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A strand of thought: Life

In this world, we never have all the information. In reality, we don't have enough, or we have too much. You will have to keep putting one foot in front of the other even when you have too much or too little, and you can't decide. But it'll be fine. You'll be fine. God gave us something very good. What's that? You may ask. It's your intuition . Things that catch your eye. Things that make you curious about how they feel. Things that send a shiver down your spine. You just have to search for those things. -Babylon (anime) Episode 10  (altered)

Rediscovering anime

Watching anime has been a past time for me since my teen years but it is rare to come across ones that are worthy of a mention. However, I have been quite lucky this year as some that I have watched are probably the most critically acclaimed pieces that I must mention in this post. Initially, it was my intention to write an in-depth review of one of the anime that I will be mentioning later on but due to circumstances that won't be due in a few weeks time. Genre It is safe to say that I prefer watching animes that lean towards either thriller, science fiction, dystopian, historical fiction, action or fantasy, although some animes are known to fuse certain genres due to its story lines and storytelling elements. I like my anime to have some sort of drama and conflict and my characters to have their own stories to tell. But I can say for sure that an anime would win my vote if they incorporate thriller elements without making it seem pretentious. Lots of anime make their storie...