Category: Character Analysis

  • The Escalation Problem of Comedy Characters

    Comedy is an incredibly tricky genre to write. What people find funny is subjective enough. But then you factor in the story element, which is just as subjective. Meaning that you need to hook your audience not once, but twice. First with the story, second with the comedy within that story. But in the end,…

  • Reiner Braun: Broken By the World

    Damn, dude. After so many years, Attack on Titan is finally going to end. It’s sad, but it’s also incredible. It feels like we’re watching a modern classic unfold right in front of us. It truly feels like something momentous is happening. Unless the show somehow seriously dropped the ball in the weeks between me…

  • Dalinar Kholin: The Blackthorn

    I’ve been sitting on this one for well over a year now. Apologies Dalinar, I didn’t mean to put you off for so long. It’s been a hot minute since I took a deep dive into a Stormlight Archive character. Kaladin was one of the first characters I ever analyzed in this series and Shallan…

  • Ranking the Straw Hats (Time Skip-Chapter 1000)

    Ladies and gentlemen: I’ve done it. I’ve completed the task that’s been daunting me ever since I first became a weeb. At long last, I’m all caught up on One Piece. Which means I’ve got a promise to keep. A few months back, I ranked all of the Straw Hats from my least favorite to…

  • Cynthia: The Pokémon Champion Feared by All

    Cynthia: The Pokémon Champion Feared by All

    Let me harken back to your childhood. Think back to your first Pokémon game. Doesn’t matter which one it is. You’ve spent a long time on your journey. You’ve got a full team of six, you’ve overcome countless trainers, gotten all eight of your gym badges, and defeated an evil group of gangsters and maybe…