An American Writer's Thoughts on Japanese Animation

Category: Seasonal Episodes

Seasonal Selection – 86 Episode 17 (S2E6)

In the Republic, the fighting has become fierce, with Lena managing a forward command post as the Alba citizens scatter in terror. But more than that, we’re concerned with that attack that hit the Federacy, and what it might mean for the eighty-six and their new homeland.

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Seasonal Selection – Shikizakura Episode 2

“The one where we actually integrate the main character into the setting” is an important plot beat for a lot of shows, particularly ones in the Urban Fantasy spectrum where there’s a whole world that the character needs to get used to. It’s not restricted to that genre – any scenario where you have a relative unknowing newbie as your lead could involve the plot beat – but it is fairly ubiquitous here since the element that requires the beat is close to universal.

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