Author: jernahblunt

  • Yu Ishigami: Locked in a Dark Room

    *Quick note: this whole article was written by an anime-only fan. No manga spoilers, please.* Kaguya-sama: Love is War is, at its core, a comedy. Its main aim is to make you laugh. And if it’s good at anything, it’s good at that. But what makes the show special isn’t its hilarious character-driven comedy. Rather,…

  • Towers of Midnight (By the Cover): Carving the Entrance

    Oh, man. We’re nearly out of Wheel of Time covers to talk about. That’s almost as depressing as being done with the series itself. Of all the covers in the series, this one is among the more accurate and interesting. It may not be action-packed, but it creates a nice sense of mystery. This is…

  • Magmin: Walkin’ Talkin’ Boom Babies

    Don’t ask me what that title was about, I don’t even know anymore. You can probably guess what this little bastard is about. Unless you somehow can’t figure out what magmin is alluding to. Lore: Frenzied Flaming Servants Magmin are small fire spirits bound into physical forms by magic that only appear on the Material…

  • The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is When It Falls Apart

    The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is When It Falls Apart

    Last time, I focused heavily on how these movies failed as an adaptation of Tolkien’s original book. This time around, we’ll concentrate more on how these movies failed as their own thing. Mostly because this is the one that really broke away from the source material in many ways. Bilbo’s journey towards the Lonely Mountain…

  • The Great One Piece Journey (Part 25): Dressrosa

    Up to this point, post time-skip One Piece has had some issues. The reunion on Saboady was enjoyable, but the following two arcs were among the weakest in the series. Fish-Man Island had some great themes, but felt like a chore at times. Punk Hazard was more or less a setup arc with disappointing villains…