Rainbow-Colored Fireflies, Anime Secret Santa 2014 (Part 1)

Gift Title: Rainbow-Colored Fireflies: The Eternal Summer Vacation (Nijiiro Hotaru: Eien no Natsuyasumi)

Even seemingly endless days must, inevitably, come to an end.

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Mothballs: The Stamp Fantasy Act of 1961

This Week: Stamp Fantasy (Kitte no Gensou)

We edge ever closer the one of the busiest shipping and transport times of the year, so taking some time to focus a bit on a film about stamps feels appropriate.

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Mothballs: In His House at Reigandō, Musashi Waits Dreaming

This Week: Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai (Miyamoto Musashi: Souken ni Haseru Yume)

Much of history can be debated and interpreted in different lenses, though I do hope it is fair to think Miyamoto Musashi would at least be happy at the prospect there are people still trying to learn what he had to teach.

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