The Bathroom as a Narrative Device in Anime

Believe it or not, I think the restroom serves a purpose (beyond just being a collection-and-disposal facility for bodily waste) when it comes to anime and fiction in general.

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The Fertilzer Pile in The Lily Garden (AKA The Scrapped Drafts)

You know that saying about how you gotta crack some eggs to make an omelette? Well, the same thing applies to blogging, too.

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A List of Random Stats from The Lily Garden!

We’re talkin’ numbers today, folks! This post is about a few random stats from this humble blog and is sort of a top 5 list!

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Rundown of 2017 Seasonal Anime!

Remy talks about the season shows Remy watched in 2017!

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The Breaking Point in Regards to Controversial Content in Anime | 12 Days of Aniblogging (Day 3)

When is enough enough?

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Anime Series Titles and First Impressions | 12 Days of Aniblogging (Day 1)

It’s probably been lurking inside my mind for years, but I became particularly cognizant of this phenomenon during the Summer 2017 anime season. I realized that a lot of viewers seemingly draw premature conclusions based on the titles of anime series. In other words, their first impressions are influenced by their perception of these titles for better or for worse.

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Battle Girl High School – Anime Series Review

Episodes: 12

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy

Aired: Jul 2017 – Sep 2017

Also known as: Battle Girl Projectバトルガール ハイスクール

Summary: Based on COLOPL’s school action role-playing game. Set in the year 2045. The world has been contaminated by Irousu (mysterious invaders who suddenly appeared), and humans find themselves restricted and contained. Standing boldly against these invaders are ordinary girls everywhere, without a powerful army or even weapons.

The Shinjugamine Girls Academy is a school for these “Hoshimori” (Star Guardians) destined to fight the Irousu. The player is assigned to this academy to train the girls and take back the contaminated Earth. And so, once again, the chimes echo through the sun-strewn schoolyard to mark the beginning of classes today…

(Source: ANN)

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