Category: Anime

  • My Review Academia S5 E23: The Tragedy of Tenko Shimura

    Buckle up, everyone. This is a gruesome one. The League’s battle continues. Spinner faces off against a power-boosting politician in a desperate attempt to help his friends. Meanwhile, Shigurake’s power continues to grow as he faces off with Re-Destro. More terrifying yet: his backstory finally comes to light. Right of the bat, this episode has…

  • Fixing Dragon Ball Super (Part 2): The Universe 6 Tournament, Setup

    Time to start making some dramatic changes. To briefly recap from the last time: Super Saiyan God (red) is now just Saiyan God and is exclusive to Goku, Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan (blue) is now just Super Saiyan God and is exclusive to Vegeta, Vegeta killed Freeza in Ressurection F, Gohan is now training…

  • How Shounen Protagonists Have Changed

    Shounen is a genre of anime that doesn’t often change. And if it does, it does so very slowly. Ever since Dragon Ball rolled around and established the core rules and narrative beats of the genre, shounen has remained more or less the same. Whether it be about ninjas or grim reapers or a simple…

  • My Review Academia S5 E22: Parade

    This whole arc is gonna feel rushed like this, isn’t it? I mean, we’re two episodes in and we’re already nearing the climax! The battle against the Metahuman Liberation Army and the League of Villains continues. An ambushed Twice struggles with the ghosts of his past as his foes attempt to kill Toga. Meanwhile, Shigurake…

  • Slime Incarnation and It’s Many, Many Characters

    Having an extensive cast of characters isn’t normally a problem. Especially not in long-running fantasy epics. If done properly, it can make your world feel diverse and lived in, and it can give the audience many different perspectives from which to view it. But in anime, it tends to be a problem more than a…