This Mortal Coyle Purrcy from Mystic Mansion By Deirdre Coyle • July 9th, 2024 I find myself thinking about how Purrcy fits into the kawaii template of vulnerability and harmlessness. Purrcy does have these visual signifiers. I do want to help him. I am also terrified of him.
Grimrock Isle By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • July 8th, 2024 Welcome to Dove’s Bay, the most horrible island in Maine (take that, Stephen King)!
Past Presence Killing the Dragon By Dr. Emily Price • July 3rd, 2024 Both Dungeon Meshi and the Katamari franchise ask you to zoom in and look closely, keep your eyes peeled for small details, and never forget them even when they’re a speck on the surface of a massive star.
Run It Back Cute By Oluwatayo Adewole • July 2nd, 2024 Kawaii is consumed by the West as beauty without threat, whereas the very designation of Blackness is full of threat. What does it mean for a Black woman to try and be “cute?”
Noise Complaint Kawaii, Kaiju, and Guitar Pedals: Window Shopping With Effects Bakery By Ben Sailer • June 28th, 2024 Ben falls in love with an impossibly cute guitar pedal company that brings kawaii style and rock and roll together.
The Filming of Conan the Barbarian By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • June 24th, 2024 What is best in life? More Conan talk!
Holomatixx: A New Wave Order By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • June 10th, 2024 Coming at you straight from the Pink Aisle!
Casting Deep Meteo Zazen Boys and the Healing Riff By Levi Rubeck • June 7th, 2024 Zazen Boys, even after so long, is clearly not afraid to confront multiple shades of life, breaking time and time signatures while remaining achingly human.
