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Belle (2022): Discover Your True Self in the World of U

January 28, 2023February 3, 2023 Janaye Roberts anime, Belle, film, Kylie McNeil, Mamoru Hosoda, Paul Castro Jr.

Don’t you wish that you could start over and live the life you want? Well, now you can! Welcome to

My Favorite Literary Allusions in Anime and Manga

April 23, 2022April 24, 2022 Cat Reed anime, ao no exorcist, baraou no souretsu, black butler, blue exorcist, bungo and alchemist, bungo stray dogs, bungo to alchemist, fate/ series, how a realist rebuilt the kingdom, kuroshitsuji, manga, moriarty the patriot, pandora hearts, persona 5, requiem of the rose king, the case study of vanitas, vanitas no carte, yuukoku no moriarty

It’s actually quite common for literary allusions (or references) to show up in manga, light novels, and anime! The following

Why Netflix’s Cowboy Bebop Doesn’t Have the Best Non-Binary Representation

April 23, 2022 Cat Reed anime, anime live-action, blue period, cowboy bebop, double trouble, enby, gren, netflix's cowboy bebop, non-binary rep, she-ra and the princesses of power, yuka

Netflix’s Cowboy Bebop wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that it was