Eyeless in Japan

Is This Peace?

Reflections on a visit to Hiroshima

Auto-Ghibli

Miyazaki’s “final” film is more a greatest hits reel than a proper swan song

Evangelion Ends

Hideaki Anno comes to terms with his greatest creation

The Scorpion Strikes Back

The Female Prisoner Scorpion films are visceral critiques of misogyny, the…

The Many Faces of Ken Shimura

Remembering a Japanese comedian who deserves more American appreciation

Exploring Miyazakiworld

This is a book review of Susan J. Napier’s biography of Hayao Miyazaki, Miyazakiworld: A Life in Art. You should…

End of Evangelion: A Gospel of Hope

SPOILER ALERT: Plots details for End of Evangelion follow.

The Imitation of Evangelion

NOTE: This essay is an abridged consolidation of three separate ones that I had previously written about the…

Done With Terrace House

WARNING: This essay discusses suicide, depression, and self-harm. If you aren’t comfortable with those topics, you…