Category: Anime
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How Eren Jaeger Became My Favorite Attack on Titan Character

*Spoilers for Attack on Titan ahead! Don’t read if you haven’t read the manga!* By the time this article comes out, the Attack on Titan manga will have released its final chapter. That feels surreal. Attack on Titan has been one of, if not the, biggest name in anime ever since I got into the…
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My Review Academia S5 E4: Upping the Voltage

God damn, this was a fun one! It was exciting, funny, and downright gorgeous! Definitely the strongest episode of the season so far! Plot wise, it is exceptionally simple. It covers the entire first match between classes A and B. In terms of plot and character development, this episode is pretty light. It’s mostly focused…
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Jujutsu Kaisen: A New Challenger Approaches

Shounen anime is like comfort food. When it comes to anime, you never know what to expect. But when you watch a shounen battle anime, you know what to expect. The ingredients may vary, and they may not always work, but the recipe is the same at its core. Jujutsu Kaisen is the ultimate comfort…
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Manga and Light Novel Titles are Too Long. Can We Shorten Them?
Let’s play a game, shall we? You’ve probably seen them around. Manga, light novels, and anime that put a summarizing sentence in place of their title. There are dozens of examples and counting. You could probably string these titles together and write a short novel out of them! It wouldn’t make any sense, sure. But…
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My Review Academia S5 E3: Making Children Fight

Uh… something about that seems wrong. Like, morally. We’re sure they’re allowed to do that? This is another table-setting episode. Most of the runtime is spent placing all the pieces onto the board for the action of the arc. We get a brief taste of it towards the end of the episode, but doesn’t last…