The Otakusphere: It’s still Sunday, right?

I’m always impressed by the amount of effort the various anime bloggers put in. I have a list of about 150 blogs that I peruse when I start putting together The Otakusphere, and I don’t always get through all of them. Today was no different. I started going through posts sometime around 10 a.m. and […]

The Otakusphere: Mecha, coronavirus and too many beers

I normally limit myself to a single beer in one 24-hour period. Mostly, this is because I’m no longer 23 and can’t just bounce back from a night of drinking like nothing happened. Well, last night, I decided I really wanted a second beer, and I paid the price by needing to sleep until 11 […]

Is RahXephon a mecha show?

When I was writing about Evangelion, I said the angels don’t matter. Perhaps it could be better stated that the angels are only important to the story when they tell us more about the four main characters. For example, we have an angel who splits into two separate bodies because the writers wanted to put […]

The Otakusphere: Battle goats, Higurashi reborn and piles and piles of shame

We’ve made it out of the sucking hole that is the post-holiday season, and I’m starting to get ready to do all of my other work. That said, I’m slowly feeling better after having a rough patch there. I’ve fortified myself with some of the rotgut that I call coffee, and I’m prepared for another […]