This interview was originally published in Volume 44 (October 2017) of the magazine Febri. Images added by the translator and sourced from HIDIVE. “Made in Abyss doesn’t shy away from depicting the reality of adventure”

This interview was originally conducted by singer-songwriter and movie soundtrack composer Yo Irie and published on April 20, 2022 on the Soundmain blog at https://blogs.soundmain.net/13297/. Reflecting the fun of playing the keyboard within songs Irie: I personally became a fan of your work because of the unusual impression that the natural and danceable groove combined with the unique avant-garde…

We have all most likely heard of the Bechdel-Wallace test, which is often used as a way to gauge sexism in media… but did you know that the Bechdel-Wallace test can also shed light on heteronormativity? (Note: The test is commonly referred to as just the Bechdel test, but Bechdel…

If you have ADHD, you probably know that the bulk of the productivity advice online is not very effective for our particular brains. Making to-do lists, blocking social media, scheduling your day in chunks of time: popular strategies like these may have limited results, but far too often our minds…

Thich Nhat Hanh, a Vietnamese Zen master, was largely influential in the widespread introduction of Zen mindfulness to America. Having lived through the Vietnam War and advocated for nonviolence and peace, his major teachings concern awareness (both of the self and the outside world), compassion, and the omnipresence of Buddhahood…

No matter how thoroughly you try to research the career you plan to go into, it’s probably inevitable that there will be some things you don’t know that you don’t know until you’re experiencing them for yourself. …