Monthly Archives: October 2015
Filler Episode! Attack on Sensei!
I wish more shows would just declare filler like that, although just because it’s filler doesn’t mean it’s bad. Overall, there’s not much need for me to cover each class I teach as they repeat themselves and aren’t that exciting to talk about a lot of the time, but here are some of the more interesting […]
Silver Week! The Great Gaijin Migration!
The last full week of September was Silver Week. Silver Week is a magical holiday that happens once every few years (last in 2009, next in 2026) when Respect for the Aged Day (3rd Mon. of September) and the Autumnal Equinox occur within a day of each other, then the day in between them evolves into a holiday […]
Intense Typhoon! Fūjin’s Wrath!
For those unaware of Fujin, he is the god of wind and inspiration for Tornadus. He’s usually blue with a bag of wind around his neck. He’s almost always depicted with the god of thunder, Thor Zeus ThunderJesus Raijin (Thundurus). I prefer Raijin because he just looks cooler (with his Heatmiser hair and ring of drums). […]