slice of life
Every Summer Day – Art Book Review
I like how each object had its own story to tell – for example, a dining table told me how it loves Saturday because of many visitors.
In my mind – Picture Book Review
However, this chapter doesn’t delve much into ADHD and could ‘just’ be a restless/hyperactive child, nervous about its first day of school.
Jibberjack, Fibberjack – Picture Book Review
The blurb promised a little too much. But the illustrations and art style are really wonderful, drawn with love.
Before you go extinct – Manga Review
“What’s the point?”
Started very unexpected, but delivered the melancholy I hoped for well.
When the seasons change – Comic Review
First two stories made me want to throw hands with the creator(s) of the comics. Apart from that, the illustrations are and the style is cute.
Looking for her (2022) – Movie Review
I found the reason quite realistic but the way it was set up with the newspaper maybe a little … forced. A cute idea but some aspects weren’t necessary.
The light touch (2021) – Movie Review
A greek rom-com chaos, that was at first difficult and tiring to get into, but weirdly enough, soon became quite poetic.
Chibi styles in western media
Chibis come from Japan, meaning “tiny“ or “little“. Heads are bigger than the body (sometimes the entire head can fit into the rest of the body). Everyone basically looks like a baby or a child. Supposed to be cute, kept rather simplistic. While it is mostly popular in Anime, western cartoons also have chibi-like art…