Back to Girls Und Panzer videos with my first character analysis video, focusing on one of my favorite characters. There’s a lot more to Oarai’s student council president than meets the eye. She was a fun character to start off what’ll likely be a ton of Girls Und Panzer character analyses with. Check out theContinue reading “Girls Und Panzer Character Analysis: Anzu Kadotani”
Category Archives: Personal Musings
Superb Visual Storytelling in Girls Und Panzer Das Finale
Well, I appear to have again completely forgotten to post about my latest video in a timely manner. Better late than never, so here it is! This time, I took a close look at a small, but important scene in Girls Und Panzer Das Finale Part 2. Check out the video! (And if you haven’tContinue reading “Superb Visual Storytelling in Girls Und Panzer Das Finale”
Ya Boy Kongming (Paripi Koumei): A Message of Hope for Those Trying to Succeed in Creative Fields
Later than I wanted to be with this; been trying to do too many things this week. My video last week focused on a recent anime that hasn’t gotten as much attention as it should’ve, and specifically on the very positive message it has for anyone struggling to succeed in any creative field. Check itContinue reading “Ya Boy Kongming (Paripi Koumei): A Message of Hope for Those Trying to Succeed in Creative Fields”
Girls Und Panzer: An Exemplar of Sportsmanship (Part 2)
Hey everyone, my latest video, where I continue my look into the sportsmanship in Girls Und Panzer, and its impacts on the characters and that world, is now live! Give it a look! More fun updates (apart from the videos) will be coming soon, G-d willing!
The Anatomy of a (Semi) Viral Video, and the (Proper) Launch of My YouTube Channel
Well, I can’t say I expected it, but I happily took it. A couple weeks back, after seeing a rather amusing video of a girl struggling to load a tank shell (for context, it was a leaked video from the training in the IDF’s “pilot program”–second attempt–to shoehorn girls into tanks.) It took her overContinue reading “The Anatomy of a (Semi) Viral Video, and the (Proper) Launch of My YouTube Channel”
Post-Convention Thoughts & Takeaways, Part 2 (Or are we at 3 now?)
I don’t recall offhand if I made a post like this after my second convention, but I know I’ve done this once before, and now, after my 3rd convention, I have some more thoughts & observations to share. The convention, Icon, here in Israel, took place about 2 weeks ago now. It was my biggestContinue reading “Post-Convention Thoughts & Takeaways, Part 2 (Or are we at 3 now?)”
The Disappointment of the Shield Hero
I’m sure I’m not alone in remembering when the Rising of the Shield Hero anime took the world by storm a couple years ago. That was shortly after I got back into anime, and shows in the fantasy genre (isekai or otherwise) made up the bulk of what I was watching at the time. SoContinue reading “The Disappointment of the Shield Hero”
Virtue Signaling at its Worst: Punishing People for Things out of Their Control
So amid everything else going on in the world right now, there was one story I was completely unaware of until yesterday, when Rev says desu on Youtube, who covers internet news/drama, especially when it’s relevant to anime & similar things, made a video about it. Watch it below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHr7qyLaKg0 Apparently, there either are orContinue reading “Virtue Signaling at its Worst: Punishing People for Things out of Their Control”
A Tale of Plagiarism on Amazon
So a couple weeks ago, I did something I do every couple months over on Amazon, and searched “Miklos Horthy” in books. The reason I do this is partially for ego reasons (as some of you may know, I’ve published my Master’s thesis on Miklos Horthy, and, as one of the only in-print English booksContinue reading “A Tale of Plagiarism on Amazon”
A Look Back at 2021, and at What’s to Come in 2022
So I planned to write a 2021 retrospective, but suddenly it’s already almost the end of January, so going to combine that with my plans for this year. 2021 was my best writing year to date in many respects. There’s still a long way to go to get things exactly where I want, and 2022Continue reading “A Look Back at 2021, and at What’s to Come in 2022”
Writing, Ascendant 