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Derek S. McGrath

Derek S. McGrath

Re-Plotting ‘Bungo Stray Dogs’ Season 5

The post no one asked for.

Sep 11, 2023

From the anime “Bungo Stray Dogs,” this black and white image shows the modern samurai Fukuzawa and his kid sidekick Ranpo watching a play. Fukuzawa looks off to the side while Ranpo graimces, looking confused and put-off by the play. Fukuzawa wears a cloak and Ranpo wears a Japanese school uniform and matching cap. Ranpo has his legs pulled up as he crouches on the theater seat.

Sep 11, 2023

Derek S. McGrath

What ‘My Hero Academia’ Says About America

Below is an excerpt from remarks I read during my livestream/podcast Sunday Morning Manga (available on YouTube and wherever you get your…

Jul 5, 2023

This image shows Star and Stripe from the anime “My Hero Academia”: a tall muscular woman with long blonde hair, a big smile, a red domino mask, and a superhero suit, a red and white stripe suit with blue forearms and a blue collar, with a gold clasp holding her red and white striped cape.

Jul 5, 2023

Derek S. McGrath

‘Sunday Morning Manga’ for Jan 15 2023

On today’s stream: What nostalgia and my dissertation has to do with Servamp.

Jan 15, 2023

The image features two of the main characters from the anime “Servamp.” Behind a set of chains, there is the vampire Kuro, a young man with light hair and bags under his eyes and wearing a furry jacket, and Mahiru, a high school student with a bright smile. Behind them are other characters, including the vampire Jeje, who wears bandolier of bullets and three papers bags on his head.

Jan 15, 2023

Derek S. McGrath

Audio Commentary Now on Patreon: ‘Bungo Stray Dogs’ Season 4 Episode 1

My Patreon is now live! You can also listen here.

Jan 4, 2023

Audio Commentary Now on Patreon: ‘Bungo Stray Dogs’ Season 4 Episode 1

Jan 4, 2023

Derek S. McGrath

‘Sunday Morning Manga’ for Jan 1 2023

On today’s stream: How would a Spy x Family film work? Plus, a New Year’s Day reaction to Chapter 27 of Magu-chan: God of Destruction…

Jan 1, 2023

‘Sunday Morning Manga’ for Jan 1 2023

Jan 1, 2023

Derek S. McGrath

What Makes Something a Christmas Movie?

To cut to the chase: if you watch it during the holiday season, then it’s a holiday movie–enough said.

Dec 23, 2022

What Makes Something a Christmas Movie?

Dec 23, 2022

Derek S. McGrath

Emergency Funding Request

Ko-fi, Patreon, Substack: Which platforms should I use?

Dec 17, 2022

Dec 17, 2022

Derek S. McGrath

Resurrecting Bakugo: Thematically Good, But Hard to Believe

Spoiler warning is obvious.

Aug 29, 2022

Resurrecting Bakugo: Thematically Good, But Hard to Believe

Aug 29, 2022

Derek S. McGrath

Where ‘Blue Box’ Excels

To market themselves, comics typically need meme-able “reaction image” panels.

Aug 24, 2022

Where ‘Blue Box’ Excels

Aug 24, 2022

Derek S. McGrath

What ‘Akane-banashi’ Tells Us About Shaggy Dog Stories and ‘Gintama’

It’s not just about a monkey named “Jugemu”; it’s also about how old stories remain relevant today.

Aug 19, 2022

What ‘Akane-banashi’ Tells Us About Shaggy Dog Stories and ‘Gintama’

Aug 19, 2022

Derek S. McGrath

Derek S. McGrath

Independent scholar. PhD 19c American. Available for teaching, copyediting, research assistance, writing. #Poe #Anime #Comics he/him derek.s.mcgrath@gmail.com

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