Anime: Toshokan Sensou – Kakumei no Tsubasa
How long has it been since I’ve watched something anime related? Not that long actually, I just haven’t really been reviewing what I’ve watched. Well, I’m here to rectify that. I just watched Toshokan Sensou the movie recently, and being a fan of the series I felt compelled to talk about it first. This … Continue reading
Book: The Book of Dragons
It’s always nostalgic coming back to childhood loves. Edith Nesbit is one of my favourite authors that has remained ingrained in my memory since my younger days. Her books are delightful to read and her characters are always so familiar. In the afterword of this particular collection Peter Glassman writes, The stories in this collection … Continue reading
Book: Ru
There is beauty in the written word. Winner of the governor general’s literary award, this novel by Kim Thuy tells her story of her life in Vietnam before she become a refugee and begins a new life in Quebec. It follows her story through a series of vignettes, the story jumps from memory to memory … Continue reading
Anime: Oji-san no Lamp
This is by far my favourite short that came out of all the projects so far. It’s right up my alley in terms of storyline. I really enjoyed every moment of it, I think it was beautiful. The characterization was great, the pacing was great and the entire set up of just this one episode … Continue reading
Anime: Tansu Warashi
Also known as Wardrobe Dwellers, it tells the wonderful tale of how a lady receives an old dresser from her mother and the lessons that the 6 children who live in the dresser teach her. It’s really sweet and I loved how each child representing a different aspect of the woman’s life and character. I … Continue reading
Anime: Kizuna Ichigeki
I loved this one-shot simply because it was HILARIOUS! It blends a variety of anime styles into its main story and just creates this wonderfully funny piece. The plot was pretty regular, whereby a young girl starts off by winning a fighting competition, after which she is naturally targeted by the whole world trying … Continue reading
Tastings: A Series of Unfortunate Events – The Ersatz Elevator
Well, it would seem that since i’m a home sick today, it’d be a good time for me to catch up with all these posts that I’m sitting on. So without further ado, Book 6 of 13 in the series: The Baudelaires tossed and turned, and wondered about all these things, and as it grew … Continue reading
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