By “lots of things” I mean war and soldiering; mixed technology; “Amazing Grace,” music, and sound; art and the making thereof; and slice of life group dynamics. Each episode might revolve around the delivery of some sentimental idea — hey, it’s slice of life — but Sora no Woto is shaping up to be something [...]
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Meditations on Sora no Woto and…lots of things
Posted by Pontifus on 28 January 2010
http://superfani.com/2010/01/28/meditations-on-sora-no-woto-and-lots-of-things/
Seasons of giving in slice of life
Here’s something that occurred to me the other day when I was stumbling as usual through the fiction-writing process: speculative slice of life anime and manga, even those with some emphasis on festivals, rarely include an event analogous to Christmas as manifest in the United States. This is not to say that gifts aren’t given [...]
Posted by Pontifus on 22 January 2010
http://superfani.com/2010/01/22/seasons-of-giving-in-slice-of-life/
Martian love, or lack thereof
I’m willing to put my money where my mouth is, however occasionally (give me a break; I’m poor). Aria, of all things, is certainly worth it. And it’s a good thing I bought it, too, since viruses recently ate my Windows, forcing me to do a clean install of the OS, which rendered my CrystalNova-subbed [...]
Posted by Pontifus on 4 December 2008
http://superfani.com/2008/12/04/martian-love-or-lack-thereof/
“I close my eyes, and can see…”
Aria the Animation — just typing its name gives me a sense of peace, both because of its predominant themes, and because there exist human beings capable of producing something like this, which means there must be hope for our species after all. I wanted to sum this one up in a single post, but [...]
Posted by Pontifus on 23 October 2008
http://superfani.com/2008/10/23/i-close-my-eyes-and-can-see/
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