The Faceless Protagonist: The Fine Line Mysterious Girlfriend X is Walking

The idea of having a faceless protagonist is nothing new in anime. In fact, it isn’t even new to entertainment, written literature or otherwise. As an example, many fairy tales from the late 1700’s and  early 1800’s that survive to this day had protagonists, if you can call them that, that went nameless, or had common European names … Continue reading →

FLCL: Character Arcs, The Formation of Thematic Circles, and The Need to Break Them

One of the few series I can watch over and over again, due to many reasons, though mainly its short length, has been FLCL. As the series is only 6 episodes long, its re watchability is extremely high by its very nature. Mind you, that does not mean that the story is simple. While six … Continue reading →