I recently got a chance to rewatch Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight, a show I used to dislike heavily but as of now I’ve slowly grown a greater appreciation for. I also realized, while looking around, that nobody seemed to be pointing out something I found crucial to the core of Revue Starlight’s narrative. Everyone points out the themes of height, shine and the tribute and criticism of Takarazuka Revue, but I have yet to see anyone address what lies at the core of the story beyond these things, so I decided I would take a look at what no one else seems to understand about Revue Starlight.
There is possibly nothing more central and universal to the anime community as a whole than the shounen action genre. No matter where you go as a fan of this medium, or even as someone viewing it from the outside, you can’t escape it. Giant laser beams, the power of friendship and screaming. Lots of screaming. And lots and lots of stories that are responsible for pulling millions of us into this medium we all love. Say what you will about it and whatever preconceptions you have towards it, shounen action stories are special. They mean more to us than any of us likely believe and it’s a genre of storytelling I and many others refuse to let be misunderstood. I love these stories, and if there is anywhere to point to as one of the epicenters of shounen action as we know it today, it’s nowhere else than the legendary Weekly Shounen Jump. Even to this day, this titan of a magazine continues to create some of the most beloved stories in the world of Japanese media, and me and some of my friends wanted to share the moments from four series that are undeniably responsible for the love many of us have for this medium in the Western Anime Community. Tite Kubo’s Bleach, Kishimoto Masashi’s Naruto, Oda Eichiro’s One Piece and of course Toriyama Akira’s Dragonball. One of the most influential and famous series of all time and the three series that formed the core of Western anime discussion known as the Big 3. Each of us have our own unique love for these stories that have changed the world for many of us, so let’s take a look at the moments that mean the most to us.
This is the Hivemind Megamix
Contradiction feat. Tyler Carter is the opening to The God of Highschool, an anime adaptation of a manhwa from Webtoon that’s been funded by Crunchyroll and marketed as a Crunchyroll Original Series. Tl;dr, the OP sucks big balls and it’s really hard to explain why in one word. Be it the annoying song, the way the visuals are put together, that those same visuals are all ripped from the show itself, or that the OP tells you nothing about the show itself, it really is just a microcosm of everything wrong with this adaptation of a manhwa that I really like.
And no, this won’t be the last time you hear me talk about it.
μ’s is a legend in the world of school idols. In the anime and even in real life, they left a mark on the world that could never be replicated. At the lead of this amazing and radiant group of nine was a normal girl who ran into an open field in search of the light.
In Love Live! Sunshine!!, there are a lot of words that hold thematic weight throughout the series, but none hit more than those of “regret” and “normal”. These words that embody the goals and motivations of every girl that fills the cast, but the one who embodies them the most gave herself the title “normal monster”. That’s Takami Chika, the leader of Aqours, the girl who could only call herself normal and possibly the greatest protagonist in all of anime.
There are many videos that talk about this idea that you can judge an anime from just one episode, an idea that is prevalent among many in the community. Not just with videos but in the community as a whole. While the 3 episode rule is prevalent, there are still those who adhere to this belief that one episode is all you need to gauge a show’s quality, and this problem extends into the greater critical sphere of YouTubers and critics trying to make points about the whole with only the first episode in mind. So I thought I would attempt to debunk that.
On the birthday of the Number 1 Idol in the Universe and the most popular Love Live character of all time, we take a look at Yazawa Nico, the mischievous gremlin and two-faced creator of the Nico Nico Nii and member of μ’s, often written off by many people in the community as being nothing more than a meme, being extremely rude or just barely scratching the surface of what she serves to the core of Love Live’s story. Because, make no mistake, there is a reason she is so prominent and why she’s so central to the story of Love Live, and I feel that I have no choice but to do her justice so that people can understand her and further understand the detail and meaning within School Idol Project.
This is Yazawa Nico, the Number 1 Idol in the Universe.
Since Re:Zero is coming back for the Summer 2020 anime season with its long anticipated second season, I decided to do something I’ve been meaning to do for years: rewatch this show that I once hated so much that I gave it a 1 out of 10. Re:Zero is now a show that I currently have at a 9, but what caused such a big shift in opinion? Why did my thoughts on Re:Zero change so much?
In short, I didn’t understand it. And I think that’s a problem with most series people come to dislike, and I think that needs to change.
Tsushima Yoshik-I mean Yohane from Love Live! Sunshine!! is my favorite character in all of anime! She’s cute, she’s got a great singing voice, but most importantly she’s a chuuni. She is someone who has a weird hobby yet goes full force into that hobby all the same, and that is integral to the story of Love Live. Wanna know how?
Let me tell you who is Yohane?
Bleach was once one of the most popular and regarded anime series of all time. It was a member of the prestigious Big 3 Shounen Jump series and was talked about by everyone in the community. Many of us grew up with Bleach, but as the series ended in 2017, many of us also fell out of it. I was one of those people. But, thinking back on it, I realized how important Bleach was to me, how it led me into the world of anime and how it changed my life.
So I wanted to tell everyone why I’ll NEVER stop Loving Bleach.
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