When the limelight is reserved for seats in single digits, there’s a good chance that equally deserving candidates are likely to miss out on the musical chair of the Academy Awards. Oscars animated movies 2023 list featured good names, and as personally expected, Guillermo del toro’s Pinocchio bagged the award….
Tag: Japan
Are Kisame and Itachi friends?
Akatsuki pairings are not random. Masashi Kishimoto chose meticulously when it came to Akatsuki duos; their skills or characters are similar or intriguing to one another. Both Deidara and Sasori were artists at their core. Their notions reflect in their crafts. Masashi Kishimoto cleverly weaponized pottery and puppetry through detonation…
Sasori x Deidara: Art an Explosion or Eternal Beauty?
In an earlier post, we found the depth of Gaara and Naruto’s friendship that fully emerged in the Kazekage rescue – the first arc in Naruto Shippuden. We see Akatsuki members collecting Jinchurikis for the Gedo statue. Sasori and Deidara are the primary villains in this arc who succeed in…
Listicles
Why do people hate Sakura Haruno?
Sakura Haruno is one of the prominent characters in Narutoverse, which is brimming with a variety of characters with interesting mixes of strengths and personalities. It’s tough to pick a favorite here, but no character receives as much hatred as Sakura Haruno, even more than characters who kill and destroy….
Reading between frames
“Nitaboh” and the pursuit of mastery through Shu Ha Ri
Based on the historical novel by Daiyo Kazuo, the story of master shamisen player – Nitabō is an inspiring unfolding of what one can achieve by finding a sense of purpose and the one to undergo Shu Ha Ri. Set at an era when Japan’s Edo government (which began in…