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November 9, 2025 - Suzume: A Door Opens to Another Coming of Age Story
November 2, 2025 - Witch Watch: Rom-Com With True Wingmen
October 26, 2025 - Secrets of the Silent Witch
October 19, 2025 - My Happy Marriage: The Strength of the Feminine
October 12, 2025 - Dealing with Mikadono Sisters Is a Breeze: A Different View of Masculinity
October 5, 2025 - My Dress Up Darling Season 2
September 28, 2025 - A Mecha Pilot's Introduction Handbook
September 7, 2025 - Can a Boy-Girl Friendship Survive? The Doormat and the Emotionally Unbalanced
August 24, 2025 - Please Put Them On, Takamine-san: Ecchi on the Path to Censorship
August 17, 2025 - Rock Is a Lady's Modesty: Music as a Sexual Identity
August 10, 2025 - Takopi's Original Sin
August 3, 2025 - The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold to Another Kingdom
July 20, 2025 - Lum [Urusei Yatsura] A Source for Moe and a First Tsundere
July 13, 2025 - Robotech Animation Breakdown
July 6, 2025 - What is a Harem?
June 29, 2025 - Why Does Anime Focus So Much On Getting Stronger?
June 22, 2025 - Eyes Speak: Understanding Anime Eye Designs
June 15, 2025 - Insomniacs After School
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
Anime Reviews
November 9, 2025 - Suzume: A Door Opens to Another Coming of Age Story
October 26, 2025 - Secrets of the Silent Witch
October 12, 2025 - Dealing with Mikadono Sisters Is a Breeze: A Different View of Masculinity
October 5, 2025 - My Dress Up Darling Season 2
September 7, 2025 - Can a Boy-Girl Friendship Survive? The Doormat and the Emotionally Unbalanced
August 24, 2025 - Please Put Them On, Takamine-san: Ecchi on the Path to Censorship
August 17, 2025 - Rock Is a Lady's Modesty: Music as a Sexual Identity
August 10, 2025 - Takopi's Original Sin
June 15, 2025 - Insomniacs After School
June 1, 2025 - From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated!
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
October 20, 2024 - Spice and Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf
September 22, 2024 - Zom 100: Work Sucks and is Bad For You
July 7, 2024 - Call of the Night: FLCL with Vampires. The Rituals  Boys Need to Become Men
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
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
July 2, 2023 - Tomo-chan is a Girl! Offers Interesting Relationship Dynamics
May 7, 2023 - Oshi no Ko: The Masterful First Episode
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
September 4, 2022 - Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun Review
July 24, 2022 - Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie
July 10, 2022 - Interviews with Monster Girls, A Review
July 3, 2022 - Kaguya-Sama: Love is War Season 3
May 8, 2022 - Darwin's Game
May 1, 2022 - Akebi’s Sailor Uniform
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
November 2, 2025 - Witch Watch: Rom-Com With True Wingmen
October 19, 2025 - My Happy Marriage: The Strength of the Feminine
September 28, 2025 - A Mecha Pilot's Introduction Handbook
August 31, 2025 - Is AI Translation the Future for Anime and Manga?
August 3, 2025 - The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold to Another Kingdom
July 20, 2025 - Lum [Urusei Yatsura] A Source for Moe and a First Tsundere
July 13, 2025 - Robotech Animation Breakdown
July 6, 2025 - What is a Harem?
June 29, 2025 - Why Does Anime Focus So Much On Getting Stronger?
June 22, 2025 - Eyes Speak: Understanding Anime Eye Designs
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
September 14, 2025 - The Legacy of Hakuin Ekaku
August 31, 2025 - Is AI Translation the Future for Anime and Manga?
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
September 14, 2025 - The Legacy of Hakuin Ekaku
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
September 21, 2025 - What Does "Anime Tourist" Mean?
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
September 14, 2025 - The Legacy of Hakuin Ekaku
July 27, 2025 - Aim for a Calm Mind
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
November 4, 2025 - Ren, Book 3 of the Teahouse Mysteries, is Now Available
September 30, 2025 - Be Kind; Rewind! (Re)Introducing Fun Retro Media and Vintage Technology to Libraries
June 12, 2025 - I Started a Substack For Topics I Don't Cover Here on JP
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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