The sword of light and the demon within.
A Lineage | Anime Homage in Xenoblade 1 & 2
Yazawa Nico and the mundane
A manufactured vanity.
Takami Chika and the light that can never be reached
Finding meaning within the inadequacy.
Explaining Iwakura Lain: Site B | the “serial experiments”
Lain in a world without love.
“The Dish” (2000): Space Race & the Cold War
One step in the journey of planetary togetherness.
The Tragedy of Nono Hana
To love and protect was not a mistake.
A Lineage | Ano Natsu de Matteru & Onegai Teacher
The redhead, bespectacled romantic invader settles in the countryside.
Shin Godzilla & the Fukushima Allegory [2017]
Calamitous imagery of nuclear horrors.
End of Evangelion – Psychoanalytic Impact III [2017]
Freud, Lacan and the beast that shouts I at the heart of the world.
The Rebuild of Hideaki Anno
A brilliantly understated meta-narrative bookended by recurring music.
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