• Anime/Manga

    Beautiful Eyes upon My Happy Marriage

    August 24, 2023 - By 

    It is often said that the eyes are the window to the soul, that you can understand a person’s emotions and sometimes thoughts by looking into his or her eyes. And on the subject of eyes, one thing I can’t help but notice while watching My Happy Marriage is this particular focus on the characters eyes–and I mean literal zoom-in focus. Probably the first anime I’ve seen with this level of focus. Boy are they beautiful expressive eyes! Such a visual treat and a mesmerizing experience I must say. I mean, from the very start of this anime, we are…

  • Live Action / TV Series

    Start-Up Kdrama ~Ep12: a mid-series review reflection of sorts

    January 16, 2021 - By 

    [SPOILER ALERT!] I honestly thought the series ended here. I mean I can see it an open- yet very fitting and hopeful ending. Do-San x Dal-Mi shippers won’t agree with me on this, but that is my personal opinion. Up until this episode we have seen the characters grow immensely–discovering the masks they wear in sometimes heartbreaking ways and become true to themselves–and more importantly, mustering the courage to confront the consequences of their actions. And for some, making painful decisions to the path they think is right. I am loving just about every bit of this show–except for the…

  • Live Action / TV Series

    An Ode to Anne, my kindred spirit

    September 11, 2020 - By 

    Sometimes I wonder, having finished Anne with an E now and admiring in retrospect what wonderful characters and story L.M. Montgomery has created in the world of Anne of Green Gables, how much my life could have turned out differently had I known and loved this novel in my childhood. Perhaps, I would have found myself relating to this orphan girl as she tried to find her place in this world, looking for a place to belong and be accepted as she is, in the company of people she can truly call “home”. Perhaps, the times I felt alone and…