Essay Archive
All featured and future essays will be indexed here.
- Japanese Communication in Anime: Reading the Air, Honne & Tatemae, and Amae
- The Soul Beyond the Frame
- Why Are the Masses So Cruel?
- Why Do Japanese Heroes Always Arrive Late?
- The Truth of the Katana: Beyond the Myth
- The Art of Japanese Omission
- Japanese Grammar Is More Flexible Than You Think
- Why Anime Characters Always Walk Home Together
- Why Anime Has Rooftop Scenes
- Why Anime Characters Sit on the Floor
- Why Anime Students Change Shoes at School
- Why Anime Characters Sleep on Futons
- Why Japanese Houses Have Sliding Doors (Shoji & Fusuma)
- Why Traditional Japanese Houses Feel Cold in Winter
- Why Japanese Culture Enjoys Misunderstanding
- Why Anime Dialogue Feels Different
- How Japanese Culture Shapes the Way Stories Are Told
- Why Romance Moves Slower in Anime
- The Inheritance of Will in Japanese Stories