Category: Anime
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The Girl Who Leapt Through Time: What Does It Teach Us About Time, Regret, and Mortality?
Read more: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time: What Does It Teach Us About Time, Regret, and Mortality?The Girl Who Leapt Through Time is a 2006 Japanese animated science fiction romance film, directed by Mamoru Hosoda. It is loosely based on a 1967 novel of the same name by Yasutaka Tsutsui. The protagonist, Makoto Konno, is a teenage girl who gains the ability to leap through time, only to find herself stuck…
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How Did Sailor Moon Revolutionize the Magical Girl Genre?
Read more: How Did Sailor Moon Revolutionize the Magical Girl Genre?What makes Sailor Moon so iconic? Sailor Moon is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoko Takeuchi, published from 1991 to 1997. It remains one of the best-selling shoujo manga series of all time. The story was later adapted into an anime, which I first watched as a child on French television. The…
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How Does Kiki’s Delivery Service Teach Us About Growth and Resilience?
Read more: How Does Kiki’s Delivery Service Teach Us About Growth and Resilience?Kiki’s Delivery Service is a 1989 Japanese animated fantasy film written, produced, and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, based on Eiko Kadono’s 1985 novel of the same name and animated by Studio Ghibli. Recently, my wife and I cooked a pie inspired by the anime. We found numerous YouTube tutorials showing the recipe—not just from this…
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Neon Genesis Evangelion: What Can We Learn from This Cult Anime?
Read more: Neon Genesis Evangelion: What Can We Learn from This Cult Anime?Neon Genesis Evangelion is one of the most famous anime licenses and is well known all over the world. This Japanese mecha anime television series, produced by Gainax, was broadcast on TV Tokyo from October 1995 to March 1996. There is a lot to discuss about Evangelion—the depth of its characters, each torn by childhood…
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Spy × Family: What Can This Unusual Family Teach Us?
Read more: Spy × Family: What Can This Unusual Family Teach Us?Spy × Family is a manga series that began in 2019, written and illustrated by Tatsuya Endo. It has since been adapted into an anime, and in 2023, an anime film titled Spy × Family Code: White was also released. The story follows Loid Forger, an enigmatic spy who must “build a family” to complete…
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Is Kuroko’s Basketball More Than Just a Sports Anime?
Read more: Is Kuroko’s Basketball More Than Just a Sports Anime?A few days ago marked the fifth anniversary of Kobe Bryant’s tragic passing. As one of the greatest basketball players of all time, his legacy continues to inspire countless athletes and fans. Reflecting on this, I was reminded of Kuroko’s Basketball, a manga series that ran from 2008 to 2014 and was later adapted into…
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What Can The Boy and the Beast Teach Us About Society and Personal Growth?
Read more: What Can The Boy and the Beast Teach Us About Society and Personal Growth?The Boy and the Beast is a 2015 Japanese animated adventure fantasy film written and directed by Mamoru Hosoda. Once again, this was a recommendation from my wife. I have come to realize that over time, as I drank more and more, I gradually lost my curiosity. Now, I am finally happy to have regained…
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Are We Truly Living? Exploring “Cobra” by Buichi Terasawa
Read more: Are We Truly Living? Exploring “Cobra” by Buichi TerasawaI first encountered “Cobra” when I was very young, catching glimpses of it on French TV. It was an anime my brother enjoyed, but my memories of it were brief and fragmented. Later, I revisited it through the movie released on VHS by Manga Mania, a French company that made weekly anime VHS tapes available.…
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How Can “Hellsing” Inspire Us to Rethink Storytelling for a Better Society?
Read more: How Can “Hellsing” Inspire Us to Rethink Storytelling for a Better Society?Hellsing is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kouta Hirano, which ran from 1997 to 2008. It was adapted into a 13-episode anime in 2001 and an OVA called Hellsing Ultimate from 2006 to 2012. I first watched the 2001 anime version around its release and was immediately captivated by how badass the…
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Is Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind a Blueprint for Harmony Between Humanity and Nature?
Read more: Is Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind a Blueprint for Harmony Between Humanity and Nature?Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind is a 1984 Japanese animated post-apocalyptic fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, based on his 1982–1994 manga series of the same name. Although the film was created before the founding of Studio Ghibli, it is often considered part of the studio’s body of work and is…