AniSoc Newsletter
The AniSoc Newsletter is established to publish pieces of media and writing inspired by anime. We encourage all forms of expression, formal and informal: reviews, essays, commentaries, and rants. It is a space of creativity and imagination where members of our community can discuss manga and anime to our hearts’ content. We critique, we review, and we revel in our love of the art that is anime. Read our published pieces here—and, if you’d like to contribute, you can find the form to submit your own articles below!
Have you ever queerbaited with your life on the line?: or, Queerness in Sports Anime
There’s a somewhat notorious Tweet that I like to remind myself about every so often: “getting queerbaited by shonen anime is like losing chess to a dog.” Sometimes, though, the dog is really good at chess.
Haikyū!! Animation Change
As with any anime that experiences such changes, there are clear reasonings behind them. And change can be for the better and the worse. There are two questions that I’d like to tackle. Firstly, why does Haikyū!! To The Top look different from past seasons—and secondly, what are the advantages and disadvantages of the new look?
Nostalgia Blues: The Music of Cowboy Bebop
1998. Cowboy Bebop teeters on the brink of a new era. There exists a nostalgia for mid-40s jazz, the 60s’ rhythm and blues, the rock ’n roll of the golden 70s, the 80s' new wave. A cocktail of cyberpunk and modern sci-fi masquerading as the pastiche for noir and spaghetti Westerns, Bebop prompts us to recall a myriad of genres and ideas.
Review: Night Is Short, Walk On Girl. Yoru wa Mijikashi Aruke yo Otome.
Heralded as one of the modern auteurs of anime, the dynamism of Masaaki Yuasa’s animation precedes his reputation. Yuasa visualizes sequences and patterns, translating seemingly inarticulate visions into intricate storytelling. In the artistry of his animation, we travel through the phantasmagoric headspaces of different characters.