Until 1996, the Japanese government forcibly sterilized people with vision problems, hearing problems, intellectual disabilities, mental illnesses, and hereditary diseases. Today, transgender people face forced sterilization if they want to be legally recognized as their chosen gender. The focus of the original 1948 eugenics law isn’t the same as the current law forcing transgender people…
Bleach – The Netflix Live Action Movie
When the live-action Bleach movie popped up on my Netflix feed, I rolled my eyes. Live action adaptions of manga tend to hurt. Fullmetal Alchemist hurt with its CG. The live action Tokyo Ghoul had me telling the characters to get up instead of just crawling on the ground. The acting was over-the-top too. So…
What is Best for Anime: Streaming or Physical Media?
When I first began brainstorming this post, I considered visiting the old Blu-Ray versus DVD debate. It shares similarities with the older Betamax versus VHS battle. Only Blu-Ray and DVD are not mutually exclusive. Combo players are inexpensive, unlike during the videotape war. Blu-Ray is only slightly more expensive than DVD nowadays too. The true…