The Donghua Paradox: Identity in Global Media

The Donghua Paradox: Identity in Global Media

Why do multimedia productions borrow foreign aesthetics?

The Unexpected Resurgence of FMVs

The Unexpected Resurgence of FMVs

An exploration of the new wave of FMVs hitting the PC market.

Chinese and Arabic: The Wall of Cultures

Chinese and Arabic: The Wall of Cultures

How the West faces cultural challenges in China and the Arab world.

Isolation and Slice-of-Life: Tales from Toyotoki

Isolation and Slice-of-Life: Tales from Toyotoki

When worlds intersect between the heavens above and the earth below.

Innovation through Homage: Tyrion Cuthbert

Innovation through Homage: Tyrion Cuthbert

It's in new pots that the best soups are made.

Episodic vs Serialized: How Korra Fails at Heredity

Episodic vs Serialized: How Korra Fails at Heredity

Why Korra ultimately falls short of its predecessor's legacy.

Suffering and Boredom: Endless Eight

Suffering and Boredom: Endless Eight

The warm air of a never-ending Japanese summer.

How to Ruin an Anime: Oshi No Ko

How to Ruin an Anime: Oshi No Ko

The incredible ability of a work to sabotage itself.

Alienation through Space: Lain Iwakura

Alienation through Space: Lain Iwakura

A psychoanalysis of the character Lain Iwakura.

Shinji's Fate: The End of Evangelion

Shinji's Fate: The End of Evangelion

A destiny marked by an inevitable fatality.

A Quite Dull New Horizon: Animal Crossing

A Quite Dull New Horizon: Animal Crossing

A breakdown of why New Leaf continues to outshine New Horizons.

The Wild Robot & DreamWorks' Golden Age

The Wild Robot & DreamWorks' Golden Age

A critical analysis of DreamWorks and its potential to remain a creative leader in animation.

Justice Across Empires: Dai Gyakuten Saiban

Justice Across Empires: Dai Gyakuten Saiban

Thank you, Shu Takumi.

Planetarian: A World of Dreams and Stars.

Planetarian: A World of Dreams and Stars.

In a post-apocalyptic world, a robot girl guides us through dreams of the stars. Today, let's dive into Planetarian.

Clannad: Melancholy, Illusions and Wishes.

Clannad: Melancholy, Illusions and Wishes.

Empty, otherworldly, an ever-extending landscape and a lonesome girl creating a body from parts of junk. It's a robot, a small robot. This world runs in parallel to this one, right?

Toaru, or the Crossmedia Paradox.

Toaru, or the Crossmedia Paradox.

Toaru's journey through the labyrinth of crossmedia and what it means for the future of storytelling.

My ranking of Jojo parts, and why (mild spoilers).

My ranking of Jojo parts, and why (mild spoilers).

Yes, I am serious, this is my blog and I can write whatever I want.