What’s cooking? Homosexuality in India is still a salty subject. It is hard for LGBTQ+ members to be themselves when patriarchal rules dictate that heterosexual relationships can be the only norm and everything else is “unnatural.” When assumptions are purely heterosexual, it is harder for LGBTQ+ members to come out,…
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What is Might Guy’s secret power?
Might Guy is a mighty Shinobi, and Masashi Kishimoto didn’t think twice about naming a physically powerful character. The Noble Blue Beast of the Leaf Village lacks Ninjutsu skills, but he is a master of Taijutsu and solely relies on it. Naruto Shippuden begins with the kidnapping of Gaara, who…
Explained: Why Akatsuki paint their nails
Akatsuki members hail from different lands of the Narutoverse. They are distinctly segregated and feared for their lethal skills. Akatsuki nails are a matter of intrigue, and no sources give solid answers on why they painted them. Itachi’s nails are colored purple, Kisame’s nails are light blue, while Pain’s nails…
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Castle in the Sky’s robots, Babel, myths & Etherium
Imagine being a pre-teen boy working in coal mines and being charmed and intrigued by a faint blue light slowly descending from the sky with a girl, like a weightless angel. The name – Castle in the Sky, generates intrigue and caters to childish fascinations with flights that many people…
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Hayao Miyazaki movies: anti-anthropomorphism and gender lens
In 1932, Silly Symphony by Walt Disney produced a short – Flowers and Trees animation which bagged them an Academy Award. Trees, shrubs, and flowers were seen dancing, incorporating the damsel in distress theme, which has endured the test of time for portraying romance in movies of different lengths. AD…