Author: Lydia Rivers

“We’re here! Together!” COVID and Otakon ‘21: the Con at the End of the Rainbow

Posted by Lydia Rivers | Nov 6, 2021 | Fandom |

While dozing on the train home from Washington D.C., I imagined beginning this piece with...

Content Warning: Lydia discusses her experience with suicide, depression, and survivor guilt while...

Posted by Lydia Rivers | Dec 11, 2017 |

Well friends, this is it. This is the title where I put my foot in it (if “it” can be described as...

Posted by Lydia Rivers | Oct 3, 2017 |

Ah, Noragami. Let the record show that the supernatural genre is my favorite. I am inherently...

Posted by Lydia Rivers | Aug 18, 2017 | Uncategorized |

The first time I came across Spice and Wolf, its copywriting must’ve rearranged itself to read:...

Posted by Lydia Rivers | Feb 22, 2017 |

Hero Tales is a charmingly uncomplicated shounen title adapted from a manga of the same name. It...

Posted by Lydia Rivers | Sep 3, 2016 |

When I decided to review Tokyo Ghoul, I already knew that “ghoul” doesn’t refer to the things...

Posted by Lydia Rivers | Apr 30, 2016 |

Fantastic Detective Labyrinth is an adorable 2007 throwback to classic kids’ mystery-fantasy shows...

Posted by Lydia Rivers | Feb 2, 2016 |

Hello friends! I’m writing to you, instead of at you, for this review. Serial Experiments Lain...

Posted by Lydia Rivers | Dec 7, 2015 |

Fractale is a series that’s brimming with ambition. Born from the mind of Japanese cultural critic...