Category: The Mind of a Character
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Godzilla: We Gotta Talk About the Humans
It’s a great time to be a Godzilla fan! America is continuing their version with the Monarch show, and Japan is about to drop yet another banger on us with Minus One! The King of the Monsters ain’t giving up his throne any time soon! Over the last seventy years, many beloved monsters have taken…
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Icons of Horror: James Sunderland (Silent Hill 2)
*Spoilers for Silent Hill 2. I know it’s a tad ridiculous to put that there for a twenty-year old game, but this is the kinda game that you really need to experience for yourself first. You’ve been warned.* When it comes to character writing in horror, you’ll be hard pressed to find a better example…
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Main Character in Another World: Naofumi Iwatani (Shield Hero)
Most isekai protagonists are given the red carpet treatment upon their arrival in the other world. Godly powers, unwarranted respect from everyone, a harem, etc. You know the drill by now. Naofumi Iwatani was not given such treatment. Just the opposite, in fact. ‘Rising of the Shield Hero’ does something interesting with the isekai formula.…
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Main Character in Another World: Catarina Claes (My Next Life as a Villainess)
I kind of appreciate how closely ingrained isekai anime and harem anime have become. It makes finding protags for this series so much easier. Being a harem rom-com, ‘My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!’ (fucking anime titles) leans into the classic isekai trope of ‘everyone thirsts for the protagonist.’ This…
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Main Character in Another World: Rudeus Greyrat (Mushoku Tensei)
There is a question at the heart of the isekai genre. If you were reborn in another world, what would you do? If you were given a whole new life, how would you spend it? How would you do it differently? Most isekai are happy to ignore this question. “Don’t think, just enjoy the power…
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