I stream the music from Boston’s 99.5 WCRB app into my office daily. To say I like the classical genre is an understatement. But do I play any instruments? Zero. (Does a viola solo in the 5th grade count?) Have … Read More
EPISODE 11 Solid Writing Advice Natsuo goes to his literature teacher’s house to beg to become his apprentice. The literature teacher is also a famous novelist, and Natsuo wants to be a novelist too. But his literature teacher declines to … Read More
EPISODE 09 The Affair Begins Natsuo and Hina have begun a legitimate affair. Natsuo has Hina’s house key. Sex is on the horizon, but for now, just lots of making out and hiding their relationship from everyone at school and … Read More
EPISODE 07 Double Suicide Hina tells Natsuo about how she met Shuu, the cheating husband she dated. Turns out Shuu was her teacher when she was in high school — a disturbing parallel. But luckily, Hina didn’t get involved with … Read More
EPISODE 05 Side-Tie Panties We are introduced to a cute and vaguely sleazy girl named Momo who somewhat-aggressively wants to get into Natsuo’s pants. She wants Rui to support her in her efforts. Ultimately, Momo doesn’t succeed. Natsuo gets close … Read More
EPISODE 03 “Caught-in-the-act” Drama This is the second time we’ve seen the characters of this show take on the guise of other, pretend characters and engage in acting out ridiculous, melodramatic scenes. Reaction as a fan: I just busted out laughing. … Read More
Welcome to another Doubletakes session! For each post in this series, I’ll dive into an episode or two of Domestic Girlfriend (also known as DomeKano, because “kanojo” is the Japanese word for “girlfriend”). I’ll present two “takes” from each episode — two … Read More
When explaining Sea of Solitude to friends and telling them what the game is about, at the core of its very being, Sea of Solitude is about trauma. After having played through Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice as a schizophrenic, or through … Read More
It seems every year in video games there will always be that one title that most will look at and pass by. The sleeper hit that goes unnoticed by most because everyone is so fixated on the next Fortnite or … Read More
Welcome to another Gundam SEED Destiny Doubletake! Each post, I dive into an episode or two of SEED Destiny and present two “takes” from it — two commentaries on plot or character points that stood out to me. I then … Read More