Overarching Essays Archives - Chase the Light! Reflections https://chasethelightreflections.com/category/overarching-essays/ Sun, 06 Apr 2025 23:31:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://i0.wp.com/chasethelightreflections.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-Kikoman589-Avatar-2023-12-10_Square-Smaller.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Overarching Essays Archives - Chase the Light! Reflections https://chasethelightreflections.com/category/overarching-essays/ 32 32 213691542 The Power to Live On Your Own Terms – Sokushi Cheat Analysis https://chasethelightreflections.com/2025/01/31/the-power-to-live-on-your-own-terms-sokushi-cheat-analysis/ https://chasethelightreflections.com/2025/01/31/the-power-to-live-on-your-own-terms-sokushi-cheat-analysis/#respond Fri, 31 Jan 2025 21:00:00 +0000 https://chasethelightreflections.com/?p=963 The main character of Sokushi Cheat can kill anyone instantly. He's inspirational in how he dismantles society and lives on his own terms.

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]]> https://chasethelightreflections.com/2025/01/31/the-power-to-live-on-your-own-terms-sokushi-cheat-analysis/feed/ 0 963 Accept Your Bygone Past with The House of Small Cubes https://chasethelightreflections.com/2021/04/27/accept-your-bygone-past-with-the-house-of-small-cubes/ https://chasethelightreflections.com/2021/04/27/accept-your-bygone-past-with-the-house-of-small-cubes/#respond Tue, 27 Apr 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://ctl-reflections.com/?p=141 I first heard of The House of Small Cubes (aka La Maison en Petits Cubes or Tsukimi no Ie) ages ago, probably in 2010 or 2011. It was likely the most known short anime film at the time, and it won the 2009 Oscar for Best Animated Short Film. I […]

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]]> https://chasethelightreflections.com/2021/04/27/accept-your-bygone-past-with-the-house-of-small-cubes/feed/ 0 141 The Future Is in Your Hands: Feeling the Suffering of Kaiji https://chasethelightreflections.com/2020/10/30/the-future-is-in-your-hands-feeling-the-suffering-of-kaiji/ https://chasethelightreflections.com/2020/10/30/the-future-is-in-your-hands-feeling-the-suffering-of-kaiji/#respond Fri, 30 Oct 2020 21:06:12 +0000 http://ctl-reflections.com/?p=67 I re-watched the thrilling Kaiji some time ago and it became one of my favourite anime. Along the way, I wrote about each arc. Let me tell you why you should watch Kaiji, based on the first arc. The main character is Kaiji Itou – a young unemployed bum – […]

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]]> https://chasethelightreflections.com/2020/10/30/the-future-is-in-your-hands-feeling-the-suffering-of-kaiji/feed/ 0 67 Saying Hi to Dumb Fun: Alice or Alice https://chasethelightreflections.com/2019/12/31/saying-hi-to-dumb-fun-alice-or-alice/ https://chasethelightreflections.com/2019/12/31/saying-hi-to-dumb-fun-alice-or-alice/#respond Tue, 31 Dec 2019 11:00:39 +0000 http://ctl-reflections.com/?p=55 When boob physics is what begins the story, you know exactly what you’re getting. Alice or Alice involves twin sisters Rise and Airi, their friends, and their brother with a sister complex. Each character could be described in one sentence, the character designs aim to evoke as much cuteness as […]

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