Anime Inspiration: Searching for the Full Moon
This week I'm going back to my roots and focusing on one of the first anime I watched growing up. Full Moon wo Sagashite (literally translated as "Searching For the Full Moon") may seem simple on the...
View ArticleAnime Inspiration: Mawaru Penguindrum
When someone describes a work of art as "visionary," it's usually meant as praise, referring to a willingness to defy convention in favor of something more thought-provoking and enticing. By...
View ArticleAnime Inspiration: AnoHana
Dealing with the death of a friend or loved one isn't easy, no matter how old you are, and everyone comes to terms with their loss in different ways. Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada...
View ArticleAnime Inspiration: Howl's Moving Castle
Unlike previous CF Looks From Books posts (part 1, part 2) on the Howl's Moving Castle novel, this post will be focused on anime inspiration from the Studio Ghibli film and Hayao Miyazaki's quirky take...
View ArticleAnime Inspiration: Kill La Kill
Nearly a year ago (!!!) CF readers thunderbuckett and Kelsie recommended Kill la Kill for an Anime Inspiration article, and at first I was apprehensive. (Read: a loooooooootttt of partial cartoon...
View ArticleAnime Inspiration: Ouran High School Host Club
Whether I'm slogging through the depths of midterms, combating June gloom, or powering through the worst hangovers ever, nothing brightens my day quite like curling up with an anime that can send me...
View Article3 Fresh Outfit Ideas Inspired by Studio Ghibli Films
Do you like beautiful animation? Wonderfully complex, incredibly, strong, relatable female protagonists? Fantastical plots with beautiful messages? Far off places, daring sword fights, magic spells, a...
View Article3 More Fresh Outfit Ideas Inspired by Studio Ghibli
Welcome back to another week of style inspired by the incomparably beautiful films of Studio Ghibli. Last week, I covered my top three favorite films from the studio's repertoire, and this week I'll be...
View ArticleSunday Morning Cartoons: Teen Titans
We're back with Sunday Morning Cartoons! Welcome to a trip down nostalgia lane as we draw fashion inspiration from an unlikely source - our favorite old school cartoons. Teen Titans ran from 2003-2006...
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