LIF CR Crean I visited real life locations from Kimi no Na wa. — seichi junrei (Tokyo side) Since I’m currently in Tokyo and I love Kimi no Na wa, I decided to go for a walk around Shinjuku, Yoyogi and Shibuya. 26,000 steps (about…
MDA CR Crean Is Koe no Katachi better than Kimi no Na wa? WARNING: The following article contains spoilers for Koe no Katachi. The #2 anime movie of 2016 is finally available in the west so go…
CR Crean What really happened in Aincrad after the 75th floor boss fight There are a number of Sword Art Online haters online that spread FUD between more casual fans and make them feel bad for enjoying the show…
CR Crean What I learned while localizing Kimi no Na wa. I wanted to share this masterpiece with fellow countrymen who don’t speak English — let alone Japanese — well enough to be able to follow…
SCI MDA CR Crean What I think of Tenki no Ko Shinkai Makoto’s new feature film came out to Japanese cinemas just a few weeks ago. Since the movie is highly anticipated worldwide and…
ECO TCH HUM MDA CR Crean Magical Mirai lost its novelty. Something has to change. The Vocaloid phenomena has been steadily loosing ground and it’s not a lack of hype. For the past 5 years live concerts hadn’t changed. In…
CR Crean It bothers me that Madoka Magica is the mahou shoujo anime always being recommended WARNING: This article contains minor Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica spoilers. Basically it exposes the main premise of the show so if you know…
AI CR Crean Average scores for anime or any kind of creative work don’t matter to the sophisticated consumer There are a few phrases in that title worth emphasizing.
ECO HUM SPT CR Crean Not being Asian is the only saving grace from embarrassment as a tourist in Japan I like anime, as do many others traveling to Japan. It’s a beautiful country with super clean cities, amazing public transport, beautiful…
ECO ART CR Crean Comiket 92 — Day 1 Middle of August is time for Comic Market. I queued up at about 8:45 and surprisingly wasn’t at the end of the line. By my estimate there…