<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 05:34:12 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@boldnessofsouls/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Serial Experiments Lain Analysis: East vs West Through a Generational Shift]]></title><description><![CDATA[I believe that SEL implements its themes of progression by showing the contrasts between Eastern and Western cultures (broadly speaking). The progress of society is shown, therefore, not only through]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/serialexperimentslain/@boldnessofsouls/serial-experiments-lain-analysis-east-vs-west-through-a-generational-shift</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/serialexperimentslain/@boldnessofsouls/serial-experiments-lain-analysis-east-vs-west-through-a-generational-shift</guid><category><![CDATA[serialexperimentslain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[boldnessofsouls]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2017 21:55:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Issues with Gundam 8th MS Team]]></title><description><![CDATA[I really love the original Gundam as well as Origins and War in the Pocket, but watching this show, I just grew to despise it only after three episodes (and yes, you may say that it's too early, but with]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gundam8thmsteam/@boldnessofsouls/my-issues-with-gundam-8th-ms-team</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gundam8thmsteam/@boldnessofsouls/my-issues-with-gundam-8th-ms-team</guid><category><![CDATA[gundam8thmsteam]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[boldnessofsouls]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2017 21:47:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ouran High School Host Club: A Retrospective]]></title><description><![CDATA[So I finished the anime two days ago and as my laziness stopped me from writing a retrospective about it until now, I've had time aplenty to turn it around in my head. And I can say that my final impressions]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ouranhighschoolhostclub/@boldnessofsouls/ouran-high-school-host-club-a-retrospective</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ouranhighschoolhostclub/@boldnessofsouls/ouran-high-school-host-club-a-retrospective</guid><category><![CDATA[ouranhighschoolhostclub]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[boldnessofsouls]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2017 21:36:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blade Runner: A Thorough Review]]></title><description><![CDATA[Notice: This is a review of the book that inspired the original movie (Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?), the movie itself (Blade Runner), the anime following that (Blade Runner: Black Out 2022), and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blade/@boldnessofsouls/blade-runner-a-thorough-review</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blade/@boldnessofsouls/blade-runner-a-thorough-review</guid><category><![CDATA[blade]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[boldnessofsouls]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2017 21:27:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utena Analysis: Anthy's Passive-Aggressive Behavior]]></title><description><![CDATA[After watching Utena, I've thought of Anthy as an irrelevant, weak character, as she hardly seemed to accomplish anything on her own. However, as I thought it over, I figured that she was far deeper than]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/utena/@boldnessofsouls/utena-analysis-anthy-s-passive-aggressive-behavior</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/utena/@boldnessofsouls/utena-analysis-anthy-s-passive-aggressive-behavior</guid><category><![CDATA[utena]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[boldnessofsouls]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2017 21:20:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shinsekai Yori: Episode 8 Explained]]></title><description><![CDATA[It seems there are people who are confused about the gay kiss in Shinsekai Yori and fail to understand why it occurred on grounds of there being "no build up to it" or due to it "coming]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/anime/@boldnessofsouls/shinsekai-yori-episode-8-explained</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/anime/@boldnessofsouls/shinsekai-yori-episode-8-explained</guid><category><![CDATA[anime]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[boldnessofsouls]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2017 21:15:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Urasawa's Monster: A Biblical Analysis]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the title of the anime Monster (along with the Biblical quote that appears in the first few episodes) indicates, this anime took influence from Judaeo-Christian mythos. The show manifests these influences]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/anime/@boldnessofsouls/urasawa-s-monster-a-biblical-analysis</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/anime/@boldnessofsouls/urasawa-s-monster-a-biblical-analysis</guid><category><![CDATA[anime]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[boldnessofsouls]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2017 21:09:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Ping Pong Uses a Hero Story As Its Basis]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the title indicates, this post is about how Ping Pong uses a conventional hero, in an unconventional way mind you, as a means to tell its story. It does this by taking the tropes of generic hero stories]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/pingpong/@boldnessofsouls/how-ping-pong-uses-a-hero-story-as-its-basis</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/pingpong/@boldnessofsouls/how-ping-pong-uses-a-hero-story-as-its-basis</guid><category><![CDATA[pingpong]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[boldnessofsouls]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2017 21:03:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Texhnolyze Analysis: The Omnipresence of Suffering]]></title><description><![CDATA[Texhnolyze is an anime that primarily, if not exclusively, focuses on the human condition. As such, it is only normal for it to have the concept of suffering within its thematic exploration. In this post,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/anime/@boldnessofsouls/texhnolyze-analysis-the-omnipresence-of-suffering</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/anime/@boldnessofsouls/texhnolyze-analysis-the-omnipresence-of-suffering</guid><category><![CDATA[anime]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[boldnessofsouls]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2017 20:55:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ruroni Kenshin: The Use of Foil Characters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ruroni Kenshin is a fighting shounen from the '90's that is one of the best in its genre. It has a well-foreshadowed and complex plot, an interesting setting, and well fleshed-out cast, antagonists included.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/anime/@boldnessofsouls/ruroni-kenshin-the-use-of-foil-characters</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/anime/@boldnessofsouls/ruroni-kenshin-the-use-of-foil-characters</guid><category><![CDATA[anime]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[boldnessofsouls]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2017 20:50:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doukyuusei Movie Review]]></title><description><![CDATA[Having watched Doukyuusei, or Classmates as it is known in English, I was rather let down by the overall execution of the romance. So, I went to Myanimaelist to see how many people agreed with me. There,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/anime/@boldnessofsouls/doukyuusei-movie-review</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/anime/@boldnessofsouls/doukyuusei-movie-review</guid><category><![CDATA[anime]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[boldnessofsouls]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2017 20:41:42 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>