest Things about Japanese Culture
  • October 2, 2016 - Musings VII: On Monkeys in Japanese Culture.
  • September 11, 2016 - Anime's Breast Obsession Explained
  • September 4, 2016 - Musings VI: On the ghost of O’iwa, and why she’s still scary.
  • August 28, 2016 - Japanese Public Baths - Anime's Staple for Awkward Humor
  • August 7, 2016 - Ukiyo-e and the Importance of Eyebrows
  • July 17, 2016 - The Anime Watcher's Tea Guide
  • June 19, 2016 - The Three Measures: Contrasting Disney Princess Body Types with Anime Girls
  • June 5, 2016 - Musings V - Adaptation in Japanese (Pop) Culture
  • May 1, 2016 - Doing Justice to Transgender Characters on TV
  • April 24, 2016 - Gender Expectations of Edo Period Japan
  • April 17, 2016 - The No Dating Clause in J-Pop Girl Bands
  • March 27, 2016 - Barriers to Anime Going Mainstream
  • March 6, 2016 - Musings IV: Japanese Idioms, and why it is a good idea to know some.
  • February 14, 2016 - Lolita: Style, Sin, and Soul
  • January 10, 2016 - Pots, Cats and Lilies, but Nothing Changes?
  • December 6, 2015 - Musings III: On the Use of Premodern Japanese in Anime
  • November 22, 2015 - Goku vs. Superman: The Cultural Perspective
  • November 20, 2015 - NHK World
  • November 15, 2015 - Gay in Japan
  • November 8, 2015 - Musings II: Magical Girls, or, Empowerment VS Sexism
  • November 4, 2015 - Midoricon 2015 (Meh-doricon?)
  • November 1, 2015 - Gender Roles of Men in Japanese Society
  • October 18, 2015 - Halloween, Japan Style
  • October 4, 2015 - Capsule Hotels
  • September 20, 2015 - Musings On Nameless Old Women in Edo-Period Popular Literature
  • September 13, 2015 - Shockwaves of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: The Rise of Manga and Monsters
  • September 6, 2015 - Japan on a Pedestal: Thoughts on the American Idealization of Japan
  • August 23, 2015 - The Meat Head: Looking at Shonen Heroes
  • August 17, 2015 - Andrew's Guide to Blogging--Good Writing is the Key to Good Blogging
  • August 9, 2015 - Japan's Warrior Women
  • July 19, 2015 - Ways to get Anime Merchandise in the United States
  • July 12, 2015 - Paris Syndrome
  • June 7, 2015 - Challenges of the Japanese Single Mother
  • May 12, 2015 - Write your Own Japanese Fairy Tale Contest
  • May 3, 2015 - Retired Husband Syndrome
  • April 26, 2015 - Samurai Baseball: A Look at the History of Japanese Baseball
  • March 10, 2015 - Life Lessons from the Captain: White Day
  • March 1, 2015 - Shigeru Miyamoto: A Sketch
  • January 11, 2015 - Japanese Cults--Koji Takahashi and the Life Space Movement
  • December 28, 2014 - Worked to Death--Karoshi and Japan's Deadly Work Culture
  • December 14, 2014 - The Pokemon Panic
  • November 30, 2014 - The Karakuri Ningyo--Japan's Clockwork Puppets
  • November 16, 2014 - The Kamikaze--Japan's Three Divine Winds
  • November 2, 2014 - An Ancient Science Fiction Story: The Bamboo-Cutter and the Moon-Child
  • October 19, 2014 - Rockabilly in Japan, Baby
  • October 12, 2014 - Midoricon 2014 Coverage Pt. 2-Interview with Marble Hornets/THAC
  • October 5, 2014 - Pokemon: A History of Friendship and Controversy
  • September 18, 2014 - Midoricon 2014 Coverage Part One
  • September 7, 2014 - What is Kawaii?
  • August 24, 2014 - Nintendo: Video Game Savior and Love Hotels?
  • August 20, 2014 - Japan, Anime, and Manga Essay Ideas for Homework Assignments
  • July 27, 2014 - Dating and Marriage in Japan
  • May 25, 2014 - Geisha: Art and Shamisen
  • May 11, 2014 - Geisha: Kimono
  • April 27, 2014 - Geisha: Hair and Kanzashi Styles
  • April 20, 2014 - Geisha: Beginnings
  • February 9, 2014 - Sake, Fire, and Mayhem: the Nozawa Onsen Dosojin Matsuri
  • January 19, 2014 - Kimono in a Mono Cultural World
  • December 29, 2013 - Onbashira, the deadly log-riding festival of Japan
  • December 1, 2013 - Jisei: the Japanese Death Poem
  • November 3, 2013 - Midoricon Coverage 2013 Part 2- Interview with Mr CreepyPasta
  • October 21, 2013 - Rodan
  • October 6, 2013 - Ways to Watch Anime For Free or on the Cheap
  • September 29, 2013 - The Sokushinbutsu, Japan's Mummy Monks
  • September 22, 2013 - Midoricon 2013 Coverage Pt. 1
  • July 21, 2013 - Anime Blogging and Copyright Considerations
  • July 7, 2013 - A Look at Gender Expectations in Japanese Society
  • June 30, 2013 - Iconic Skirts. The History of Japanese School Uniforms
  • June 16, 2013 - Japan's "Missing Million" -- The Hikikomori
  • March 1, 2013 - The Way of the Gods: Shinto and its Impact on Japan's Strange Folklore
  • February 24, 2013 - The Historical Origin of Panty Fan Service
  • February 12, 2013 - Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
  • February 5, 2013 - Coverage of Ohayocon 2013
  • January 23, 2013 - Nuppeppo--The Blobby...Monster...Thing...
  • December 18, 2012 - Emaki Fart Battle - Yeah, You Read that Right
  • November 6, 2012 - Harvest Festival
  • October 15, 2012 - Gyaru
  • October 8, 2012 - Nekomimi
  • October 1, 2012 - Nokabe - Brain Wall
  • September 17, 2012 - Midoricon 2012
  • September 10, 2012 - Dekotora
  • September 3, 2012 - Sumo
  • September 2, 2012 - Visual Kei
  • August 27, 2012 - Moe
  • August 20, 2012 - Shinto
  • August 19, 2012 - Taijin Kyofusho--"The Disorder of Fear"
  • August 13, 2012 - Jiro Dreams of Sushi
  • July 30, 2012 - Japanese Model: Nozomi Sasaki
  • July 16, 2012 - Japanese Idols
  • July 10, 2012 - History of Ramen
  • June 29, 2012 - Japan's Forest of Ghosts--Aokigahara
  • June 21, 2012 - Antique Bakery
  • May 15, 2012 - Lolita
  • April 9, 2012 - Kawaii
  • April 2, 2012 - PES: Peace Eco Smile
  • March 12, 2012 - Japanese Gestures
  • March 5, 2012 - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster
  • February 19, 2012 - Selling Dreams
  • February 6, 2012 - Bento!
  • January 30, 2012 - Takeshi's Castle
  • January 11, 2012 - There is Personality in the Blood
  • November 28, 2011 - Dance in the Vampire Bund
  • November 14, 2011 - Chan, Kun, Senpai? Japanese Honorifics
  • August 30, 2011 - Anime Annoyances 2: Fan Service and High School
  • August 10, 2011 - Eden of the East
  • July 12, 2011 - Parted Roads: The Ending of Samurai Champloo
  • July 11, 2011 - Imprint - Masters of Horror
  • June 29, 2011 - The Machine Girl
  • May 29, 2011 - Kairo (The Pulse)
  • May 14, 2011 - Onibaba
  • May 12, 2011 - Coffee Prince
  • May 1, 2011 - Blind Beast
  • April 9, 2011 - Cure
  • April 8, 2011 - Hatsune Miku - Vocaloid
  • February 25, 2011 - Okami
  • February 12, 2011 - Anime's Visual Language
  • February 1, 2011 - Valentine's Day in Japan
    • Japanese Art
    • January 8, 2023 - Japanese Winter Poems
    • November 20, 2022 - Understanding the Fairy Tale "The Lady Who Loved Insects"
    • June 26, 2022 - Basho's Travel Memoir, "The Narrow Road of the Interior"
    • September 19, 2021 - The Diary of Lady Murasaki
    • May 30, 2021 - Tales of Ise
    • May 23, 2021 - Sei Shonagon's Pillow Book
    • April 25, 2021 - The Confessions of Lady Nijo
    • March 28, 2021 - The Gossamer Journal
    • March 21, 2021 - Poems from the Frontier of Japan
    • January 19, 2020 - How to Savor Winter Haiku
    • June 30, 2019 - Misora Hibari, the First Japanese Pop Idol
    • August 12, 2018 - Winter Haiku Collection
    • July 15, 2018 - A Brief History of Japanese Paper Fans
    • May 6, 2018 - Felice Beato and Kimbei Kusakabe, Photographers of 1800s Japan
    • April 22, 2018 - Why Reading Manga is Good for Your Brain and for Autism
    • March 25, 2018 - Sex, Zen, and Poetry. The Life of Ikkyu Sojun
    • March 18, 2018 - Living a Wabi Sabi Life
    • October 4, 2017 - An Afternoon at Dr. Makoto Nakamura's Zen Garden
    • February 26, 2017 - The art of benshi: The voices of silent film
    • January 22, 2017 - Musings VIII: Monsters and Identity in "The Great Yōkai War"
    • January 15, 2017 - A Taste of Haiku
    • October 23, 2016 - The World's First Novel: The Tale of Genji
    • August 7, 2016 - Ukiyo-e and the Importance of Eyebrows
    • July 17, 2016 - The Anime Watcher's Tea Guide
    • June 5, 2016 - Musings V - Adaptation in Japanese (Pop) Culture
    • March 6, 2016 - Musings IV: Japanese Idioms, and why it is a good idea to know some.
    • December 6, 2015 - Musings III: On the Use of Premodern Japanese in Anime
    • September 20, 2015 - Musings On Nameless Old Women in Edo-Period Popular Literature
    • September 13, 2015 - Shockwaves of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: The Rise of Manga and Monsters
    • November 30, 2014 - The Karakuri Ningyo--Japan's Clockwork Puppets
    • May 25, 2014 - Geisha: Art and Shamisen
    • May 11, 2014 - Geisha: Kimono
    • April 27, 2014 - Geisha: Hair and Kanzashi Styles
    • April 20, 2014 - Geisha: Beginnings
    • January 19, 2014 - Kimono in a Mono Cultural World
    • December 1, 2013 - Jisei: the Japanese Death Poem
    • December 18, 2012 - Emaki Fart Battle - Yeah, You Read that Right
    • September 10, 2012 - Dekotora
    • September 3, 2012 - Sumo
    • August 20, 2012 - Shinto
    • August 13, 2012 - Jiro Dreams of Sushi
    • July 10, 2012 - History of Ramen
    • February 6, 2012 - Bento!
    • July 12, 2011 - Parted Roads: The Ending of Samurai Champloo
    • Music
    • June 30, 2019 - Misora Hibari, the First Japanese Pop Idol
    • September 27, 2015 - Babymetal, the Future of American Metal?
    • June 21, 2011 - the pillows
    • May 2, 2011 - L'Arc~en~Ciel
    • April 18, 2011 - Halcali
    • April 12, 2011 - High and Mighty Color
    • April 8, 2011 - Hatsune Miku - Vocaloid
    • April 8, 2011 - Home Made Kazoku
    • Social Customs
    • October 1, 2023 - Hagakure: the Art of the Samurai
    • March 5, 2023 - What is Moxa?
    • February 5, 2023 - The Declining Population of Japan
    • October 4, 2020 - Book Addiction Has a Word: Tsundoku
    • May 10, 2020 - The Start of Christianity in Japan
    • February 9, 2020 - Why are Harem Anime Popular?
    • June 2, 2019 - Gender Roles of Women in Modern Japan
    • February 10, 2019 - Understanding Japanese Talismans, Amulets, and Good-luck Charms
    • January 6, 2019 - Japan, the Sexless Society?
    • November 18, 2018 - The Status of Japanese Working Women [Long Work Hours, Low Equality, Sexual Harassment]
    • July 15, 2018 - A Brief History of Japanese Paper Fans
    • November 19, 2017 - Banzai Cheer Explained
    • October 15, 2017 - A Look at Japanese Feminism and Japanese Misogyny
    • June 25, 2017 - Anime's One-Piece Swimsuit Fetish and the History of Japanese Swimsuits
    • June 11, 2017 - Ama: Japan's Sea Diving Women
    • March 26, 2017 - Sex in Anime and Manga
    • October 2, 2016 - Musings VII: On Monkeys in Japanese Culture.
    • September 4, 2016 - Musings VI: On the ghost of O’iwa, and why she’s still scary.
    • July 17, 2016 - The Anime Watcher's Tea Guide
    • June 19, 2016 - The Three Measures: Contrasting Disney Princess Body Types with Anime Girls
    • May 1, 2016 - Doing Justice to Transgender Characters on TV
    • April 24, 2016 - Gender Expectations of Edo Period Japan
    • April 17, 2016 - The No Dating Clause in J-Pop Girl Bands
    • February 14, 2016 - Lolita: Style, Sin, and Soul
    • January 10, 2016 - Pots, Cats and Lilies, but Nothing Changes?
    • November 15, 2015 - Gay in Japan
    • November 1, 2015 - Gender Roles of Men in Japanese Society
    • October 18, 2015 - Halloween, Japan Style
    • August 9, 2015 - Japan's Warrior Women
    • July 12, 2015 - Paris Syndrome
    • June 7, 2015 - Challenges of the Japanese Single Mother
    • May 3, 2015 - Retired Husband Syndrome
    • March 10, 2015 - Life Lessons from the Captain: White Day
    • December 28, 2014 - Worked to Death--Karoshi and Japan's Deadly Work Culture
    • July 27, 2014 - Dating and Marriage in Japan
    • February 9, 2014 - Sake, Fire, and Mayhem: the Nozawa Onsen Dosojin Matsuri
    • December 29, 2013 - Onbashira, the deadly log-riding festival of Japan
    • July 7, 2013 - A Look at Gender Expectations in Japanese Society
    • June 30, 2013 - Iconic Skirts. The History of Japanese School Uniforms
    • November 6, 2012 - Harvest Festival
    • October 15, 2012 - Gyaru
    • October 8, 2012 - Nekomimi
    • September 2, 2012 - Visual Kei
    • August 27, 2012 - Moe
    • June 29, 2012 - Japan's Forest of Ghosts--Aokigahara
    • April 9, 2012 - Kawaii
    • March 12, 2012 - Japanese Gestures
    • February 19, 2012 - Selling Dreams
    • November 14, 2011 - Chan, Kun, Senpai? Japanese Honorifics
    • February 1, 2011 - Valentine's Day in Japan

Finds and Ramblings

  • March 2, 2025 - An Outage and a Good Problem
  • February 9, 2025 - Factors Behind Population Decline and the Ancient World's Solutions
  • December 29, 2024 - 2024: Another Spin Around Our Star
  • October 13, 2024 - Book Ban Banality
  • April 25, 2024 - In the Future, Human Skill Will [Increase | Decrease] in Value
  • February 25, 2024 - West Virginia, Librarians, and Obscenity
  • December 31, 2023 - Looking Back on 2023: Another Year of Anime Writing
  • October 8, 2023 - 6 Ways to Date Like a Samurai
  • October 6, 2023 - My 2023 Horror Film List, Snacks Provided by TokyoTreat
  • August 27, 2023 - Yes, Public Libraries Censor Manga…Sometimes
  • July 5, 2023 - Search Engine Changes and You
  • May 28, 2023 - Men Going Their Own Way [MGTOW]: The Good And the Sad
  • May 21, 2023 - Your Life is What You Give Your Attention to
  • January 1, 2023 - Looking Back on 2022
  • December 4, 2022 - Of Boys and Men
  • June 12, 2022 - Why Do I Write? A Personal Post
  • February 6, 2022 - NHK's Pythagora Switch is Strange But Enlightening
  • January 12, 2022 - Goodbye, Shika: The Gift of Mourning
  • January 2, 2022 - Looking Back on 2021
  • May 9, 2021 - "Don't You Feel Lonely?"
  • April 11, 2021 - The Possible Impact of NFTs
  • January 1, 2021 - Looking Back at 2020
  • July 12, 2020 - My Year on Linux (And Plans for JP)
  • April 16, 2020 - The Great Pause of 2020
  • March 22, 2020 - Locked in by the Coronavirus? Try these 5 Projects!
  • June 9, 2019 - I'm Switching to Linux
  • March 4, 2018 - The Lost Era of Movie Rentals
  • September 24, 2017 - Reminances of a Bibliophile
  • September 17, 2017 - Midnight Diner: Tokyo
  • December 4, 2016 - The Unsolved Murder of Akio Kashiwagi
  • September 4, 2016 - Musings VI: On the ghost of O’iwa, and why she’s still scary.
  • May 1, 2016 - Doing Justice to Transgender Characters on TV
  • March 6, 2016 - Musings IV: Japanese Idioms, and why it is a good idea to know some.
  • January 10, 2016 - Pots, Cats and Lilies, but Nothing Changes?
  • November 8, 2015 - Musings II: Magical Girls, or, Empowerment VS Sexism
  • September 20, 2015 - Musings On Nameless Old Women in Edo-Period Popular Literature
  • January 1, 2015 - Another Revolution around the Sun
  • July 6, 2014 - How do you make Animated Anime Images?
  • May 22, 2014 - Kinki University, Fukuppy?
  • August 25, 2013 - Meatball Machine
  • July 14, 2013 - 13 Assassins
  • June 2, 2013 - Pokemon Windows 8 App
  • April 7, 2013 - Windows 8 Manga Reader Apps in Review
  • June 18, 2012 - Real Life Anime is Creepy
  • April 27, 2011 - TOKYOPOP Closing in the US

Folklore and Urban Legends

  • April 20, 2025 - The Maiden of the Screen, An Old Folktale That Parallels Modern Dating Culture
  • March 7, 2024 - The Peony Lantern
  • November 5, 2023 - Is Bigfoot a Yokai?
  • June 5, 2022 - Ancient Appreciation for Objects: A Lesson for Modern Life
  • October 31, 2021 - Kai Riu O, The Dragon King of the World Under the Sea
  • October 24, 2021 - The Procession of Lord Long Legs
  • October 10, 2021 - Watanabe Kills the Great Spider
  • October 3, 2021 - Watanabe Cuts Off the Oni's Arm
  • February 28, 2021 - The Fisherman and the Moon Maiden
  • January 24, 2021 - Unhappily Ever After: the Endings of Japanese Fairy Tales
  • December 27, 2020 - Yuki, The Snow Woman
  • November 8, 2020 - The Child of the Thunder
  • October 11, 2020 - The Three Legends of Lake Biwa
  • August 30, 2020 - Daikoku and the Oni
  • April 21, 2019 - The Firefly's Lovers
  • September 23, 2018 - Myths, Folk Tales, Fairy Tales, and Urban Legends Defined and Explained
  • December 31, 2017 - The Dream Story of Gojiro
  • November 26, 2017 - The Bandits and the Wrestlers, a Tanuki Tale
  • September 3, 2017 - The Willow Wife
  • August 20, 2017 - Chasing Nightmares - Kanashibari
  • July 30, 2017 - Jiraiya and the Magic Frog: The Story Behind Naruto's Characters
  • April 30, 2017 - What is a Myth?
  • April 2, 2017 - Under the Cherry Blossoms
  • January 22, 2017 - Musings VIII: Monsters and Identity in "The Great Yōkai War"
  • December 25, 2016 - The Foxes’ Wedding
  • November 27, 2016 - The Spirit of the Willow Tree
  • October 30, 2016 - A Carp Teaches Perseverance to a Painter
  • October 2, 2016 - Musings VII: On Monkeys in Japanese Culture.
  • June 26, 2016 - The Creation of Japan, Kojiki
  • June 12, 2016 - The Battle of the Ape and the Crab
  • May 29, 2016 - How Tajima Shume was Tormented by a Devil of his own Creation
  • March 6, 2016 - Musings IV: Japanese Idioms, and why it is a good idea to know some.
  • February 28, 2016 - How a Man was Bewitched and had His Head Shaved by the Foxes
  • January 31, 2016 - The Vampire Cat of Nabéshima
  • December 6, 2015 - Musings III: On the Use of Premodern Japanese in Anime
  • November 28, 2015 - Crackling Mountain: The Story of the Farmer and the Tanuki
  • October 28, 2015 - How a Man Got the Better of Two Foxes
  • July 26, 2015 - Wanyûdô, The Wheel Monk
  • July 25, 2015 - Legend of the Twin Baku
  • July 24, 2015 - The Princess and the Fox
  • May 10, 2015 - Urashima Taro, the Fisher Lad
  • April 19, 2015 - Kuchisake-onna--The Slit-Mouthed Woman
  • April 6, 2015 - Japan's Strangest, Most Fearsome Spirit--The Wanyudo
  • March 29, 2015 - The Old Man Who Made Withered Trees Blossom
  • February 15, 2015 - Nurikabe--The Ghostly Wall Yokai
  • January 18, 2015 - The White Hare of Inaba
  • September 28, 2014 - The Stonecutter
  • September 14, 2014 - A Woman and the Bell of Miidera
  • August 10, 2014 - The Tongue-Cut Sparrow
  • June 8, 2014 - Momotaro: Little Peachling
  • March 30, 2014 - Visu the Woodsman and the Old Priest
  • March 9, 2014 - Tawara Toda, My Lord Bag of Rice
  • March 2, 2014 - The Mirror of Matsuyama
  • January 26, 2014 - Kappa - Dangerous, Vicious, yet Polite
  • December 29, 2013 - Onbashira, the deadly log-riding festival of Japan
  • December 15, 2013 - The Two Frogs: A Japanese Folktale
  • November 17, 2013 - Kojiki and Amaterasu
  • November 3, 2013 - Midoricon Coverage 2013 Part 2- Interview with Mr CreepyPasta
  • September 29, 2013 - The Sokushinbutsu, Japan's Mummy Monks
  • June 2, 2013 - Noppera-bo, the Faceless Ghost
  • May 12, 2013 - Kesagake the Man Eater
  • March 30, 2013 - Heikegani--The Samurai Crab
  • March 23, 2013 - Kamaitachi--The Sickle Weasel
  • March 1, 2013 - The Way of the Gods: Shinto and its Impact on Japan's Strange Folklore
  • February 23, 2013 - Jorogumo--'The Whore Spider'
  • February 1, 2013 - The Curse of the Kleenex Commercial
  • January 23, 2013 - Nuppeppo--The Blobby...Monster...Thing...
  • January 6, 2013 - Shinigami--Angels of Death
  • October 21, 2012 - The Hibagon--Japanese Bigfoot
  • August 26, 2012 - Issei Sagawa--Japan's Cannibal Killer
  • August 4, 2012 - The Gashadokuro
  • July 20, 2012 - Japanese Bathroom Ghosts--Yes, You Read That Right. Bathroom Ghosts.
  • July 9, 2012 - Japan's Ghosts--The Yurei
  • June 29, 2012 - Japan's Forest of Ghosts--Aokigahara
    • Folklore Collection
    • April 20, 2025 - The Maiden of the Screen, An Old Folktale That Parallels Modern Dating Culture
    • March 7, 2024 - The Peony Lantern
    • October 31, 2021 - Kai Riu O, The Dragon King of the World Under the Sea
    • October 24, 2021 - The Procession of Lord Long Legs
    • October 10, 2021 - Watanabe Kills the Great Spider
    • October 3, 2021 - Watanabe Cuts Off the Oni's Arm
    • February 28, 2021 - The Fisherman and the Moon Maiden
    • December 27, 2020 - Yuki, The Snow Woman
    • November 8, 2020 - The Child of the Thunder
    • October 25, 2020 - Kiyohimé or the Power of Love
    • October 11, 2020 - The Three Legends of Lake Biwa
    • August 30, 2020 - Daikoku and the Oni
    • April 21, 2019 - The Firefly's Lovers
    • December 31, 2017 - The Dream Story of Gojiro
    • November 26, 2017 - The Bandits and the Wrestlers, a Tanuki Tale
    • September 3, 2017 - The Willow Wife
    • July 30, 2017 - Jiraiya and the Magic Frog: The Story Behind Naruto's Characters
    • April 2, 2017 - Under the Cherry Blossoms
    • December 25, 2016 - The Foxes’ Wedding
    • November 27, 2016 - The Spirit of the Willow Tree
    • June 26, 2016 - The Creation of Japan, Kojiki
    • June 12, 2016 - The Battle of the Ape and the Crab
    • May 29, 2016 - How Tajima Shume was Tormented by a Devil of his own Creation
    • February 28, 2016 - How a Man was Bewitched and had His Head Shaved by the Foxes
    • January 31, 2016 - The Vampire Cat of Nabéshima
    • November 28, 2015 - Crackling Mountain: The Story of the Farmer and the Tanuki
    • October 28, 2015 - How a Man Got the Better of Two Foxes
    • May 10, 2015 - Urashima Taro, the Fisher Lad
    • March 29, 2015 - The Old Man Who Made Withered Trees Blossom
    • January 18, 2015 - The White Hare of Inaba
    • September 28, 2014 - The Stonecutter
    • September 14, 2014 - A Woman and the Bell of Miidera
    • August 10, 2014 - The Tongue-Cut Sparrow
    • June 8, 2014 - Momotaro: Little Peachling
    • March 30, 2014 - Visu the Woodsman and the Old Priest
    • March 9, 2014 - Tawara Toda, My Lord Bag of Rice
    • March 2, 2014 - The Mirror of Matsuyama
    • December 15, 2013 - The Two Frogs: A Japanese Folktale
    • Folklore Explained
    • November 5, 2023 - Is Bigfoot a Yokai?
    • June 5, 2022 - Ancient Appreciation for Objects: A Lesson for Modern Life
    • February 10, 2019 - Understanding Japanese Talismans, Amulets, and Good-luck Charms
    • September 23, 2018 - Myths, Folk Tales, Fairy Tales, and Urban Legends Defined and Explained
    • August 20, 2017 - Chasing Nightmares - Kanashibari
    • April 30, 2017 - What is a Myth?
    • April 2, 2017 - Under the Cherry Blossoms
    • October 2, 2016 - Musings VII: On Monkeys in Japanese Culture.
    • June 26, 2016 - The Creation of Japan, Kojiki
    • April 6, 2015 - Japan's Strangest, Most Fearsome Spirit--The Wanyudo
    • November 2, 2014 - An Ancient Science Fiction Story: The Bamboo-Cutter and the Moon-Child
    • January 26, 2014 - Kappa - Dangerous, Vicious, yet Polite
    • November 17, 2013 - Kojiki and Amaterasu
    • September 29, 2013 - The Sokushinbutsu, Japan's Mummy Monks
    • June 2, 2013 - Noppera-bo, the Faceless Ghost
    • March 30, 2013 - Heikegani--The Samurai Crab
    • March 23, 2013 - Kamaitachi--The Sickle Weasel
    • March 1, 2013 - The Way of the Gods: Shinto and its Impact on Japan's Strange Folklore
    • February 23, 2013 - Jorogumo--'The Whore Spider'
    • January 6, 2013 - Shinigami--Angels of Death
    • October 21, 2012 - The Hibagon--Japanese Bigfoot
    • August 26, 2012 - Issei Sagawa--Japan's Cannibal Killer
    • August 4, 2012 - The Gashadokuro
    • July 20, 2012 - Japanese Bathroom Ghosts--Yes, You Read That Right. Bathroom Ghosts.
    • July 9, 2012 - Japan's Ghosts--The Yurei
    • June 29, 2012 - Japan's Forest of Ghosts--Aokigahara

History

  • June 8, 2025 - The Usefulness of Japanese Proverbs
  • May 25, 2025 - Only Time Will Tell: Mechanized Time in Old Japan
  • May 4, 2025 - The Yamato Dynasty by Sterling and Peggy Seagrave
  • April 27, 2025 - The World of the Shining Prince by Ivan Morris
  • February 9, 2025 - Factors Behind Population Decline and the Ancient World's Solutions
  • December 8, 2024 - The Unfettered Mind by Takuan Soho
  • August 25, 2024 - Death to Kanji! The Movement to Eliminate Kanji During the Meiji Restoration
  • June 2, 2024 - Japanese Book Guide : 27 Books You Ought to Read about Japan
  • October 22, 2023 - Small History and Big History
  • October 1, 2023 - Hagakure: the Art of the Samurai
  • September 10, 2023 - "My Japan," A World War II Anti-Japanese Propaganda Film
  • June 4, 2023 - Okakura Kakuro's “The Book of Tea”
  • May 14, 2023 - Lafcadio Hearn's Japan
  • April 23, 2023 - Old Proverbs about Japanese Women
  • April 16, 2023 - Ryōnen Gensō, The Poet Who Disfigured Herself
  • April 9, 2023 - What the Historical Silence of Japanese Women Says
  • March 19, 2023 - Collecting Ukiyo-e, Several Things to Consider
  • March 5, 2023 - What is Moxa?
  • February 26, 2023 - What Seppuku Represents
  • January 8, 2023 - Japanese Winter Poems
  • November 20, 2022 - Understanding the Fairy Tale "The Lady Who Loved Insects"
  • October 23, 2022 - Geishas and the Floating World: Inside Tokyo’s Yoshiwara Pleasure District
  • September 25, 2022 - Sketching Taoism’s Influence on Japan
  • August 7, 2022 - No More Wars: the Edo Period's Final Rebellions
  • June 26, 2022 - Basho's Travel Memoir, "The Narrow Road of the Interior"
  • January 16, 2022 - That Was How Much?! The Surpising Cost of Things in Japan During the 1900s
  • September 19, 2021 - The Diary of Lady Murasaki
  • September 12, 2021 - Miyamato Musashi's "The Way to be Followed Alone" (Dokkodo)
  • August 8, 2021 - Hideyoshi's Wife Kitanomandokoro: the Woman Who Changed Japan
  • June 20, 2021 - Japan's Mysterious Jomon Period
  • May 30, 2021 - Tales of Ise
  • May 23, 2021 - Sei Shonagon's Pillow Book
  • April 25, 2021 - The Confessions of Lady Nijo
  • March 28, 2021 - The Gossamer Journal
  • March 21, 2021 - Poems from the Frontier of Japan
  • December 20, 2020 - Prostitution in Japan: Soaplands, Slavery, and Family Obligation
  • December 13, 2020 - Slavery and Japan
  • October 30, 2020 - Server Problems and Writing Update
  • September 6, 2020 - To Understand Japanese History, Study China
  • July 5, 2020 - Heian Period Sexual Politics, Marriage, and Sex
  • July 2, 2020 - Considering Hong Kong
  • May 24, 2020 - Christianity's Reaction to Edo Period Persecution
  • May 17, 2020 - The Shogunate Crackdown on Christianity
  • May 10, 2020 - The Start of Christianity in Japan
  • April 12, 2020 - What is Iki?
  • January 19, 2020 - How to Savor Winter Haiku
  • June 30, 2019 - Misora Hibari, the First Japanese Pop Idol
  • May 12, 2019 - The Man Behind the Legend: Prince Shotoku
  • April 14, 2019 - I Am a Cat. You Need to Natsume Soseki's Writing or You Can't Call Yourself a Japanophile
  • March 17, 2019 - Reveling in the Ridiculous: Anime is Tame
  • March 10, 2019 - Income Inequality Lessons from the Edo Period
  • December 28, 2018 - Evening Snow on the Heater
  • December 21, 2018 - The Lovers Miura-ya Komurasaki and Shirai Gonpachi.
  • December 16, 2018 - Yakuza, A Brief History
  • December 14, 2018 - Western Clothing from the series An Array of Auspicious Customs of Eastern Japan
  • December 7, 2018 - Mt. Fuji from the series Famous Mounts in Japan
  • December 2, 2018 - Sadako and her One-Thousand Cranes
  • November 30, 2018 - Evening Chime of the Clock from the series Eight Parlor Views
  • November 23, 2018 - Courtesans Imitating a Court Procession
  • November 16, 2018 - Night Rain at the Double-shelf Stand from the series Eight Parlor Views
  • November 9, 2018 - Girl with a Parasol Carrying Infant on Back
  • November 2, 2018 - Dance Party
  • October 26, 2018 - Pounding Rice for Rice Cake
  • October 21, 2018 - Forced Sterilization in Japan: Transgender and Disabled Face Chemical Castration
  • October 19, 2018 - Kuwana, Shichiri matashi guchi
  • October 12, 2018 - Home Life in Japan
  • October 5, 2018 - Go Out - Morning Labor
  • September 28, 2018 - Shikibashi Osaka
  • September 21, 2018 - A Social Meal
  • September 16, 2018 - World War II Cartoons Demonizing Japan
  • September 14, 2018 - Reading Letter
  • September 7, 2018 - Out for a Walk
  • August 31, 2018 - Japanese Yakonin in dress of ceremony
  • August 24, 2018 - Motoshikkui-machi
  • August 17, 2018 - Cherry blossom at Suma
  • August 10, 2018 - Cherry blossom Maruyama Park at Kyoto
  • August 3, 2018 - Minatogawa Shinkaichi Kobe
  • July 27, 2018 - The Ikebana, or Flower Arrangement, One of the Aesthetic Arts of Japan
  • July 20, 2018 - Kusatsu, Meibutsu tateba
  • July 13, 2018 - Fujisawa Yugio-ji
  • July 6, 2018 - Yaconin Travelling on the Tokaido
  • June 29, 2018 - Hamamatsu, Fuyugare no zu
  • June 24, 2018 - William Adams, the First Englishman in Japan
  • June 22, 2018 - 100 Stone Images Ganman at Nikko
  • June 15, 2018 - Ashio Road near Ashio
  • June 8, 2018 - View of Imaichi at Nikko Road
  • June 1, 2018 - View of Sacred Bridge at Nikko
  • May 25, 2018 - Akakusa Temple at Tokio
  • May 18, 2018 - View of Kanasawa
  • May 11, 2018 - Temple at Shiba Tokio
  • May 6, 2018 - Felice Beato and Kimbei Kusakabe, Photographers of 1800s Japan
  • May 4, 2018 - Cherry Flower Street at Shiba Tokio
  • April 27, 2018 - A River Picnic in Spring - Under the Plum Blossom
  • April 20, 2018 - Armor and Weapons of Ancient Warriors
  • April 13, 2018 - Serving Tea in the Garden
  • April 6, 2018 - A Rich Display of Chrysanthemums
  • March 30, 2018 - View of Hakone Lake
  • March 23, 2018 - Yokohama
  • March 16, 2018 - Tea Picking
  • March 9, 2018 - Women Serving Tea
  • March 2, 2018 - Having A Rest
  • February 23, 2018 - Sumo Wrestling
  • February 16, 2018 - Dress Up
  • November 19, 2017 - Banzai Cheer Explained
  • October 15, 2017 - A Look at Japanese Feminism and Japanese Misogyny
  • July 23, 2017 - What Naruto Gets Wrong: The Real Shinobi
  • July 2, 2017 - Influenced By... Judaism and Christianity
  • June 25, 2017 - Anime's One-Piece Swimsuit Fetish and the History of Japanese Swimsuits
  • June 11, 2017 - Ama: Japan's Sea Diving Women
  • April 23, 2017 - What are the Shrine Mummies in Zelda: Breath of the Wild?
  • February 26, 2017 - The art of benshi: The voices of silent film
  • January 29, 2017 - Matsuo Basho's Life and Haiku
  • January 22, 2017 - Musings VIII: Monsters and Identity in "The Great Yōkai War"
  • December 18, 2016 - The Forty-seven Ronin, A.B. Mitford's Authoritative Account
  • November 20, 2016 - 1800s Japanese Photography: Windows to the Past
  • November 6, 2016 - Influenced By - I: Daoism and Onmyōdō
  • October 2, 2016 - Musings VII: On Monkeys in Japanese Culture.
  • August 28, 2016 - Japanese Public Baths - Anime's Staple for Awkward Humor
  • August 7, 2016 - Ukiyo-e and the Importance of Eyebrows
  • June 5, 2016 - Musings V - Adaptation in Japanese (Pop) Culture
  • May 22, 2016 - Final Letters of Kamikaze Pilots
  • May 18, 2016 - Considering the Bombing of Hiroshima
  • April 24, 2016 - Gender Expectations of Edo Period Japan
  • December 6, 2015 - Musings III: On the Use of Premodern Japanese in Anime
  • September 20, 2015 - Musings On Nameless Old Women in Edo-Period Popular Literature
  • August 9, 2015 - Japan's Warrior Women
  • May 24, 2015 - The Japanese National Railways Incidents--Enduring Mysteries from Post-War Japan
  • April 26, 2015 - Samurai Baseball: A Look at the History of Japanese Baseball
  • February 22, 2015 - Kidnapping, Extortion, and Cyanide-laced Candy: The Strange Case of the Monster With 21 Faces
  • January 25, 2015 - Commodore Perry and the Opening of Japan
  • January 11, 2015 - Japanese Cults--Koji Takahashi and the Life Space Movement
  • December 28, 2014 - Worked to Death--Karoshi and Japan's Deadly Work Culture
  • November 30, 2014 - The Karakuri Ningyo--Japan's Clockwork Puppets
  • November 16, 2014 - The Kamikaze--Japan's Three Divine Winds
    • Old Japan in Pictures
    • March 19, 2023 - Collecting Ukiyo-e, Several Things to Consider
    • December 28, 2018 - Evening Snow on the Heater
    • December 21, 2018 - The Lovers Miura-ya Komurasaki and Shirai Gonpachi.
    • December 14, 2018 - Western Clothing from the series An Array of Auspicious Customs of Eastern Japan
    • December 7, 2018 - Mt. Fuji from the series Famous Mounts in Japan
    • November 30, 2018 - Evening Chime of the Clock from the series Eight Parlor Views
    • November 23, 2018 - Courtesans Imitating a Court Procession
    • November 16, 2018 - Night Rain at the Double-shelf Stand from the series Eight Parlor Views
    • November 9, 2018 - Girl with a Parasol Carrying Infant on Back
    • November 2, 2018 - Dance Party
    • October 26, 2018 - Pounding Rice for Rice Cake
    • October 19, 2018 - Kuwana, Shichiri matashi guchi
    • October 12, 2018 - Home Life in Japan
    • October 5, 2018 - Go Out - Morning Labor
    • September 28, 2018 - Shikibashi Osaka
    • September 21, 2018 - A Social Meal
    • September 14, 2018 - Reading Letter
    • September 7, 2018 - Out for a Walk
    • August 31, 2018 - Japanese Yakonin in dress of ceremony
    • August 24, 2018 - Motoshikkui-machi
    • August 17, 2018 - Cherry blossom at Suma
    • August 10, 2018 - Cherry blossom Maruyama Park at Kyoto
    • August 3, 2018 - Minatogawa Shinkaichi Kobe
    • July 27, 2018 - The Ikebana, or Flower Arrangement, One of the Aesthetic Arts of Japan
    • July 20, 2018 - Kusatsu, Meibutsu tateba
    • July 13, 2018 - Fujisawa Yugio-ji
    • July 6, 2018 - Yaconin Travelling on the Tokaido
    • June 29, 2018 - Hamamatsu, Fuyugare no zu
    • June 22, 2018 - 100 Stone Images Ganman at Nikko
    • June 15, 2018 - Ashio Road near Ashio
    • June 8, 2018 - View of Imaichi at Nikko Road
    • June 1, 2018 - View of Sacred Bridge at Nikko
    • May 25, 2018 - Akakusa Temple at Tokio
    • May 18, 2018 - View of Kanasawa
    • May 11, 2018 - Temple at Shiba Tokio
    • May 4, 2018 - Cherry Flower Street at Shiba Tokio
    • April 27, 2018 - A River Picnic in Spring - Under the Plum Blossom
    • April 20, 2018 - Armor and Weapons of Ancient Warriors
    • April 13, 2018 - Serving Tea in the Garden
    • April 6, 2018 - A Rich Display of Chrysanthemums
    • March 30, 2018 - View of Hakone Lake
    • March 23, 2018 - Yokohama
    • March 16, 2018 - Tea Picking
    • March 9, 2018 - Women Serving Tea
    • March 2, 2018 - Having A Rest
    • February 23, 2018 - Sumo Wrestling
    • February 16, 2018 - Dress Up
    • February 9, 2018 - Tea Time

Japanese Horror

  • January 22, 2017 - Musings VIII: Monsters and Identity in "The Great Yōkai War"
  • September 4, 2016 - Musings VI: On the ghost of O’iwa, and why she’s still scary.
  • January 6, 2013 - Shinigami--Angels of Death
  • August 26, 2012 - Issei Sagawa--Japan's Cannibal Killer
  • July 20, 2012 - Japanese Bathroom Ghosts--Yes, You Read That Right. Bathroom Ghosts.
  • July 9, 2012 - Japan's Ghosts--The Yurei
  • July 11, 2011 - Imprint - Masters of Horror
  • June 29, 2011 - The Machine Girl
  • May 29, 2011 - Kairo (The Pulse)
  • May 14, 2011 - Onibaba
  • May 1, 2011 - Blind Beast
  • April 9, 2011 - Cure
  • March 31, 2011 - Ringu
  • March 31, 2011 - Ju-on
  • March 13, 2011 - Carved: The Slit Mouthed Woman
  • March 1, 2011 - Grotesque

Otaku Culture

  • April 6, 2025 - What Do Livestreamers, Politicians, and Waifus have in Common?
  • March 2, 2025 - 5 Steps to Handle Your Anime Backlog
  • December 1, 2024 - Anime and Body Boundaries
  • November 3, 2024 - Who are Anime Fans? A Summary of the International Anime Research Project's Findings
  • July 21, 2024 - Disappearing Anime and The Problem of Preservation
  • June 16, 2024 - The Kyoto Animation Fire and Mental Health Pleas
  • June 9, 2024 - How to Not Sound Like A Weeb
  • March 31, 2024 - Men Live in Despair. What Can Be Done?
  • January 7, 2024 - The Value of (Re)watching and (Re)reading
  • November 12, 2023 - Gift Ideas for the Anime/Manga Fan in Your Life
  • October 8, 2023 - 6 Ways to Date Like a Samurai
  • August 13, 2023 - Kokuhaku, How to Confess Your Love the Japanese Way
  • August 6, 2023 - Be Curious Beyond Anime
  • July 9, 2023 - How Can I Invest in Anime and Manga?
  • July 5, 2023 - Search Engine Changes and You
  • June 25, 2023 - Otaku USA, the physical anime and manga magazine
  • June 11, 2023 - Can You be too Old for Anime?
  • May 28, 2023 - Men Going Their Own Way [MGTOW]: The Good And the Sad
  • May 21, 2023 - Your Life is What You Give Your Attention to
  • March 12, 2023 - Anime, the Love of Learning, and the Love of Spectacle
  • December 11, 2022 - TokyoTreat’s Santa Snackfest
  • November 6, 2022 - Are Fans Entitled?
  • October 2, 2022 - Your After Anime Sadness is Okay, but it Brings Personal Responsibility
  • August 4, 2022 - Sugoi Summer - TokyoTreat Box Review
  • July 31, 2022 - The Nature of Online Piracy
  • July 17, 2022 - 11 Steps to Stop Being an Incel
  • April 17, 2022 - The Anime Community's Best Trait
  • April 3, 2022 - Manga Artists, Child Pornography, and the Influence of Manga, Part 1
  • March 20, 2022 - Impostor Syndrome
  • March 13, 2022 - Why are Incels, Neckbeards, and Others Attracted to Japan?
  • August 22, 2021 - Can a Christian be an Otaku?
  • August 15, 2021 - How To Stop Being a Weeb, a 12 Step Program
  • July 18, 2021 - Love and Fortune, a Review
  • June 13, 2021 - Flip-flopping. Aging, and Changing Your Mind
  • December 6, 2020 - Considering Violent Media and Killing
  • November 22, 2020 - Anime is Not Japanese Culture
  • August 23, 2020 - Eating Your Own Tail: Self-Publishing Websites
  • August 16, 2020 - What Does Neckbeard Mean?
  • August 9, 2020 - What Does Cringe Mean?
  • May 3, 2020 - Considering Anime's Moe Trend
  • April 26, 2020 - The Sleep Deprived Otaku
  • April 19, 2020 - 5 Steps to Living an Iki Life
  • April 5, 2020 - 3D Print Your Own Anime Figures
  • March 15, 2020 - 3 Tips for Writing Better Fan Fiction
  • February 23, 2020 - The Curse of Knowledge: I Know, You Know, Anime Know.
  • February 16, 2020 - Wordy Wordiness - My Blog Writing Process
  • February 2, 2020 - The Dub vs. Sub Debate Goes On
  • October 20, 2019 - Seneca, Anime, and Time
  • October 13, 2019 - You Must Watch...
  • October 6, 2019 - My Favorite Teas
  • August 25, 2019 - Anime isn't Niche Anymore. It is Mainstream.
  • August 18, 2019 - 5 Ways to Handle After-Anime Depression
  • August 4, 2019 - What is an incel? How does it overlap with otaku culture?
  • July 14, 2019 - Read Unless You Want to be Dumb and Antisocial
  • July 4, 2019 - My Pirate Crew Blog Tag
  • June 16, 2019 - What Does Tsundere Mean?
  • May 26, 2019 - Is Being an Otaku Cultural Appropriation?
  • May 19, 2019 - The Problem with Today's Hype and Spoiler Culture
  • March 24, 2019 - The Problems with SEO, Search Engine Optimization
  • March 17, 2019 - Reveling in the Ridiculous: Anime is Tame
  • March 3, 2019 - The Dangers Behind MyAnimeList and Goodreads
  • February 3, 2019 - Understanding Culture Blindness
  • January 27, 2019 - Examining the Rising of the Shield Hero Controversy
  • November 4, 2018 - Your Face Isn't Good Enough: Filters and Kawaii Culture
  • October 7, 2018 - What is Best for Anime: Streaming or Physical Media?
  • August 26, 2018 - You Are What You Watch. The Effect of Anime on the Mind
  • July 29, 2018 - What is a NEET?
  • July 22, 2018 - Cat Idols in Japan
  • July 8, 2018 - Understanding Anime Fan Service
  • July 1, 2018 - The Dangers of the Anime Community Moving to Corporate-Ran Platforms
  • June 3, 2018 - Anime Virtues: Quiet Confidence
  • May 27, 2018 - Anime Virtues: You Don't Need a Reason to Help Someone
  • May 13, 2018 - Christian Parental Concerns and Anime's Fan-service
  • April 26, 2018 - Death Threats, Waifu Wars: the Anime Community's Poisonous and Childish Behavior
  • April 22, 2018 - Why Reading Manga is Good for Your Brain and for Autism
  • April 1, 2018 - I am a Christian. Can I Watch Anime?
  • February 11, 2018 - Good Stories. Not-so-Good People Behind Them: Morality and the Viewer's Dilemma
  • February 4, 2018 - What Does Moe Mean?
  • January 21, 2018 - Anime as a Teaching Method
  • January 14, 2018 - American Behaviors Explained
  • January 7, 2018 - Anime Incest is Just a Part of World Literary Tradition?
  • December 17, 2017 - What is in Ramen?
  • December 10, 2017 - What Does Kun Mean? What Does Chan Mean?
  • December 3, 2017 - Nobuhiro Watsuki, Child Pornography, and The Tangle of Reputation and Writing
  • November 5, 2017 - Meditating on the Use of Words from an Anime Blogger's Perspective
  • October 1, 2017 - Yellow Fever - The Sexual Preference for Asian Women
  • August 27, 2017 - Anime, Eating Disorders, and the Body Image of Men
  • August 13, 2017 - The Legacy of 4Kids Entertainment
  • August 6, 2017 - How Anticipation Helps the Enjoyment of Anime
  • July 9, 2017 - 2 Steps for Better Anime Blogging
  • June 25, 2017 - Anime's One-Piece Swimsuit Fetish and the History of Japanese Swimsuits
  • June 18, 2017 - The Shinigami Behind You: Considering the Messages We Consume
  • May 21, 2017 - Am I Addicted to Anime?
  • May 7, 2017 - What is a Meme?
  • April 9, 2017 - What does "Please Notice Me, Senpai" Mean?
  • March 5, 2017 - Organizing and Presenting Manga and Anime
  • February 12, 2017 - What is a Postmodern Anime? What Does Postmodernism Mean, anyway?
  • October 16, 2016 - The History of Cosplay
  • September 4, 2016 - Musings VI: On the ghost of O’iwa, and why she’s still scary.
  • August 21, 2016 - Anime Undermines American Manhood
  • August 14, 2016 - Love, Chunibyo, and How to Cope with Reality
  • June 5, 2016 - Musings V - Adaptation in Japanese (Pop) Culture
  • April 17, 2016 - The No Dating Clause in J-Pop Girl Bands
  • April 10, 2016 - Responsibilities of Blogging
  • February 21, 2016 - Anime Blogging Tools
  • February 14, 2016 - Lolita: Style, Sin, and Soul
  • February 7, 2016 - Manga Sound Effect Guide
  • January 24, 2016 - The Otaku Versus the Sportaku
  • January 13, 2016 - 10 Anime Essay Topic Ideas
  • December 13, 2015 - How to get a Convention Girlfriend or Boyfriend: American Otaku Dating
  • December 6, 2015 - Musings III: On the Use of Premodern Japanese in Anime
  • November 8, 2015 - Musings II: Magical Girls, or, Empowerment VS Sexism
  • October 15, 2015 - Anime Review Tool
  • August 30, 2015 - Am I a Weeaboo? What does Weeaboo Mean Anyway?
  • August 26, 2015 - The Sunshine Award Nomination
  • June 6, 2015 - The Evangelion of Shojo: Revolutionary Girl Utena
  • June 5, 2015 - Sailor Moon: The Rise of the Girl Hero
  • June 4, 2015 - Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End (Beginning) of Mecha
  • June 3, 2015 - Ghost in the Shell 1995
  • June 2, 2015 - Dragon Ball Z--The Father of Modern Shonen
  • June 1, 2015 - Akira: Changing the Face of Anime
  • May 31, 2015 - Mighty Atom and Tezuka's Production System
  • May 17, 2015 - What are Maid Cafes?
  • May 12, 2015 - Write your Own Japanese Fairy Tale Contest
  • April 12, 2015 - Objectification of Women in Anime
  • February 1, 2015 - The Art of Blogging - How to Blog Well
  • December 21, 2014 - Is Otaku Culture Sexist?
  • December 7, 2014 - What Does Waifu Mean?
  • November 9, 2014 - The End of Bleach...for now
  • December 22, 2013 - Anime and Manga Blogging Primer
  • October 27, 2013 - Are Fansubs and Scanlations Piracy?
  • October 13, 2013 - Considering Unrealistic Views of Japan
  • July 21, 2013 - Anime Blogging and Copyright Considerations
  • February 5, 2013 - Coverage of Ohayocon 2013
  • October 8, 2012 - Nekomimi
  • September 17, 2012 - Midoricon 2012
  • July 24, 2012 - Anime Demotivational Posters
  • May 15, 2012 - Lolita
  • August 1, 2011 - Cosplay Finds Take 2
  • April 12, 2011 - Cosplay Finds

Philosophy

  • June 8, 2025 - The Usefulness of Japanese Proverbs
  • May 11, 2025 - Choosing Which Video Games to Play as You Lay Dying
  • March 9, 2025 - Learning Without a Goal: The Joy of Learning
  • February 16, 2025 - The Tenant of Silence
  • November 10, 2024 - You Are Where You Are Meant to Be, As You Are Right Now
  • October 6, 2024 - Today is Victory Over Yourself of Yesterday
  • August 11, 2024 - In All Things, Do Not Have Preferences.
  • May 12, 2024 - Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, Facing Death and Memory
  • May 5, 2024 - How Do You Know How to Know?
  • March 31, 2024 - Men Live in Despair. What Can Be Done?
  • November 26, 2023 - Enders Lilies: Fun, Difficulty,Beauty, and Lessons
  • July 30, 2023 - Praise For A Quiet, Average Life
  • July 16, 2023 - Remember Death All Year Long
  • May 21, 2023 - Your Life is What You Give Your Attention to
  • April 30, 2023 - Why Should You Read Books?
  • November 6, 2022 - Are Fans Entitled?
  • October 2, 2022 - Your After Anime Sadness is Okay, but it Brings Personal Responsibility
  • September 11, 2022 - The Value of Calm Silence
  • May 22, 2022 - For the Love of the Hobby: How Not to be the Best
  • May 15, 2022 - Japan's Ancient Wisdom and You
  • March 6, 2022 - Fact vs Truth in History
  • January 12, 2022 - Goodbye, Shika: The Gift of Mourning
  • September 12, 2021 - Miyamato Musashi's "The Way to be Followed Alone" (Dokkodo)
  • August 22, 2021 - Can a Christian be an Otaku?
  • June 13, 2021 - Flip-flopping. Aging, and Changing Your Mind
  • January 31, 2021 - You Won't Read This Post
  • September 6, 2020 - To Understand Japanese History, Study China
  • June 28, 2020 - Considering Cultural Rootlessness
  • May 6, 2020 - Wabi-Sabi and Lawn Care
  • April 29, 2020 - The Joy of Painting - The Influence of Bob Ross on Me
  • February 23, 2020 - The Curse of Knowledge: I Know, You Know, Anime Know.
  • November 3, 2019 - Christians can Learn From Anime Too
  • October 20, 2019 - Seneca, Anime, and Time
  • September 1, 2019 - Considering Bias
  • February 17, 2019 - A Tale of Two Old Men - Choosing Our Behavior
  • September 30, 2018 - What I've Learned from (Killing) Bonsai Trees

Stories

  • December 25, 2022 - The Fox's Loneliness
  • August 1, 2021 - The Fox Brothers and Old Tanuki's Trick Chapter 7
  • July 4, 2021 - The Fox Brothers and Old Tanuki's Trick Chapter 6
  • June 6, 2021 - The Fox Brothers and Old Tanuki's Trick Chapter 5
  • May 2, 2021 - The Fox Brothers and Old Tanuki's Trick Chapter 4
  • April 4, 2021 - The Fox Brothers and Old Tanuki's Trick Chapter 3
  • March 7, 2021 - The Fox Brothers and Old Tanuki's Trick Chapter 2
  • February 7, 2021 - The Fox Brothers and Old Tanuki's Trick Chapter 1
    • The Fox Brothers and Old Tanuki's Trick
    • August 1, 2021 - The Fox Brothers and Old Tanuki's Trick Chapter 7
    • July 4, 2021 - The Fox Brothers and Old Tanuki's Trick Chapter 6
    • June 6, 2021 - The Fox Brothers and Old Tanuki's Trick Chapter 5
    • May 2, 2021 - The Fox Brothers and Old Tanuki's Trick Chapter 4
    • April 4, 2021 - The Fox Brothers and Old Tanuki's Trick Chapter 3
    • March 7, 2021 - The Fox Brothers and Old Tanuki's Trick Chapter 2
    • February 7, 2021 - The Fox Brothers and Old Tanuki's Trick Chapter 1

Video Games

  • May 11, 2025 - Choosing Which Video Games to Play as You Lay Dying
  • December 24, 2023 - Atelier Ryza 1 and 2
  • December 17, 2023 - Anger, Gamers, the Brain, and Benefits to Gaming
  • November 26, 2023 - Enders Lilies: Fun, Difficulty,Beauty, and Lessons
  • March 26, 2023 - The Not-So-Future Problems of Cloud Content
  • October 9, 2022 - The Internet’s Spoiler Culture
  • December 26, 2021 - Pokemon Brilliant Diamond
  • June 27, 2021 - Are Video Game Experiences "Real" Experiences?
  • April 18, 2021 - Neir:Automata, a Review of Its Themes
  • December 8, 2019 - Pokemon Sword and Shield, A Game for Kids
  • November 10, 2019 - Storytelling in Zelda: Breath of the Wild
  • June 23, 2019 - Seiken Densetsu 3: A Review
  • March 13, 2016 - Stories of Childhood: The Legacy of The Legend of Zelda

Writing

  • June 12, 2025 - I Started a Substack For Non-Japan and Anime Essays
  • March 18, 2025 - New Book: Kappa The Deadly Finger Puller and Bonesetter
  • December 22, 2024 - Public Writing and Self Censorship
  • October 16, 2024 - If It Was a Snake, It Would've Bit Me! Download My Retail Memoir PDF for Free.
  • August 28, 2024 - Immortality Isn't What I Thought It Would Be - A Free Light Novel
  • August 18, 2024 - The Importance of Journals
  • April 25, 2024 - In the Future, Human Skill Will [Increase | Decrease] in Value
  • April 14, 2024 - Sweatshop Content and our Content Consumption Habits
  • September 17, 2023 - How to Understand Research Papers
  • February 25, 2023 - The Importance of Owning a Blog
  • February 24, 2023 - Anime Blogging 101: Writing an Informative Essay
  • February 23, 2023 - Anime Blogging 101: Citations, Attributions, and Libel
  • February 22, 2023 - Anime Blogging 101: Using Adverbs and Respecting Readers
  • February 21, 2023 - Anime Blogging 101: Word Selection
  • February 20, 2023 - Anime Blogging 101: Your Voice and Commas
  • February 19, 2023 - ChatGPT and Blogging's Future
  • January 1, 2023 - Looking Back on 2022
  • December 25, 2022 - The Fox's Loneliness
  • December 18, 2022 - Your Book Won’t be Read
  • December 14, 2022 - Tamamo Chapter 1
  • March 20, 2022 - Impostor Syndrome
  • January 23, 2022 - The Authentic Voices Shift in Publishing
  • November 28, 2021 - The Experience of Rewriting Japanese Folklore for Modern Readers
  • March 14, 2021 - Lessons from 10 Years of Blogging
  • January 3, 2021 - JP Turns 10 Years Old
  • November 1, 2020 - The Gender-Neutral Pronoun: Ichi
  • August 23, 2020 - Eating Your Own Tail: Self-Publishing Websites
  • August 2, 2020 - Be a Creator, Not a Consumer
  • March 15, 2020 - 3 Tips for Writing Better Fan Fiction
  • February 16, 2020 - Wordy Wordiness - My Blog Writing Process
  • January 5, 2020 - JapanPowered -- Looking back on 2019
  • July 19, 2019 - Upcoming Novel and Other Projects
  • December 30, 2018 - Looking Back on 2018
  • September 2, 2018 - Anime and Japanese Culture Essay Ideas
  • August 5, 2018 - The Reasons I Dislike Social Media as an Author and Blogger
  • January 28, 2018 - Lessons Learned from 7 Years of Anime Blogging
  • January 10, 2018 - My Favorite Articles to Write in 2017
  • July 24, 2016 - American Information Literacy Sucks
  • December 30, 2015 - Looking Back on 2015
  • August 2, 2015 - Andrew's Guide to Blogging--How to Choose a Blogging Platform
  • August 20, 2014 - Japan, Anime, and Manga Essay Ideas for Homework Assignments
  • December 22, 2013 - Anime and Manga Blogging Primer
  • January 5, 2013 - The Second Year in Review

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