This post includes a lot of spoilers for The Boy and The Heron. If you have not watched the film, I don't recommend reading it. Introduction Hayao Miyazaki's latest film, "The Boy and the Heron," has far more ambiguous parts than his other…

I compared the English translation of Ghost in the Shell 1.5 Human Error Processor with the Japanese version and found some questionable parts. I'd like to list them for future references and feedbacks. *Page numbers and English translatio…

I compared the English translation of Ghost in the Shell 2 Manmachine Interface with the Japanese version and found some questionable parts. I'd like to list them for future references and feedbacks. *Page numbers and English translations …

Introduction In the current anime, manga, live-action, and games, the magical girl genre is often called "mahou shoujo," which literally means magical girl. However, that was not always the case. In the old days, "majokko"/ witch-girl was …

I compared the English translation of Ghost in the Shell with the Japanese version and found some questionable parts. I'd like to list them for future references and feedbacks. *Page numbers and English translations are based on Kondansha'…

Kugutsuuta, the theme song for Ghost in the Shell 2 Innocence, is not talked about as often as Utai is.Yet, its lyrics are vague and worth analyzing. Let’s check the background of the lyrics. The original lyrics 1st songFlowers Grieve and …