Today, my Arabic teacher talked about book reading assignments. She said that when she gives her students an assignment to read a book and talk about it, she banned novels. Her reasoning being that a lot of "today's" novels tell stories that are worthless, and don't provide anything useful to the reader. Anything advertised to teenagers is, by default, empty of anything meaningful. They're books n... » Continue Reading
19/04/2025 - Volumes 1 & 2 At the recommendation of a trustworthy friend, I have picked up a new manga ٩( 'ω' )و Akane-banashi is a story about Rakugo, something I’ve never heard about before so everything feels so fresh. Though it’s kind of an example about how anime fans will watch a hi » Continue Reading
19/04/2025 - Episode 3 Man where do I even start. Yana Toboso is a genius. You know how they say the best romance is always in non-romance anime? This anime is such a good example. The way Sebastian panicked and went back to his bocchan’s side when he realized they’ve been cursed, the way he begged Sullivan for help, his expression when he couldn’t help Ciel because he was rejecting adults. Do y... » Continue Reading
18-04-2025 I finally finished this one after putting it off for a while because I was scared of seeing the ending! The author did say the ending would be happy but you never know with these authors man. But Ogawa-sensei is not a liar (⌒▽ » Continue Reading
17/04/2025 - Episodes 1 & 2 Every new season, my irrational fear of the thing I decided not to watch turning out to be one of the best things in existence, gets a little more rational. I was not going to watch this because I assumed it’s just your stereotypical post apocalyptic story which, admittedly, it is, but it’s a good one. This reminds me that it’s not really bad for things to be stereotypi... » Continue Reading
16/0/4/2025 - Started reading Kizumonogatari In all honesty I wasn't sure what the novel would add when this is already adapted perfectly, I was just interested in reading Nisio Isin's writing without the pictures, and wanted to buy something to read at school, not to mention Vofan's cover arts are very pretty, so I bought the season 1 set. Best financial decision ever made. I knew I was reading t... » Continue Reading
16/04/2025 - Episode 2 My waifu showed up!! I understand it’s a little bold to call her my waifu when I don’t even know her name, but she’ » Continue Reading
15/4/2025 - Episode 2 I wanted to talk about Shirashi-sensei’s character. I don’t exactly search for realism in fiction but she’s the most realistic female teacher I’ve ever seen in anime. Strict when it matters, but very soft-hearted. She reminds me of the (good) teachers at my school. The friendly ones that were students themselves, that understand our struggles and want us to experience our you... » Continue Reading
People are way too obsessed with looking down on you because of your interests/favorites. I can’t exactly explain why I love the things I love, it’s not because they’re perfect or absolute peak cinema I just love them for what they are, how they made me feel. Which admittedly is different from person to person, hence why it’s unexplainable. That’s the reason I want to improve the way I express mys... » Continue Reading