by thecynicclinic | Feb 18, 2022 | Blog
Recently I released a video discussing FLCL, and tried to apply a more Japanese reading to it that went beyond the typical Western Coming-of-age take. I was originally going to include some points on the sequels in that video, but found it was getting to be...
by Matteo Watzky | Apr 17, 2021 | Blog
Japanese otaku fans are often associated with two controversial concepts: lolicon and moe. Outside of otaku circles, both terms are associated with some sort of abnormal attraction for fictional characters. To put it bluntly, they are perceived as two equivalent forms...
by Dimitri Seraki | Feb 7, 2021 | Blog
Today, exactly five years have passed since I did my first interview. It feels like it was just yesterday, yet I’ve already been writing about anime for half a decade. I share this feeling about every aspect of my journey in this field: I’m under the...
by Matteo Watzky | Jan 31, 2021 | Blog
The two Daicon shorts, Daicon III and Daicon IV, are still today considered to be emblematic monuments of otaku culture. A large part of this reputation comes from the fame of its creators, the ones who would go on to create studio Gainax, but also from the array of...
by Matteo Watzky | Jan 22, 2021 | Blog
You’ve probably heard or read this somewhere: “Neon Genesis Evangelion is a deconstruction of the mecha genre” – or of SF, or even of shounen as a whole, if the person writing this is ambitious. This interpretation of one of the most famous mecha series ever is...
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