Tag: Anime
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Character Study: Reki (Haibane Renmei)
This post will contain spoilers for Haibane Renmei You have been warned. “This is my cocoon dream. The nightmare that has been tormenting my existence in this world… I remember cold winds stinging my cheeks that were wet from tears… I was too tired to think. I remember wanting to become a stone. A stone…
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Theme Talk: Fighting for Relationships in The Place Promised in Our Early Days
This post will contain spoilers for The Place Promised in Our Early Days You have been warned. There are some things in life that are impossible to understand fully until you’ve experienced it firsthand. Many of these entail some form of loss, such as loss of a beloved pet or loved one, or even loss…
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Why I Loved Haibane Renmei – And You Might, Too
A somber-colored world of mystery, like a passing dream that fades into bright, cheerful smiles upon waking. All seems well; all seems right. But these smiles are not all true; some hide deep-seated fears and troubles just beneath the surface. Haibane Renmei, 2002 Radix Ace Entertainment A young girl named Rakka wakes to find herself…
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Why I Love Patema Inverted – And You Might, Too
A world divided—not by borders or races… but by gravity and fear. A world where one wrong step could leave you plunging upward into the endless sky. A world where government ideology rules with an iron fist, condemning anyone who diverges from their designs. Patema Inverted takes place in a Big Brother-style dystopia. The government…
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Vash the Stampede: Building a Character (Intentional Pacing)
The anime Trigun begins like a classic Western. No-good outlaws rule the land, making life especially hard for the ever-dwindling population of law-abiding citizens who just want to eke out a wholesome living. 1998 Madhouse There’s far more money to be made in a world with no rules, where the man with the fastest trigger…
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Confession: I Don’t Look for Relatability – I Look for Emotional Sincerity
I have a confession: I don’t really care about a character being relatable. Let me rephrase that: I don’t need a character to be like me in order to connect with them. That may sound like a novel concept considering relatability is one of the “buzzwords” of fiction (as writer Matt Colville would call it)1,…