Science, History, and Fiction in Everyday Life
After ESA-Rosetta managed the incredible Phila landing on a comet in 2014, these days are full of photos and news of the amazing achievement of the Hayabusa 2. On 21 September, the Japanese probe successfully released two robotic rovers on the surface…
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If you like me love the short-short form both in fiction and poetry, you already know what haiku (and other short poetry forms, such as tanka, senryu, etc) are, and you probably read (and/or write) them, too. After my previous…
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I’ve spent my Easter holidays in East Asia, most of them in the magnificent city of Tokyo – and, as every time I am in the area, I have paid a visit to Akihabara, the historical otaku district. Even though now the…
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It is possible that, albeit you might not be a anime / manga fan, you would have still heard something about a series called Gundam (or Gandamu, as in its Japanese transliteration): and with a reason. If there’s anything comparable to the…
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This is a guest review on Space Pirate Captain Harlock – 宇宙海賊キャプテンハーロック (2013) – the latest movie of the manga/anime created by Leiji Matsumoto in the 70s. Some background of the original series can be found here, but previous knowledge is not necessarily…
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