Month: July 2013

Tomoko of WataMote is not exactly Haganai, because she has at least one friend…but time, and friends, can change. And even Tomoko has to learn not to judge everyone by his appearances.

Moe anime of Summer 2013, Puella Magi Illya Magica. Lyrical Illya. Illya-tan, maji-tenshi! Peroperoperoperoperoperopero!!!!! (cough cough, choked).

For those less familiar with many of the other things I tend to post on the internet, I also happen to share views of other…

Gestaltzerfall. Eleanor Rigby reincarnated in anime. “Ah, look at all the lonely mojo~♪”

Remember when you thought you had no friends and you were so socially awkward you couldn’t talk? Gendomike–and the new show WataMote–remembers.

We had the honor of talking to one of anime’s most prominent directors, Makoto Shinkai—the creator of memorable anime such as Voices of a Distant Star, Five Centimeters Per Second, and the brand new The Garden of Words. Here’s what he says about his latest film, the casting of Kana Hanazawa, where he gets his lighting ideas from, and whether he sees himself as an outsider or otaku artist.