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This is something that has always played on my mind: can you become friends with fictional characters? It's a rather taboo subject, and one that raises immediate questions of morality, reality, and purpose. But as the world becomes increasingly connected - and seemingly more disconnected overall - it's something worth thinking about. Do the experiences you have with fictional characters become your own or are they shared? Do they hold any real significance or is it something to shy away from in the goal to make 'real' friends? Often when you find something you connect with on a deep and personal level it becomes 'yours'. You make the associa

Having been on the receiving end of endless Shingeki no Kyojin (Attack on Titan) hype I eventually decided to watch it. I'm fairly open-minded when it comes to anime - I have literally given everything a go from: mecha, romance, drama, slice of life, action, adventure, comedy, harem, psychological, dystopian, fantasy, and sci-fi. So I consider myself 'well-watched' and a varied viewer. I first started watching anime in August 2012 when I decided I would finally get closure on Cardcaptors as the show was cancelled during its run in the UK. From there I went on to watch Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicles and later Angel Beats. These three really go

In our current age you'll find few people that work without music, or rarely listen to it. Music has become deeply ingrained in our culture for thousands of years and there is no sign of it stopping soon. Walking down your average city street you'll see a large proportion of people with the tell-tale white earphones, and even those without them are probably wishing they had them. Music, much like art, is a strange cultural beast. It is infinitely individual and infinitely communal. Art and music simply make life better. They allow us to express whatever we desire, and we have the ability to choose to keep those designs to ourselves or to shar