Shiki (屍鬼) is the 2010 shōnen anime adaptation of the original horror mystery novel written by Fuyumi Ono. It was produced by studio Daume and directed by Tetsurō Amino. I picked this anime up a short while ago after it came highly recommend to me via a few chums who knew I was craving a…
Storm Front by Jim Butcher is the first book in the urban fantasy series, The Dresden Files. It’s about a wizard named Harry Dresden, living in Chicago, who can be looked up in the yellow pages under his name. He’s not into parties or parlour tricks, but if you’ve got a lost kitty or a…
Spring is in the air, unless you’re living in California. In that case, Summer is here in full kick-you-in-the-allergies-and-burn-your-flesh-off glory. With Spring arrives the fragrance of fresh flowers, a cool breeze to abate the morning sweat, and tons of vibrantly bright colours just flourishing everywhere you look. Normally, I’m someone who doesn’t really care for…
Last week, I talked about some fun Hulu shows that are great for binge-watching during this Quarantine Era of 2020. Shows that can make you laugh, cry, or just check the heck out with WTF shenanigans. This week, I thought it would be neat to share Netflix shows that I love watching and re-watching. Since…
Phi Brain: Puzzle of God (ファイ・ブレイン 神のパズル) is a 2011 shōnen, adventure anime series that was produced by Sunrise studios. Due to its popularity, it spawned a total of three seasons, a manga adaptation, and a video game for the PlayStation Portable. I came across the anime when I hit the Randomiser button on Crunchyroll…
Content Warning: Disturbing imagery Little Nightmares is a horror action-adventure puzzle platformer that was published by Bandai Namco Entertainment in 2017. This single-player game follows a little girl that is dressed up in a yellow raincoat. We quickly learn that she’s trapped in a place referred to as the Maw, which is a mysterious ship…
An Act of Faith by C.A. Oliver is the first book in a British high fantasy series about a refuge of Elves who set out in search of an island that once housed a vast ancient civilisation of their people; a place believed to be their last chance at surviving the brutal war they’ve fought…
Love Me, Love Me Not Volume 1 (思い、思われ、ふり、ふられ) is the first instalment in a shōjo, coming-of-age manga series written by Io Sakisaka (Blue Spring Ride, Strobe Edge). It follows two main characters, Yuna and Akari, who bump into one another at a local train station. Through a moment of selflessness, one helps the other and…
Content Warning: Discussion of mental health, insanity, & COVID. Happy Sunday morning, y’all. I just wanted to pop in briefly today and share a mental health update. Even though I’m an introvert, isolation has been taking a negative toll on my mind and emotions. I have certain routines that I practise as a form of…
When you’re stuck at home with a mountain of books and video games, and it’s all you’ve done for weeks on end, sometimes you need a bloody break from it all. That’s usually when I turn to binge-watching TV shows, usually ones that I have seen before, so I know what I’m getting into, and…
I have been staring at the blank, black page of this empty Word document for the better part of fifteen minutes. Even though it has only been about a week and a half to two weeks since I’ve last written anything, it feels far longer than that. As such, finding a way to start a…
Since April just begun, I thought it’d be fun to go ahead and share some of my anticipated book releases for the month. I did one of these in March and I enjoyed it quite a bit because it helps me to stay in touch with current book offerings. My habit is to read older…
Bungō and Alchemist: Gears of Judgement (文豪とアルケミスト ～審判ノ歯車～) is the historical fantasy anime adaptation of the browser-turned-mobile game of the same name, and it’s being produced by studio OLM with direction from Toshinori Watanabe. When I saw notifications for this go live on AniList by fellow users, there was one distinct word that caught my…
Kakushigoto (かくしごと) is an anime adaptation of the shōnen comedy, slice-of-life manga of the same name authored by Kōji Kumeta. It’s being produced by Ajia-do Animation Works with direction from Yūta Murano. The show revolves around a dad who’s a mangaka of adult stories that decides to hide his profession from his daughter out of…
I came across a really cool post recently about toxicity in relationships and how it takes root when people don’t have the intention of nurturing healthy relationships. This immediately reminded me of a manga series that thrives on healthy connections between people and is what inspired my post today. My Love Story!! is one of…