2008 to 2018: 10 Years of Anime, Part 1
Last year I turned 30 years old. The Otaku Expiration Date, according to some. It’s a pretty big milestone for otaku dorks, I think. Many people drift away from anime–to be honest, I thought I would too–but for some reason I am still watching the stuff every season. Sure,...
Mirai no Mirai — I See Crying Children in Your Future
Seems I always have to take a pee during Hosoda Mamoru’s bad movies. The first “bad” Hosoda flick I saw was Summer Wars, which resulted in me ducking out in the middle to take a leak. With Mirai no Mirai, I held out until the end credits to...
O.L.H. From 2016 to 2017—A Year of Filth
My favorite sordid Japanese R&B band Only Love Hurts (née Omokage Lucky Hole) was pretty busy over this past year, putting on a grand total of five shows between mid-2016 and mid-2017. I could unfortunately only make it to just four of these performances, as one was in the...