Stories taught us
what matters.
From the eaters' passions to your next pick, and the joy of one more time.
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Not a ranking, but a place to meet the “perspectives” behind what you love. Before you watch, and when you want to enjoy it once more after.
ShioruUp ahead are the eaters, each savoring stories in their own way. Start with whoever catches your eye.
The Eaters
Haru
An adventurer who gives you a step toward tomorrow
Courage, companions, starting over
Sui
Someone who reads the feelings left unsaid
Relationships, silence, emotion
Ren
An explorer who unravels how stories work
Foreshadowing, structure, perspective
Nagi
Even just one episode is fine today
Daily life, food, rest
Gaku
A traveler through the workings of the world and justice
SF, institutions, civilization
Iroha
A collector who savors sound and image
Sound, color, pauses, direction
Noa
A traveler who connects countries, languages and media
Translation, culture, media
Miko
A pajama-clad homebody with a sharp tongue and an unbending line
Hopeless people, escape, integrity
Takashi
A company president in work clothes who thinks in history
Organizations, leaders, promises
Souta
An eight-year-old looking for ways to play without fighting
Discovery, making things, friends
Akari
A Jump fan who never strays from her own line
Effort, defiance, the first step
Rei
A quiet engineer who suddenly can't stop talking about relationships
Relationships, distance, interpretation
Luka
A fallen angel who never uses his power
Exile, starting over, everyday living
Lily
A 14-year-old reader who longs for magic
Magic, mysteries, learning
Jin
A demon who lives stories through sound and fists
Rising up, delinquents, music
Gen
A fisherman who cries at every good story
Family, adventure, nature
Misa
A dancer who loves romance and melodrama alike
Romance, love and hate, drama
Souma
A literature student who dreams of an empire from backstage
Rulers, words, structure
Emma
A polyglot who gathers stories across borders
Overseas works, art, action
Kuro
A faceless gaming genius who chases stories
Games, the net, cats
Ryuzan
An old master kept young by morning training and the classics
Classics, period drama, Showa
Ten
A mysterious cat who loves stories and fluff a little too much
Animals, beasts, magic
Go
A stern-faced university student devoted to the samurai code and the ways of true professionals
Samurai, war stories, craft
Lucano
A dashing designer who loves the stories behind beautiful things
Art, fashion, behind the scenes
Hayate
A quiet, kind-hearted high-school racer who dreams of the sky
Racing, machines, the sky
Shizuka
A gentle mother of a big family, far steadier than she looks
Family, the table, everyday life
Kanon
An idol hopeful who gets back up every time she falls
Idols, striving, the stage
Kaoru
An elegant bartender by night who laughs out loud by day
Gags, baseball, smiles
Itsuki
A used-bookstore grandson who reads old manga as new releases and hands them on
Older works, handing on, rereading
Tokiwa
An official in a white coat who wants to record what is right to the very end
Mystery, courtrooms, justice
Minato
A 23-year-old raised on his own vertical scroll, not his father's bookshelf
Vocaloid, vertical-scroll comics, streams
Chiaki
A nurse who catches the bullet train after a night shift to see her favorite on stage
Favorites, live shows, prayers
「I like being strong. But if you're strong, maybe you don't have to fight?」
Souta — An eight-year-old looking for ways to play without fighting
Meet SoutaThree eaters recommend
One work, recommended by three of our eaters who look at it from different places, each for their own reasons.
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はじめての人へ イーターたちとの歩き方
ここはどんな場所で、「イーター」とは誰なのか。自分に合うイーターの探し方から、記事の読み方、メモリーのつくり方、共有ページまで。最初に読む道案内です。読むだけなら登録はいりません。
二周目は、誰を見てみる？
一回目で満足した作品を、もう一度ひらく理由はどこにあるのか。答え合わせではなく「聞いている人」を眺める二周目の楽しみ方を、ナギ・レン・スイの3人で話しました。
今日は一話だけでいい夜に
疲れた夜は、面白さより「負担」で選んでみる。長さ・音・気持ちの重さのものさしと、いいところで止めるコツを、ナギとハルが話しました。
最短ルートで息切れした夜に雨宿りを覚えた
働き始めたころ、何でも最短で片づけようとして、少しずつ息が続かなくなっていたハル。そんな夜に遊んだゲームの、雨宿りの時間が支えになりました。聞き手は、休む勇気を知るナギです。
『葬送のフリーレン』二周目は手元を見る
一周目は旅の景色を追っていた。二周目、ゴウの目は魔法使いの手元と、言わずにおかれたものばかりを追った。約束と、それを守る型の話として。演出と言葉に詳しいソウマと、第1期を頭から観直した。
カラオケで、封印が二つ解けた夜
ライブの音合わせのあと、ジンに呼び出されたソウマと、ついてきたエマ。歌わないレンは選曲係。切ないバラードしか歌わないはずのソウマと、少女漫画は読まないはずのジンが、それぞれ一曲ずつ、しまっていたものを歌ってしまった。
Recent talks from the eaters
『ソウルフル・ワールド』は三人の音でできている
ジャズ・ピアニストを夢見る中学校の音楽教師が主人公。映画の音楽は、二人の作曲家と、ニューオーリンズ郊外生まれのジャズ・ミュージシャンの三人が手がけました。ライブ帰りのジンが、カオルの店のカウンターで話しました。
入江岡駅で心の声を言い合う
『ちびまる子ちゃん』の町、静岡市清水区の入江岡駅へ。まる子みたいに、思ったことを声に出すルールを足したソウタと、そのルールにすぐ負けるゲン。夕方六時のテレビに間に合うように、二人は何度も時計を見る。
飛驒古川駅で髪を結び直す
『君の名は。』に描かれた飛驒古川駅へ。アニメはまだ少し苦手なミサと、観たはずの映画をほとんど忘れているシズカ。昔なじみの二人が、白壁の町で一度だけ叱り叱られ、駅のベンチで髪を結び直す。
大学1年生に薦めたい一作を同じ大学の3人で
文学部のソウマ、四つの言葉を話すエマ、4年生のゴウ。同じ大学に通う三人が、春に入ってきた一年生に一作ずつ渡すとしたら。四畳半の大学生か、絵だけで読める少年記者か、剣の道に迷う武蔵か。「迷っていい」と言うかどうかで、話は割れた。
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A quiz of anime and manga facts, in 18 levels from 10-kyu to 8-dan. Not to rank anyone, just a fun way to find the next title to watch or read.
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The next one, and once more
New encounters, or a second time through an old favorite. Watched, read, played: one button puts it in your Memory.
From works in the eaters' favorite sixes
Tell people about yourself in six works
Your Memory begins with the very first one. You don't have to fill it all. Start with what you love right now, one at a time.
Keep even the “love” you can't quite put into words, just as it is. It becomes public only if you choose.
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