Tag: social commentary
A Brave New Divergence
I have seen the future, and it is fantastic. Multicolored hair! Massive oppai¹! Quantum everything! Cool robots! Just ignore the bizarre displays of objectum sexual²…
The Worst Manga Ever
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to participate in the Japanese delinquent world? With its immersive atmosphere, highly decompressed storytelling, and blow-by-blow…
On Kannagi and Virginity
For those of you who missed it, there was a big to-do at the close of 2008 over the fact that Nagi of Kannagi might…
Strike Witches: The Evil Without
In our roundtable discussion on whether or not anime is art, Ray brought up an excellent point about that infamous scifi-fantasy-loli-pantsu fanservice vehicle, Strike Witches. …
Helen ESP – What disability?
There are great works of literature on disability. Rather than focusing only on the helplessness of disabled individuals, they turn into affirmations of life. These…
Alien Nine: Utter Alienation
To steal a line from Spike Spiegel, there are three things I hate: crying kids, incompetence, and strange, unidentifiable fluids. So tell me, why has…