Mogu Mogu

  🥚 PREMISE Like many, I got interested in this anime because of  Takahashi Saki ’s beautiful character designs and gorgeous animation by  Clowerworks , shown in trailers and in the sweet, very  romantic  opening. The production quality of this show is, frankly, incredible. The attention to details, the use of colours and the camera work to convey specific emotions – without using the crutch of the score–, feels reminiscent of old school Anno cinematography. It began seemingly with some interesting characters, on a surface level, since they are attempting to say something concrete. Later, I will explain why I am stressing the  surface  here. What I wrote is based on watching the complete series (12 episodes) in Japanese with Japanese subtitles and later checking every episode in its English official subtitled release. My opinion will not change upon seeing the to-be-released  actual last episode  in July of 2021.  Spoilers are present, for this is a full review of Wonder Egg Prior

📚 Introduction Consuming Japanese media from an early age made me develop an inquisitive curiosity for other cultures and their narratives. The context and society originating them are vital to understand them fully.  My mind always wondered what the difference between Japanese storytelling might be compared the ones I was used to (Italian first, European second). My eyes were taking in the glamour of anime and manga designs, transfixed. They were so different from the cartoons I used to watch from France or the United States! Also, I kept asking myself how or why some characters wore a particular type of clothes, had specific quirks, colours or behaviours. That rough analysis was the beginning of something bigger. I started to delineate patterns throughout stories, some kind of fil rouge that helped connect the dots. The characters came from a specific culture, with a specific background and a specific history, like every country on Earth. They were also based on traditional theatr

CONTENTS: i. Introduction of me and Evangelion ii. Introduction of a man iii. Unescapable: The review begins now  iv. The other three and Shin Evangelion v. Ten years vi. Fanservice vii. Characters:  - Shinji  - Asuka  - Ayanami - Mari  - Others viii. Music ix. Action scenes x. Themes xi. Conclusion   This review contains spoilers for Shin Evangelion / Evangelion 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon a Time . 🧵   INTRODUCTION of me and Evangelion      From the age of six to when I became a reclusive sixteen-year-old, on Tuesdays and Thursdays my aunt used to take me, my sister and my cousins to the swimming pool to do actual physical exercise. I loved swimming but I hated going. I felt like the other kids and teachers there were seeing me in a way I had not agreed to and, as a trans man, I now understand fully that odd fear for my body to be exposed to the judgment and sight of other people I do not trust.  Especially on Tuesdays, as I kept swimming in the chlorine-filled water, I could only foc

  Have you ever felt the primal need to create, to draw, to write? The  aesthetic  invading your thoughts, the love of beauty. An image stuck in your mind that needs to be set free.    Famous manga author  Noda Ayako , whose most known work is  Double , winner of the 2020 manga excellence award at the 23rd JAPAN MEDIA ARTS FESTIVAL held by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, writes her BLs under a pseudonym:  Arai Niboshiko . I will focus on her 2014 work,  Adana o kure , or as the original cover states,  Give me a nickname , published by onBLUE comics .  It has been translated into English by Yamada Emi and is available on  Futekiya . I have purchased a physical copy, but you can use any website that offers digital manga for rent or purchase. I used my digital copy purchased from  Renta  for all the pictures you see.   This review contains  spoilers  and  depictions and/or discussions of sexual nature . Mymero enjoying the cover. 💟 DEVOTION (or  Amō and the frenzy) As we move th

🎎 An interest Hello to you, dear reader. You are probably here wondering what this place is and who I am, so I'll let you off the hook. My name is Cami, class of 1992, Japanese translator, comic artist and Italian pest. I have always had the feeling I could explain my point of view on a type of media I have been a fan of since my early childhood: anime and manga. It all began when my sister handed me a Card Captor Sakura volume (which I read from left to right, like a dumbass) at the age of seven and I was immediately transported to a different world.  That feeling, also known as escapism , was what dragged me through middle and high school; my mind fixed on the desire to learn Japanese-- which, in retrospect, I know sounds extremely naive. However, differently from a lot of kids who say they want to learn Japanese more as a phase before finding their own, actual field of study, I did  end up studying the language and culture. I even got a Master's degree, back in the ye old