Articles

List all articles in reverse chronological order. The most recent appear first.

• Reading Alma-chan Through Japan’s Early Schooling Culture

  29 Nov, 2025

  A cultural reading of *Alma-chan Wants to Be a Family!* through Japan’s early schooling practices—hanamaru, praise expressions, children’s songs, and narrative conventions embedded in the show.

  co-laborAItion • cultural-context • school-culture

• dAIa-log 002: The OVA Boom and the Re-Evaluation of Modern Short Anime

  11 Nov, 2025

  From *Gunbuster* to *Bubblegum Crisis* and *PLUTO*, exploring how the OVA spirit of creative freedom echoes through today’s short-form anime.

  dAIa-log • OVA • anime-history

• dAIa-log 001: The Story Told by an Opening Theme

  31 Oct, 2025

  How anime opening themes (OPs) tell stories before the story itself — from *ARIA* to *Madoka Magica* and *Aquarion*.

  dAIa-log • OP • song