Site Relaunch

Well, this has been quite a while coming, but welcome back to Season 1 Episode 1!

If you’re reading this, you might be wondering exactly what happened to me and why the site was defunct for so long. The obnoxiously vague answer is that I went through a lot of depressing personal stuff and didn’t have the bandwidth to keep up with my hobbies, one of which was writing about anime. It took me quite a long time plus a heavy dose of introspection and professional therapy to get back to where I wanted to be, and it took me even longer to feel confident enough to set up this website again. Previously I’d had help from others to bring this blog to life; this time I’m doing it on my own.

Prior to this relaunch I’d made it my duty to post lengthy impressions of all the new anime being released each season. While that type of writing has its benefits, it’s also incredibly exhausting and takes up a huge chunk of my time. This time around I’m making a point to prioritize posting about things that I like and think are worth celebrating, including things which fall outside of the umbrella of Japanese media (even American television and movies, which I do enjoy to some extent despite still being kind of a weeb). That doesn’t mean that there won’t be a rant every once in a while, but most of the time it’s just more satisfying to talk about stuff you like (and it draws a lot less abuse – the other reason I abandoned blogging for a while was the tone and frequency of some of the comments I was getting).

So what can you expect to see here? There will definitely be reviews, including those written specifically for this blog and those posted elsewhere. I’ll also talk about my broader interest in Asian pop culture including films, music, manga and fashion. I’m hoping to eventually have a regular column about cooking, especially common food items and treats we see all the time in anime and manga.

Additionally, I’m hoping to branch out and write a bit more about American TV and films, as well as Western graphic novels that I happen to be into (I’m a bit more choosy there, but I do own a decent selection of graphic novels). I also occasionally play video and computer games, so those might pop up from time-to-time as well. And, as always, I will continue to be informed by my history as a fan, a feminist, and a woman.

I hope that there are some of you out there who will have the chance to rediscover the site, and I’m excited to meet all the new readers who stop by! I hope you find something to like here.