Here’s part 2! You can read part 1 here. 8. Repetitive name yelling Ever see characters spending quite some time and effort emotionally yelling their names to each other? The more they say their names, the more intense the scene becomes. The photo above comes from a parody in Minami-ke where the heroines watch a [...]

I never really watched anime that much anymore after high school, but this got me hooked me up again. I found out about Higurashi when a friend who went to Japan gave me Deformation Maniac Figures of some of its characters. I got curious on what kind of anime it was, and voila! I was [...]

Upon watching series after series, I’ve noticed recurring patterns in anime that would almost make them rather stereotypical. They’re fun, and it certainly makes watching a new batch of series with a sense of familiarity. On the downside of course, one would know what to expect next. It’s just a matter of how they’d play [...]

Before anything, belated Merry Christmas and advanced Happy New Year! Welcome to Akashic Records! a new blog I’ve been inspired to create and maintain just about five minutes ago. After almost three long years of personal non-blogging (I blog about my profession at Perfect Renders), I finally gave in and accepted the fact that my [...]