Just Something About LynLyn

“Your greatest weakness can become your greatest strength.” In anime, characters struggle with inner demons or physical weaknesses that make them feel insecure and prevent them from achieving goals. Yet when these characters overcome their adversity, they can finally be able to express who they are or in other words, “Free to be Me.” For … Continue reading →

Hi, Readers! If you are a fan of Haikyuu or the character, Tsukishima Kei, then we, as in me and Crimson, have something exciting for you. Crimson and I are making another fanzine/fanthology of art and literature. Although applications to be part of the zine is over, I hope you definitely buy it once we are … Continue reading →

Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo (2016-2017) Directed By Oh Hyun-jong I wasn’t going to watch this one since sports dramas aren’t interesting to me but I gave this one a chance because of Nam Joo-hyuk, who played Baek-Ah from Scarlet Heart Ryeo, is in it. 

Abu Dhabi Romance  By: Soo-Kyoung Kim and Wonderworks For OWLS, the theme for April  is “Colors.” “We are all part of one race, the human race. “Colors” refers to people of color in anime. For this monthly topic, we will be discussing how people of color or characters of different “races” (a literal alien race) are … Continue reading →

Dear Readers, I just want you all to know that I am now officially affiliated with the online pop culture t-shirt store known as TeePublic! I created a store that has a bunch of awesome T-shirt designs created by some talented and amazing artists. If you buy something from my store, a percentage of your … Continue reading →

Dear Readers, If you haven’t visited my site in a while, you may not have noticed the changes I made, but if you have, you might have seen a difference in my domain name now. Yes, I upgraded to premium. This actually has been on my mind for a while. When I first created my … Continue reading →

Welcome to my second OWLS post. This month’s topic is “Sanctuary.” A sanctuary is a place of safety and stability. In anime, there are several different places and environments that characters call “home.” For this topic, we will be discussing various locations and settings within certain anime series. On March 18th, Stephanie Clarke from Anime … Continue reading →

Shall We Have Dinner Tonight? (저녁 같이 드실래요?) (Webtoon 2015) By: See-In Park Do-hee Woo and Hae-Gyung Kim are two single, young working class individuals who have experienced some heartbreak over the years. The two happened to meet each other while dining alone at a restaurant. They become good friends that dine together every weekend and tell … Continue reading →

Welcome to my first ever OWLS Bloggers‘ Blog Tour post. This January’s topic is “Disruptors.” Arria from Fujinsei did an excellent job with her post about “Disruptors” in Mobile Suit Gundam 00 which can be read here. Disruptors Topic “To disrupt” has a negative denotation, but rather than looking at the verb in a negative light, we … Continue reading →