I think we all remember how much we loved Halloween as children. We would cosplay as our favourite characters and go house to house collecting sweets. However, as I grew up, I lost interest in this holiday as the appeal of dressing up and collecting sweets lost their appeal. However, I love Halloween again now for a completely different reason! It may surprise you but I adore horror! I love horror movies, books, video games etc. Back in secondary school (around the same time as the events of “Why I like Anime”), I heard of and saw a film called…
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It should come as no surprise to you that I am a proponent for collecting physical media whether it be DVDs, Blu-rays, novels, manga etc. In an age where streaming services have rapidly grown and with the rise of eBooks, many people have questioned me on my preference for physical media. Allow me to explain. The first and most obvious answer is that I like to collect. While I can collect eBooks and digital film and TV shows, I feel a great satisfaction from having a physical collection that I can reliably pick up. Apple’s terms of service for iTunes…
As I mentioned in my “Why I like Anime” post, I’ve always been a huge fan of animation. This has included both western and Japanese animation. In certain circles of anime fandom though, I feel that western animation is looked down upon, as if anime were the only form of animation worth experiencing. It is worth noting that Osamu Tezuka, in many ways the father of modern anime and manga, was an enthusiastic fan of western animation, having watched various cartoons from America and Europe on a home projector. Osamu Tezuka even claimed to have watched the film Bambi 80…