There is no actual sun set in this novel. The title is an inversion of Japan as “the nation/people of the rising sun.” “The Setting Sun (斜陽, Shayō) is a…
Blogs
Otaku Life Blog #1: The Wasteland by T.S Elliot, Paradise Lost Book I, Blade of the Elementalists, Europe
Welcome to my Otaku Life Blog. It’s a slice of life blog where I talk about what I have been up to lately. I’ve been reading a poem called The Waste…
What is an Otaku?
What is an otaku? This is a question that has bothered me for the last four years. I used to run a website called Otaking, but I closed it because…
On the Social Media Ban for Under 16s
The British government is currently holding a consultation on banning social media for under-16s. I have several opinions about this. First of all, I don’t take these consultations seriously. I…
Plans for 2026
I’m at the station waiting for the first train to my first lecture of the second semester. Since I have some time, I might as well discuss some of my…
RE: Clarifying some things about Otaku-Bataille
This post is a response to a video response by a youtuber called n0 thankyou to a blog post by me which was itself a response to a video by…
Library Light Novels: Konosuba – We Are the Megumin Bandits
I wanted to go blind into a story so I randomly picked a volume of a side-story of a spin-off of a light novel series. Now admittedly I didn’t go…
RE: Denpa 2. Georges Bataille vs. Anime
This is not a discussion about Bataille. I have not read Bataille nor is it my intention to tell n0 thanky0u how to run his channel but this is merely…
Light Novel Recommendation: Who Killed The Hero?
Review The hero died eight years ago after defeating the demon lord but how did he die? That is the question for the reader and which the main narrator who…
TRPG Replays: Literature in the Age of AI
Replays are a type of literature that cannot be replicated by AI. Does this mean that they are a superior form of literature? They are not. At least not by…
The Steins;Gate novella “Holy Day of the Calamitous Birth.” Is Okabe Rintarou an aspirational character?.
The Novella acts as a sequel to the story but in terms of revelations regarding the plot it ranks pretty low compared to other Steins;Gate side-material. Check out the Drama…
The Appeal of Heavy Object (as of Volume 8)
Defeating a more powerful enemy with tricks, is all that Heavy Object is about. Everything else in this light novel is just bait. The bishoujos on the covers are just…