Tag Archives: Philosophy

X Days to Yuletide: Chuunibyou Demo Koi Ga Shitai!

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Valence

People sometimes tell lies, imagine a completely different fantasy world, dream about the distant future, or invent a lover’s relationship that only exists inside their heads. This process repeats from the day we are born until the day we die. … Continue reading →

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Hoshi no Samidare: Pure Goodness

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Sumairii

It seems we don’t have much content regarding manga lately (aside from @fkeroge’s post about stuff he’d like to see animated), so I’d like to take this moment to go over a series that I just recently finished.

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Rinne no Lagrange: A Symbolic Discussion

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Sumairii

As per the usual disclaimer, this tl;dr post will feature some personal analysis on religious topics. If you are offended by such discussions, do not read on. I don’t claim any of what follows to be the truth or the “correct” interpretation. … Continue reading →

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Resurrection: A Philosophical Analysis and Commentary

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Sumairii

This extremely lengthy post is going to involve heavy amounts of personal philosophy on the topic of the soul. If you find such discussions to be offensive or disagreeable then do not read on. I make no attempt to claim … Continue reading →

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Parallels Between Fate/Zero and Madoka Magica – Urobuchi’s Characters, Ideals and Morality

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Lucas Magnus

Something has been sitting in my head even from the last season of Fate/Zero. *Spoilers from Madoka Magica and Fate/Zero*

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The Perceptivity of Life

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Manfred Tham

This post is partially a follow-up to my previous post on why I don’t watch “generic” anime (Yes, the one with loads of comments) and also partially to discuss my views on a certain matter at hand. You see, I’ve … Continue reading →

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Despair and Hope in Puella Magi Madoka Magica

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Valence

Plenty of spoilers ahead, but unless you’re living under the most darkest shadow on Pluto, I assume you have already watched the final episode and are still scrambling to put the exploded parts of your brain back together.

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Let’s get meta: Why do people want to be linked to ‘otaku’?

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Valence

Recently, as I was writing my ‘history with anime’ post, I stumbled upon an interesting conundrum : why do people want to be linked to the word, ‘otaku’?

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