If this list is a mix of “sports first” and “drama first” series, then Hikaru no Go is the one that most perfectly bridges the gap. Read more
Commissions
LiA Bespoke Project – Live-action Anime on Stage and Screen
Anime and manga has another side, little known in the West. Read more
Required Reading – Top 10 Manga Wrap-up
Those last few cuts are always the hardest. Read more
LiA Bespoke Project: Guardian Enzo’s Top 10 Manga
There can be only one. Read more
LiA Bespoke Project: Guardian Enzo’s Top 10 Manga – Honorable Mention
Let’s get this party started! Read more
LiA Bespoke Project: Guardian Enzo’s Top 10 Manga (update: extended until 8/22)
The people have spoken. Read more
LiA Bespoke Project: Natsumatsuri – the Summer Festival in Anime and Life
Natsumatsuri which have been part of the fabric of Japanese life for centuries and anime virtually since it started. Read more
LiA Bespoke Project: Honoriffic! – Honorifics in Anime, Manga, and Japanese Daily Life
It’s fair to say that honorifics play an outsized role in the Japanese language. Read more
Noughty and Nice – Anime in the 2000’s Wrap-up
This has been a fascinating journey. Read more
LiA Bespoke Project: The 2000-2009 Anime Top 10
Was there ever really any doubt? Read more