WINTER 2017
Digimon Tri: Loss
Digimon Tri’s Return to the Digital World
Little Witch Academia
“You’re a witch, Akko.” — Little Witch Academia and the Mundane
Yoh Yoshinari’s Little Witch Apprentices
Leylines, and More on Magic in Little Witch Academia
Indulging our lowbrow influences — Little Witch Academia
Little Witch Academia on, “magic (anime) is dying.”
Spectacle and Service — Little Witch Academia and the purpose of magic
The Many Faces of Sucy Manbavaran
Becoming Diana Cavendish — perception and visual framing in Little Witch Academia
Little Witch Academia and a “big bad” (or lack thereof)
A look into the mind of Little Witch Academia’s Atsuko “Akko” Kagari
Little Witch Academia on inspiration (again), Panda and the Magic Serpent, and Episode 22
Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid
There but for you go I — Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid
On Pillow Shots, Nichijou, and Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid
SPRING 2017
Alice & Zouroku
I can accept this place as my home like any other (again): Kyousougiga and Alice & Zouroku (and me)
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
A Return to the Hidden Leaf Village — Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
Sakura Quest
The Eccentric Family 2
The difference an introduction can make: The Eccentric Family 2
Nidaime’s house: Another child in The Eccentric Family
SUMMER 2017
Made in Abyss
“In the Place of the Gods” — Made in Abyss
A vertical society — Cinematography and visual clues in Made in Abyss Episode 1
A Mother’s Gift: More on Made in Abyss and post-apocalyptic fiction
The Belly of the Whale: Cinematography shifts in Made in Abyss
I, Robot: Exploring Made in Abyss through Reg
In defense of Kou Yoshinari’s creatures in Made in Abyss
Made in Abyss on insatiable human curiosity
Layers of storytelling in Made in Abyss
The small details of Made in Abyss
Owarimonogatari Season 2
AUTUMN 2017
Girls’ Last Tour
The physicality of Girls’ Last Tour
What we think of when we think of death — experiences, dreams, and Girls’ Last Tour
Land of the Lustrous
Flower language in Land of the Lustrous
The Melancholy of Dia: Change in Land of the Lustrous
The Ancient Magus’ Bride
The flower language of The Ancient Magus’ Bride Episode 1
The poppy flower, death, and life in The Ancient Magus’ Bride
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