Pondering Popular Japan

今日は!

Kon'nichiwa, welcome to Anime Mind.

Let me tell you about the experience of every fan ever: You've finished an anime or manga, and the farewell is just too soon. You need more time to decompress, to digest, to soak it all in. You have too many feelings expressed on point in too many memes, so you go to the internet. You search for other fans—otaku in both the original and adapted sense of the word—because you know there are people out there who stayed up till 3 am or spent days researching to bring to you their thorough, surprisingly sophisticated, and cathartic thoughts. You want to have your mind blown and feelings validated by seeing someone articulate the deeper meanings, cultural connections, and historical significance of what you love. We've all done it. I am not ashamed.

I hope that Anime Mind can be a go-to place for you when you want that feeling, want to learn more, or want to spend some more time with your favorite stories. I love the feeling of having my mind blown. I also love researching and analyzing content to find those cool connections, significant strains of thought, and all that other deeper-meaning goodness.

*soapbox* The richest stories are aware of their context and etch out a place for themselves by reimagining aged ideas to new ends. They create impact and significance by joining the larger, ongoing conversations that shape culture, history, philosophy, religion, and more. When done well, the layers of meaning found in a narrative place it in a cultural community and web of ideas that feels like an intellectual high when you discover it. If it can move you emotionally too, well then you've found something worth your dedication. *soapbox over*

Again, welcome. I love Japan. I love to ponder. Thus enters anime mind.

Take care and be kind.

どうぞお元気でそしてみんなに親切にする.

Natalie sensei

ナタリー先生

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Do you want to know what my greetings and sign off mean and how to say them? Well then here you go:

今日は (こんにちは) / Kon'nichiwa! / Hello!

どうぞお元気でそしてみんなに親切にする. / Dozo o genkide soshite minna ni shinsetsu ni suru. / Please take care of yourself and be kind to everyone.

ナタリー先生 / Natalie sensei