Mayabee Arannya

Violet Evergarden is an anime that explores human emotions, both basic and complex, in a way that makes you step back and think about why you feel the way you feel.

Being short has its ups and downs, but mostly downs, for obvious reasons. Your height sometimes becomes your defining factor, more so in front of your friends. If you're short, you instantly become the easiest target, and there's no escape.

Having watched anime for a few years now, I've noticed that most anime out there use the same plot lines with slight changes to either the characters or the general setting of the anime. Here are some of the most common plots.

If you love watching movies and currently having an identity crisis, you have come to the right place. Don't be offended, because I believe there's more to a person than their favourite movie genre.

I roll out of bed and head straight to the washroom. The bags under my eyes have worsened and my hair is now home to four new species of birds. Hair and makeup takes me only 45 minutes these days, and then I'm back under my covers, ready to post the first selfie of the day. “Embrace your bare skin,” I caption it, and am bombarded with tags of people inspired by me to go makeup-free for the day. I'm doing something right.

My mom and I share a special bond of nine months. I still remember the first time she saw me. The picture quality wasn't that great, nor was my pose. The ultrasound technician was probably trying to take candids but my mom didn't conceive no girl who don't slay.

My eyes fluttered open to hip hop beats unfamiliar to my ears. Like reflex, I got up and started dancing to the tunes until realisation

If you're a broke university student or a person too lazy to properly cook (like me) but still crave good food, I've got a treat for you.

If you're a high school graduate wanting to pursue a bachelor's degree abroad or an undergraduate looking for a master's programme, you must be aware of the need to sell an arm, a leg, a kidney, and basically your whole existence...

Ever since I opened an Instagram account, I've been bombarded with posts from people that are much more artsy and themed than my posts can ever hope to be. I felt like it was suddenly a shortcoming to not be “aesthetic” so I went and did a little research on what you really need to do to achieve this.

If you think the world can be divided into only animal lovers, haters, and sad indifferent people, then you are very wrong.

For years, my school's “Suggestion Box” has been void of a single suggestion and has instead become home to dust and cobwebs.

The epitome of inadequacy is felt, in my opinion, when you begin to write the document that describes who you are and what you are capable of in order to convince people that you are worthy of earning money from them.

Most of us night owls can function just as well as the early to bed squad but our pesky dark circles blow our cover every time, revealing just how much sleep we actually got last night and make us subject to a whole lot of criticism.

If you take away all the inside jokes, deep conversations, and basically any kind of talking from your current friendships, can you still be friends?

Sometimes, I don't understand the concept behind extended family reunions. I'm sure my dada'r bhai er fupur chhoto chhele is doing well for himself. I don't need to hear every little detail about his career life.

If you've always wanted to cosplay your favourite character but never knew where to start, you're in the right place.

It happens to most of us. You might have done excellent in Grade 8 and suddenly fallen behind in Grade 9.

Quite a few anime have music that goes hand in hand with the beautiful character design and art style to bring forward the perfect animation.

After a gruelling 16 hour long journey, all I wished to do was get to the hotel and snuggle up in a blanket.