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A Sonny Boy Analysis, part 2: Dandelions, Sunflowers, and Talking Dogs
a general analysis of Sonny Boy
Jul 24
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What lies between desire and horror
thoughts on monsters and queerness
Jun 30 • 
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A Sonny Boy Analysis, part 1: Robinson Crusoe, Monkey Baseball, and Other Oddities
a general analysis of Sonny Boy
Mar 23 • 
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The Boys and Girls of Haikyuu!!
it's so refreshing when a shonen series doesn't hate women
Mar 9 • 
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Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere: The MCU of Fantasy
an in-depth analysis of Brandon Sanderson and his work
Jan 26 • 
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Sex, Power and Violence in the Poppy War trilogy by R. F. Kuang
if everything is sex, except sex, which is power...
Jan 19 • 
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People's Dreams Never End
One Piece and Romanticism
Nov 24, 2024 • 
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Take care, miss Nanami! They are trying to eat you!
or: in the end, all girls are meat
Nov 17, 2024 • 
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Otaku Hot Girl
loving shonen when it doesn't love you back
Oct 13, 2024 • 
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Reaction channels and the loneliness epidemic
would you pay someone to watch your favorite show?
Sep 20, 2024 • 
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The Vampire Claudia: A Spark in the Dark
my Claudia playlist, with notes, because I'm still thinking about this show
Aug 26, 2024 • 
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I want to be special too, or why I love Wakaba from Revolutionary Girl Utena
everyone has "their" Utena character, here's mine
Aug 18, 2024 • 
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