• Pegasus: Riding the Skies

    Behold, the pegasus. It can outrace a dragon in the open sky, and only the best among us can ever hope to ride one. A fitting emblem for our great house, don’t you think? Tyllenvane d’Orien, dragonmarked scion arguing to change the symbol of House Orien from the unicorn to the pegasus Man wanted to…

  • It’s Past Time to Stop Caring so Much About Continuity

    Continuity is an important piece in storytelling. If events don’t line up well enough, it can be a source of confusion or annoyance for potential viewers. But the longer a series might go on, the harder it is to maintain said continuity continuously. Not that writers are going to stop trying. Even when they should.…

  • My Review Academia S6 E8: Stratagem of the Gnats

    My Review Academia S6 E8: Stratagem of the Gnats

    For all its ups and downs, season six of My Hero Academia has been fairly strong so far. But this episode? This is the first time I’ve been so engaged by the show since seasons two and three! It has a few issues, but they’re small and easily forgivable given how gripping the rest of…

  • Lycoris Recoil: Cute Anime Girls… with Guns!

    Lycoris Recoil: Cute Anime Girls… with Guns!

    I’ve seen a lot of shows about cute girls doing cute things. I’ve seen them go camping, play sports, work out, etc. Shows like this are slow, calming, and fun. How they managed to make that work in a John Wick action story, I’ll never know. Japan’s peace is upheld by the Lycoris, secret agents/assassins…

  • God of War: Ragnarök is a Masterpiece

    God of War: Ragnarök is a Masterpiece

    This year has been a rather slow one for games. After Elden Ring came out and shook the world, things more or less went quiet. Plenty of indie releases and a few triple-A duds, but nothing truly exceptional. It was starting to look like FromSoftware was going to sweep Game of the Year with little…