Planetary alignments have paved the way for divination and fed fantasies of romance since time immemorial. Once relegated to the back of women’s magazines or the cartoon section in the newspaper as a space filler (albeit one that was read religiously), horoscopes have now found a devoted audience in the digital space, thanks to apps that rely on algorithmic and live readings. With individualised birth charts allowing for endless compatibility pairings and personal forecasts, the booming business of astrology now caters for each person, not each sign.
Trendy astrology apps, offering hyper-personalised insights as opposed to forecasts, are a sign of our evolving digital times
In the second episode of Midnight Diner: Tokyo Series season 2, a seed of interest between a magazine writer and a hostess blossomed into an unrequited love affair over a plate of cheese-stuffed chicken cutlet. The cupid was not the soulful and stoic Master of the diner, but Ganymede, the Greek cup-bearer of the gods that was placed among the stars as Aquarius. Buoyed by a shared penchant for astrology and katsu, this destined meet-cute on the precipice of romance should have hit it off. Alas, a phantom variable was not taken into account: His heart was saying yes, but her horoscope was saying no.
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