The Anti-Modernist Academia #5: A Shiny Chariot With Dull Theories

In the last Anti-Modernist Academia post, discussing the place of tradition in Little Witch Academia as akin to that of Tradition in Roman Catholic theology, one of my commenters remarked that for religion, its notion of tradition constantly changes, and therefore can never stay static. While I see the point they are trying to make, …

Anime Review #93: Megalo Box

So, let's get one thing straight: I don't watch a lot of sports anime. I've heard of a lot of them, such as Kuroko No Basketball, Captain Tsubasa or the recent ice hockey anime Pride Of Orange, but I've never bothered to tune into any of them. Besides, why would I when I've got Toronto …

East Meets West #25: Little Nemo .vs. Slumberland

Last November, I learned that Netflix released a live-action adaptation of Windsor McCay's Little Nemo comics, and my first response was "What?" It seemed odd that producers would attempt to hash out a modern-day remake of a franchise that's been dormant since 1927; not to mention, how since then many popular movies with a similar …

Convention Tales #18: Anime North Idol 2022

It's the dawn of a new year, and barring any freak accidents of nature or of a biological kind, Anime North will make its return in 5 months. I'm especially looking forward to attending this year's edition for several reasons. On one hand, I've been told from multiple sources that the mask/vaccine mandates from last …