Category: Anime
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The Perfect Character Design of Marin Kitagawa (My Dress-Up Darling)

What a character chooses to wear can give some interesting insights into their personality. Do they dress formally and rigidly? Or are they wearing loose, free clothes they can easily move around in? Maybe they’re dressed sloppily, bucking the fashion trends for what they personally like? A perfectly designed outfit can become synonymous with a…
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My Review Academia S6 E11: Dabi’s Dance

Why are the action-light episodes always the ones with the most impressive animation? Backup arrives for both our heroes and villains as Gigantomachia finally reaches Shigurake. Upon emerging, Dabi has a shocking truth to reveal to both Endeavor and the rest of the world. Meanwhile, Uraraka confronts Himiko Toga. Let’s address the elephant in the…
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Revisiting Naruto Shippuden: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

I was part of a very unfair and abusive relationship back in high school. When I say that, you might assume I’m talking about my first girlfriend. No! I’m talking about this show! Naruto: Shippuden is the perfect encapsulation of everything I love and hate about shounen anime all in one package. Back when I…
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My Review Academia S6 E10: Predecessors and a Question

I was so excited to see Deku go berserk and it lasted all of one minute. My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined. Deku and Shigurake face off in the worlds of One For All and All For One, where they both meet the ghosts of the past. Meanwhile, Himiko Toga ambushes Uraraka…
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My Review Academia S6 E9: Moving Without Thinking

For an episode titled ‘Katsuki Bakugo: Rising’, this one didn’t spend all that long focused on Bakugo. Which is a shame; his stuff was the best part, hands down! With Aizawa taken out of the action and everyone else wounded or exhausted, the only person standing between Shigurake and mass destruction is Deku. It’s finally…