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The 7 Shapes — Reflected in the Stories We Love
Not only in the magical world of Esperia, but right here on our beautiful planet Earth, we can also find echoes of the 7 Shapes—hidden in plain sight.
While we may not possess the magical powers of the Espers, we carry within us a human equivalent of their StarDust:
our incredible brain.
What if we looked at the world around us with greater awareness?
What if the stories we read, the movies we watch, the anime, manga, and books we cherish…
were more than just entertainment?
Each post below explores the presence of wisdom, balance, willpower, empathy, and more—through the lens of popular culture.
Let’s rediscover what inspires us, one tale at a time.
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Can Music Like Tears in Heaven and Layla Teach Us About Grief and Love?
How does tragedy shape artistic expression? Eric Clapton is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is regarded as one of the most successful and influential guitarists in rock music, and I believe I first listened to his songs when my brother started playing the guitar. My favorite song from Clapton is
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Is Robin Hood (1973) Still Relevant in Today’s Society?
Robin Hood is a 1973 American animated musical adventure comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and is based on the English folktale Robin Hood. I watched it when I was very young, but after playing the board game Villainous recently—where Prince John is one of the villains we could play—it made me want to
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Can Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Teach Us About Breathing and Self-Mastery?
We just started watching the anime version of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, a manga series written and illustrated by Koyoharu Gotouge, published from 2016 to 2020. The animation is quite beautiful, and I already liked some of the theme songs of the anime, but I had not yet read the manga. What Makes Breath
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Can Première Consultation Help Us Rethink Society and Ourselves?
How does Dans ma rue reflect urban struggles and societal neglect? Doc Gyneco’s debut album, Première Consultation, released in 1996, remains an iconic piece of French hip-hop history. I first listened to it during my middle school years, drawn in by its groove and thought-provoking lyrics. While Doc Gyneco himself has sparked controversy over the
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Is “Once Upon a Time in China” a Reflection on Colonialism and Power?
How does the film’s historical context shape its message? Once Upon a Time in China is a 1991 Hong Kong biographical martial arts film directed and produced by Tsui Hark, starring Jet Li as Wong Fei-hung, a legendary Chinese martial artist, physician, and folk hero. The story unfolds at the end of the 19th century,
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Can Summer Snow Teach Us About Love, Change, and the Future?
Is climate change reshaping the seasons we once knew? Summer Snow is a Japanese drama that was broadcast in 2000. I watched it just before my entrance exams for engineering school, back when I was still living in France. I still remember how the song by Kinki Kids lingered in my head while taking the
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Can Starfox Inspire a New Vision for Creativity and Collaboration?
Starfox is a 1993 rail shooter game developed by Nintendo and Argonaut Software, and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It was the first Nintendo game to use polygonal graphics, achieved with the Super FX graphics chip included in the cartridge. This technological leap not only marked a turning point for the
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Is Wicked (2024) a Reflection of Our Own Prejudices and Potential for Change?
Can We Truly Overcome Prejudice? Wicked (2024) was just released in Japan, and we went to see it with my wife. I later learned that it was an adaptation of a 2003 musical, which was based on a novel inspired by The Wizard of Oz. The story serves as a prequel, following the journey of