Ballad of Mulan: Translation and Interpretation

So, um... procrastination kicked in, and I... translated an entire Chinese ballad for no good reason! Don't ask me what gave me the idea, because I don't know. And I might as well blog about it because I have nothing else to blog about recently to share my love for Mulan, right? I don't know …

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End of Hiatus – I Have Slain Some Weak Demons

Hello, hello! I've missed everyone. My blog-reading pattern has been sporadic recently, but I'm looking to catch up on all your recent posts soon, and will start responding to tags hopefully by tomorrow. Where I've Been Well...technically, mere finals are supposed to be even weaker demons than entrance exams, right? It appears I underestimated my …

Jon’s Creator Showcase: July Edition

I'm very pleased to be back from my hiatus (for a day) with plenty of wonderful posts written by fellow bloggers in the month of June! In case you don't know about the showcase, here's a list of its objectives from Jon's website: Give exposure to both the host & creators who submit content to …

Introducing a Blogger Friend

I keep saying I'm going to be gone for the month, but before that...I would like to introduce to you a new blogger! Kyrios is a friend of mine in real life who has recently started blogging about anime and movies (and video games in the future) on WordPress. Fun fact: our mutual interest in …

Celebrating 300 Followers on the Moyatorium

I'm very grateful to announce that this blog gathered 300 followers last week! The current follower count is at 307 (+3 email followers, don't ask me how). Many many thanks, people, for reading my somewhat inconsistent content! I totally should I did consider doing a Q&A, but I answer almost all the award tags that …

To Anyone with a Blog: Can We Chat About Community?

Lots of people have blogged about how great it is to be a part of the aniblogging community (or whichever corner of WordPress you belong to), and many more have talked about how friendship and support from people they have never met has affected their lives positively. I am one who feels this way too …

Things to Announce for July

Hello, lovely people on various parts of the planet! I've been posting nothing but episode reviews recently, but I realized that there are a couple of things I'd like to bring up this morning. #1 Happy Canada Day! Happy 151th birthday to Canada. I regret to say that I don't have any fancy plans for …

[Highlights] Piano no Mori 10 + 11: New Characters

Cool new characters are introduced on after another, though most of them are surely going to be eliminated just as quickly. I enjoyed the tension of the last two episodes and was on the edge of my seat with Sophie's and Shuuhei's performances. It's a pity the piano pieces get cut way to short due …

Anime x Lit Crit: Vampires & Valentines – Toradora! 05

My intro just becomes shorter and shorter, so I might as well skip it. You can check out last week's Shiki review and find a links for our previous collabs on Primes' website! Finally, Ami Kawashima. When I Googled "Toradora," Ami was the first suggestion to pop up for some reason. Is she a popular …

Basement Recording: “Last Night, Good Night”

Were you expecting a spring season first episodes post? Nah. Don't actually read this post, okay? https://soundcloud.com/moya-tori/last-night-good-night-cover I turned 20 today, and last night I made a breakup happen for the first time in my life. I sure hope it's the last, but even saying that makes me feel naive. So as any amateur soprano …