Category: Anime
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Skeleton Knight in Another World: More Than an Overlord Clone
Of all the great shows that aired during the Spring season of anime, this was the one I chose to review. Sorry, Spy X Family and Kaguya-sama season three. I’ll get to you once I’m done sorting out the trash. The isekai genre is like a sponge. One that Japan has squeezed so tightly for…
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Askeladd: Vinland Saga’s Standout Antagonist
*Spoilers ahead for Vinland Saga; if you haven’t seen the first season of the anime, please watch that before reading this article.* The list of truly remarkable anime antagonists is much shorter than one might expect. Sure, you could list a whole ton of baddies from shounen anime, like Freeza or Pain or All For…
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Vinland Saga (Season 1): Vikings and Vengeance
I’ve been meaning to get around to this one for ages now. Let’s finally mark it off the to-do list, shall we? When it comes to Seinen, I usually see three names come up before anything else: Berserk, Vagabond, and Vinland Saga. Berserk is my favorite manga of all time, so seeing Vagabond and Vinland…
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Anime and Frame Rates: Higher is Not Better
Little heads up: I’m gonna get a bit angry in this article. Because today’s subject matter is one that I’m more than a bit passionate about. Frame rates. They’re a big part of any visual medium, even if you might not realize it. The most obvious example is in video games. People love to get…
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We Need to Talk About Naofumi (Rising of the Shield Hero)
More like Falling of the Shield Hero, am I right? Unoriginal jokes and season two commentary aside, let’s talk about Shield Hero. Of all the countless isekai anime to come out in the last five years, there is no doubt that this one made the biggest splash (not counting sequels, like Re:Zero season 2). It…
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