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Let’s Rage with Aggretsuko (Spoilers)

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Sanrio is known for its super cute and colorful characters. Hello Kitty, Pochacco, Little Twin Stars, My Melody, and Gudetama, to name a few (of many). They’re iconic anthropomorphic characters. Each has their own unique personality and traits, appealing to children and adults alike.

Aggretsuko is Sanrio’s newest character whose anime series debuted on Netflix earlier this year, and it is an absolute delight.

Retsuko is an adorable, straightlaced, hardworking red panda. She works an office job by day… And releases her pent-up rage and frustration through heavy metal karaoke sessions by night.

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Anime for People Who “Hate Anime” : Part 1 of 3

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There are many reasons why anime may not appeal to someone.

The art style itself. the subject matter, the voice acting, or only having the option to watch with subtitles for many series can be a big turn off for a lot of potential Western viewers. But if you’ve ever heard any of the following  phrases:
  • “I don’t like books.”
  • Or “I hate movies.”
  • Or rarer still, “I don’t care about music.”
…then you know what it is like for an anime fan to hear, “But I HATE anime”. Because there is so much variation in the medium itself, you can’t even fathom someone hating all of it entirely.
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TAKE THAT! Ace Attorney and Defense Against Gaslighting

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The Ace Attorney series (known in its native Japan as Gyakuten Saiban, or “Turnabout Courtroom”) is one of the strangest video game success stories in pop culture. Created as satire, fueled by absurdity, and requiring lateral thinking that challenges even the cleverest players, it boasts multiple games and adaptations.

17 years since the first game came out in Japan, it’s something of an institution in and of itself. And while it’s fun for its ridiculous turns of events and its brain-teasing, there’s another skill that players gain without realizing it: the ability to protect themselves against gaslighting.

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The “Scoop” on URAHARA and Creative Burnout

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Whether you’re a writer, a painter, a sculptor, a cosplayer, or any of the other was you can express yourself creatively, you are sure to have one thing in common with your fellow creators: doubt. Doubt, and big nasty burning hills of it. It comes with the territory.

“Am I really talented?” “Am I just ripping off the creators I like?” “Are my friends just saying they like my work because they’re my friends?” “Why do people only like my work when I copy current trends?” All things we will ask ourselves at least once a week, no matter how well we’re doing or how polished our work is. And then every few months, we hit a spiral. You know the one: where you don’t want to lift your pen or sit at your computer, where nothing seems right, where you cannot convince yourself you have anything good to give.

URAHARA sympathizes, too. And it’s here to tell you you’re not alone – and that your hard work is worth it.

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