Wander

In many of Shinkai’s films, sad endings resulting from misunderstandings and unrequited feelings are common. According to Shinkai, his stories are intended to encourage teenagers as they learn to cope with these commonplace experiences. In an interview, he admitted that he had been accustomed to being turned down by women, and felt that his stories were encouraging because his characters continue to try, despite being unsuccessful at love. The Garden of Words also illustrated how people do not mature as linearly or elegantly as we often assume. Shinkai himself could relate with Yukino in not feeling as smart or mature at age 27, stating, “We’re all still just children at age 27,”

なるかみの, すこしとよみて, A faint clap of thunder, さしくもり, Clouded skies, あめもふらぬか, Perhaps rain will come. きみをとどめむ? If so, will you stay here with me?

なるかみの, すこしとよみて, A faint clap of thunder, ふらずとも, Even if rain comes or not, わはとどまらむ, I will stay here, いもしとどめば。 Together with you.

Evolution of Smash Bros. menu screens ⊟

Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai presented this first look at the upcoming 3DS game’s main menu, noting, “The icons are even animated. The design concept may look similar if you’ve played other games I’ve worked on.”

With that comment and all these screenshots conveniently provided in this NeoGAF thread, it seemed like a fine time to compare the menu screens for (from top to bottom) Super Smash Bros., Melee, Brawl, and the 3DS game. I also threw in Kid Icarus: Uprising, Meteos, and Kirby Air Ride — all titles Sakurai also directed.

✖ 10 COLORFUL DAYS BY HANAKUMAMII

top ten underrated anime series | (as voted by my followers)

# 7 : hyouka (2012)