The Essential Tani

This page is dedicated to recording all works of art that I feel connects with me at the deepest level, and is the best representation myself as a person and my tastes. These works are not just things that I enjoy, but instead are pieces of art that resonate with me at a level (or …

End of the Year Awards for 2019

Ghibli. Iyashikei. Magical Girls. If I had to sum up my 2019 anime experience in as few words as possible, those four would do just fine. Yes, another year has come and gone, one in which I can't really say that I got to experience a 10/10 perfect anime which I usually do, but one …

23rd Birthday Top Anime List

Gonna start making a Top 25 list every birthday of mine then update it every year. Here's my current for December 2nd, 2019: 1. Aria 2. Cowboy Bebop 3. Wolf Children 4. Hunter x Hunter 5. Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood 6. Princess Tutu 7. Spirited Away 8. Haruhi Suzumiya Series 9. Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou 10. FLCL …

Love Live Sunshine Movie Quick Thoughts

I'll make this short and sweet. What I think made the original Love Live so infectious was the fact that it was a really simple concept. The writers didn't need to do anything special or throw in big narrative twists (and when they did it didn't work out too well, see Kotori's arc at the …

End of Year Awards for 2018

2018 had its highs and its lows, but overall I felt like it was one of my most exciting years for watching anime. So, here are some accolades that I decided to give out for all of the shows I watched this year. NOTE: outside of AOTY 2018/worst of 2018, none of these shows are …

Thoughts So Far: Aria

For a long time, I've had nine anime series that I felt were worthy of the score of a 9 or higher, and I've been wondering when (if ever) that tenth show would come around and officially round off my top 10. Well, I believe that show has officially arrived. Aria is an atmospheric masterpiece. …

The Sunshine Rant (Episodes 1-5)

Warning: this post will contain spoilers for both Love Live Sunshine as well as the original Love Live series. If you don't want to get spoiled then it would be best to turn back now and watch the series if you would like to form your own opinion on it, then come back to this …

Love Live

I really thought I knew myself. I've been watching anime for a while now, and I think its safe to say that I know my tastes pretty well. I drop a lot of shows instantaneously because I can usually tell right away if the subject matter appeals to me, and on the flip side I …

Quick Thoughts: Doki Doki Literature Club

After hearing the name tossed around basically everywhere, from discord to reddit, I decided to look into DDLC just for shits and giggles. I haven't played many Visual Novels in my day, despite the fact that a VN was the reason why I got into anime in the first place, and my reasoning is simple: …

How to make a proper MAL list

A MyAnimeList is a great way to both keep track of how much anime you've watched, rank your shows from favorite to least-favorite, and show others what you consider to be good or bad shows. As someone who loves statistics and power rankings as a sports fanatic for years, making a MAL was right up …