Isekai: Anime’s Most Predictable Genre? Isekai is arguably one of the laziest genres in anime, manga, and light novels. “Isekai” translates to “another world.” The word itself has extended beyond Japan’s borders, finding itself in the 2024 Oxford English Dictionary. In stories set in an isekai universe, the main...
Introduction The teru teru bōzu. Could that be the best way to deal with rainy weather? Personal Preferences Umbrellas have always given me mixed feelings. Despite their intended purpose, they frequently leave me wetter when I try to close them after reaching my car and dealing with the resulting...
The 1980s Cartoonscape: From “Space Ghost” to “Speed Racer” When I got home from elementary school, I always looked forward to one thing: homework. I’m kidding. I couldn’t wait to get home and watch some cartoons. I fondly remember everything from “Space Ghost” to “Speed Racer.” I started fourth...
Life in the Parsonage In the mid-to-late 1960s, my parents lived in Munfordville, Kentucky, where my father served as minister of the Munfordville Church of Christ. They resided in the church’s “parsonage”—a home provided for the minister and his family. This was my father’s second full-time ministry position, and...
