Category: Anime

  • 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…

  • My Review Academia S5 E21: Become What I Love

    Sorry I’m a day late on this one. I had just gotten back from camping yesterday and I forgot that a new episode had come out. The battle between the League of Villains and the Metahuman Liberation Army begins. However, the odds immediately begin to tip away from our villains, as the new villains have…

  • Fixing Dragon Ball Super (Part 1): Battle of Gods and Resurrection F

    A long time ago, I wrote a series wherein I rewrote the Buu sage of Dragon Ball Z. I had to rework the story into something hopefully better while still keeping the iconic moments and major beats. That was a lot of fun; it was very satisfying to take the pieces the original work had…