essays
originally published on this platform, a collection of essays are now on their own site at iwritelyrically.studio and iwritelyrically.com.
iwritelyrically.studio
essays and reflections on grief, connection, story, world building and imagination. from the self to media, to the world, let’s imagine a better world.
Grief Series
essays reflecting on grieving, mourning and connection.
selective mourning
permission to grieve for whom in life and in passing…
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Media Series
from anime to live action media, essays providing analysis and critiques on how media connects and reflects to our day to day lives.
Agents of the Four Seasons: character + backstory analysis
The Agents of the Four Seasons: Spring Dance was created by the same person behind Violet Evergarden. I have yet to watch VE even though it has been in my queue forever; after watching the most recent episode of TAFS SD, I will prioritize watching it.
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To “Hinagiku,”
you deserve to live, not because of your function or purpose, but simply because you do.
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My Love Letter to “Agents of the Four Seasons: Spring Dance.”
Connection, Yearning and the Ultimate Sacrifice: One’s own Life. Anime season is packed with some serious contenders for anime of the year. There are those worthy of the hype from talented mangakas, animators, voice actors, teams behind the scenes, and animation studios. One of my favorite studios, WIT has
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takopi - 2026 anime of the year contender
in honor of “takopi’s original sin” limited anime series nominated for several Crunchyroll anime awards including anime of the year, below is my love letter and analysis written in 2025 of the anime.
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tragedy as a vehicle for meaning-making (anime)
Originally written in 2025, this post looks at Takopi along with other anime like Look Back and Dan Da Dan’s first season, specifically episode seven reflecting on themes of loss and tragedy as vehicles for meaning making. As anime award season voting comes to a close, I share these
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Writing
essays and reflections on life, imagination and wonder.
So...What now?
The desire to write, and also not be seen?
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2024...
I had no idea that I had subscribers…
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about yas j.
yas j is a multidisciplinary artist and essayist with a focus on lyrical writing. native to nyc, they connect themes like mourning, grief, connection and meaning making through literary and artistic lens that connects to broader systems and society. they are behind iwritelyrically.studio, fierybraxn.com and thewritejordan.studio. they also have a patreon for their free writing and paid art at iwritelyrically.com.