Mulan Without Mushu: A Live Action Dishonor

Live Action Review: Rant Edition
Cousin Category
BEWARE OF SPOILERS and unintelligible rants ahead!

Why IDOL PRODUCER is Such a Treat for a Survival Show

“I always tell trainees there are no shortcuts, there is only practice, practice, never-ending repeated practice. Let it become a kind of habit, a routine.
Because the only thing that lets me have the courage to face all the sounds and lights is just the memories of my own body.”

— Zhang Yixing

My Annoying Brother: A Story of Brotherly Love and Redemption

“You have a brother (hyung), but you can’t call him your hyung?”

Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso: The Only Truth is in Music

“Everyone’s scared to stand up on stage in front of an audience. You’re afraid that you might mistakes. That they’ll totally reject you. Even so, you grit your teeth and get up onstage anyway. Something compels us, moves us to play music. That’s how you create the most beautiful lie of all.”

Chihayafuru: Shimo no Ku (Second Verse) — Let’s Play Karuta Together!

“I don’t know which Karuta is most genuine. But don’t you think the Karuta world we love is greater towards the people who are in a team?”
— Arata to Shinobu

Chihayafuru: Kami no Ku (First Verse) — Let’s Play Karuta!

“There is no bad person who likes Karuta.”

— Ayase Chihaya

Letters to Juliet & The Last Word: Turn What Ifs to What Is

A writer is truly one with a backstage pass to someone else’s life