Listening to Japanese Music — 2020 Recommendation Roundup Awards

It’s that time of the year ❤

J-Music Exchange/Rate — note by Kamishiraishi Mone (Album Review)

We had some absolute stellar album releases this 2020!

Listening to Japanese Music: Monthly Recommendation Roundup (November 2020)

This month felt like that last spurt once you see the finish line.

J-Music Exchange/Rate — THE KIDS by Suchmos (Album Review)

How would you know if you like something if you don’t try it out first?

J-Music Exchange/Rate — DADASTATION by DADARAY (Album Review)

Because you never really do forget your firsts after all 😉

J-Music Exchange/Rate — JUNCTION by Hayami Saori (Album Review)

The theme is music player mainstays!

J-Music Exchange/Rate — Chime by sumika (Album Review)

Checkin’ in on everyone’s summer 😀

J-Music Exchange/Rate — Shade by iri (Album Review)

All Day, All Day~  All Night, All Night~

J-Music Exchange/Rate — Shall we ☆ Carnival by i☆Ris (Album Review)

Come one, come all, and step right up~! (‘Cause, y’know, it’s a carniv-)

J-Music Exchange/Rate — THIS IS MUSIC by Ohashi Trio (Album Review)

Surprise~!!(?) XD

Idols and You — Thoughts on Galbraith & Karlin’s 33 1/3 JAPAN, AKB48 (a book recommendation and some musings thereafter)

Caught up on some reading this month so 😀

Mystery Blogger Award

Yeah, I suppose I’m a bit of mystery in some respects (xD)

Listening to Japanese Music — 2019 Recommendation Round-Up Awards

HERE. WE. GO.

Musings on the Netflix Documentary “ENTER THE ANIME” and the Orientalism of Anime and Anime Viewing Culture

#TheAnimangaFestival

Don’t worry, this is, like, only 80% a rant (xD)

There Can Be Stranger Things Than Two Shining Suns (a blog tag compilation)

It’s these kinds of posts that show how bad I am at this (xD)

Listening to Japanese Music — Favorite Band/Group Names

Y’know what they say: it’s all in the name 😀

Until Forevermore: The Quick Rise and Gentle Fall of the Mushroom Empire (A Tribute to Kinoko Teikoku)

Notes:
*until forevermore (itsumademo) is a reference to a line in the song ”Last Day”
*Mushroom Empire is the literal translation of Kinoko Teikoku

Why I Still Love Anime (Community Project)

First post of 2019!
(and a short update from me after the post-proper)

Listening to Japanese Music — 2018 Recommendation Round-Up Awards

Let’s end the year with a bang shall we? 😀

Comparisons as an Avenue for Elitism and Anime You “Must Watch” First

source: Pas

Oh, we’re going there (xD)

Listening to Japanese Music: SCANDAL @ The Regency Ballroom, San Francisco (US & Mexico “SPECIAL THANKS” Tour 2018)

I’m, like, 97% sure the person clapping there is me (mostly because the dudes with the lightsicks right in front of me made for such a good landmark, lol)

What a night (!!!)

Idol Chit-Chat — Delayed Viewings (with Carriage from ACarriageReturn)

photo credit to Azoland Pictures / Aqours First Live ~Step ZERO to ONE!~ @ Azoland (LA)

Carriage and I talk about Delayed Viewings; specifically the DVs of some of the Love Live! franchise’s idol concerts that we’ve respectively attended.

Listening to Japanese Music: Monthly Recommendation Roundup (October 2020)

BOO!

Listening to Japanese Music: Monthly Recommendation Roundup (September 2020)

Oh look, the menu options changed (sorta)!

Listening to Japanese Music: Monthly Recommendation Roundup (August 2020)

Bands!!!