I’m pretty tired of the lame things people say in regards to people who are learning Japanese and who also happily gravitate to all things anime. Like most, I started watching anime first, and out of that sprang the urge to learn the language. But sometimes it’s a real pain in the arse to explain it to those out of the loop.

Random Inquisitive Chinese Girl Whose Spectacled Eyes are Like Lasers Boring Into Your Brain: So why are you learning Japanese anyway?

Me: Oh, you know, ‘cuz I enjoy it.  Plus I plan to visit the country someday, you know.

Girl: Is that all?

Me: Crap! She can smell the anime fandom! Oh, yeah, that’s basically it.

Girl: Ever seen anime?

Me: Nah. I’m too busy studying to be a neurosurgeon, you see, and–*phone starts ringing with the Crank Dat Pikachu theme* GASP! Where the hell did this cellphone come from?

Girl: …
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Part 1: Overlooking View （ 俯瞰風景　）

From Kinoko Nasu’s popular series of novels, Kara no Kyoukai (Edge of Emptiness), comes the 7-part movie adaptation which takes us into the same world as Tsukihime, just with different (but eerily similar/related) characters.

A few months ago, I told myself, that just once, I’d like to actually draw something and color it properly, paint a decent background and all, and not have it look like crud. Nothing was going to stop me, not allergies, debt collectors, my burning, throbbing hemorrhoids, sudden onsets of diarrhea, whatever it was, I was going to strap on a deluxe diaper and sit at my computer and CG like my life depended on it.

Spring. A time for cherry blossoms, first loves, and freshly baked anee-may. What more could anyone want? Note that this is not a comprehensive list by any means.