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Why Rent-A-Girlfriend Works
A story’s setting is rarely the most important thing. Generally speaking, characters and plot take center stage over the world itself. But in certain cases, the setting can pose a bit of a problem for the story itself. A problem that most rom-com stories fall into. Which is why Rent-A-Girlfriend is such a breath of…
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Hunter X Hunter Arc 1: The Hunter’s Exam
Remember when Hisoka killing people was the darkest thing in Hunter X Hunter? That seems so quaint now, after watching the Chimera Ant arc. And Yorknew. And select scenes in the Election arc. And… no, Greed Island was pretty tame. As an introductory arc to Hunter X Hunter, the Hunter Exam is pretty good! It…
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Hunter X Hunter: Shounen at its Most Deceptive
Oh, I’m sorry! Did you think this was a cute battle shounen? Oh, you little fool! You have no idea! Is what I wish I could go back and tell myself when I first discovered this show way back in early high school. Because my god, dude, I was not prepared for this shit! Like, at all!…
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Tower of God Season 1: The 13 Episode Prologue
When I wrote my article for the spring anime of 2020, I expressed cautious optimism in regards to Tower of God. While I did enjoy what I’d seen up to that point, the show hadn’t quite won me over yet. It seemed like a show that could end up being awesome. Or it could’ve fallen…
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Toradora!: Never Play Cupid in High School
Am I talking about this because I just finished it? Or because of all the season two rumors? I’ll let you decide. When was the last time you were truly surprised by something? Like, you thought you knew what to expect but then you got something completely different that’s even better? Something so wildly unique…
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