Christopher Kincaid's Blog, page 57
May 28, 2017
Your Lie in April. The Impact We have on Others.
Most of us struggle with feelings of meaninglessness. Life feels like a grind to gain money. Then we die. We lose touch with why we live, and we fill our time with escapism like anime and manga and video games. Depression’s claws cut deep and hold on. Yet despite this malaise of despair, some souls […]
May 21, 2017
Are You Addicted to Anime?
Most articles about anime addiction tend to be comedic lists about how everything has to be in Japanese and how you lack money because of all the merchandise you bought. Let’s have a serious discussion instead. We toss around the word addiction in ways that belittle the term. Liking something and enjoying something isn’t addiction. […]
May 14, 2017
What Makes Anime Superior to Hollywood Movies?
We all know anime is better than Hollywood movies (okay, okay. some movies are good), but why is anime better? Actually, in all seriousness anime has advantages over the typical Hollywood movie.Let’s take a look at some of these advantages. I’ve touched on them before in various articles, but they are worth taking another look. […]
May 11, 2017
Vixen Hunted Available for Free Download
For the next 5 days (ending on Tuesday, May 16th), you can download my first light novel, Vixen Hunted, on your Kindle for free. The first book of a trilogy, kicks off a troubled relationship between a mild shepherd named Timothy and the feisty girl who calls herself Kit. Here’s the blurb: Pursued by the Inquisition, Kit […]
May 7, 2017
What is a Meme?
We see them all over social media and across websites: memes. They come in all flavors, from sarcastic and funny to downright painful. Some are stills. Others are animated scenes like the one above; however, many people don’t consider these memes. I will explain why they are in a bit. But what exactly are memes? […]
May 3, 2017
Under the Cherry Blossoms Book Available for Free
From Thursday, May 4th to May 8th, I’m giving away my latest book “Under the Cherry Blossoms.” Head over to Amazon to download your free Kindle copy. If you liked “Come and Sleep: The Folklore of the Japanese Fox” you need to check out the strange and tragic stories of Japan’s trees. Here’s an except: Once, […]
April 30, 2017
What is a Myth?
Myth is a word that gets thrown around a lot in media, and it is almost always used wrong. For many, myth is a synonym for lie. We say something is a myth in order to avoid the harsher word lie. Some of this comes from our Western Judaeo-Christian perspective. Creation stories from other religions, […]
April 23, 2017
What are the Shrine Mummies in Zelda: Breath of the Wild?
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild brings many changes to the franchise. The dark themes of the game, while not exactly a change, certainly stand out. Ruins are everywhere and people are relegated to small settlements. Overlooking these settlements and ruins are shrines. Deep inside these strange relics of technology long lost, past […]
April 21, 2017
JP’s Monthly Newsletter
Several of you liked the idea of a grab-bag newsletter, so I thought to offer you one. When I write JP articles, I usually leave a lot of neat information in my notebooks. Not all of it is relevant for the articles I write. So I’m going to start dropping this information into a newsletter. […]
April 16, 2017
Goku as a Role Model
Dragonball Z’s Goku provides a good example of an anime role model. Some scoff at the idea of a fictional character being a role model, but in many cases fictional characters make better role models than sports stars. It doesn’t matter if the character doesn’t exist in reality. If anything, a fictional character is even […]
