• My Review Academia S6 E5: Mass Destruction

    My Review Academia S6 E5: Mass Destruction

    Just as victory seems assured for the heroes, the tide begins to turn. Shigurake awakens, now armed with power beyond any normal person. Meanwhile, Tokoyami swings in to save an injured Hawks from Dabi, and Deku is given a warning from an old master of One For All. On the writing front, this episode is…

  • Berserk Manga Review (Part 15): Tombstone of Flame

    You’d think the Golden Age would mellow out now that the war is over. Oh, you sweet summer child. The war was the mellow part! During the ball held in his honor, Griffith is poisoned by the queen of Midland. Worse yet, Guts suddenly vanishes. The taste of victory has vanished from the Band of…

  • Final Fantasy IV: When They Figured it Out

    Final Fantasy IV: When They Figured it Out

    Farewell, NES. Hello, SNES! Oh, dear friend, I’m so glad to see you again! The first three Final Fantasy games definitely suffered from growing pains. It was the same story we saw countless times on the NES: the first game was revolutionary, the second was a disaster that experimented too much and lost what worked…

  • Is Ethan Winters a Bad Protagonist? (Resident Evil)

    Is Ethan Winters a Bad Protagonist? (Resident Evil)

    Resident Evil is a series with some… interesting writing. It’s basically a B horror movie franchise made playable. Sure, those stories have their moments of brilliance. But none of them are especially ‘good’ stories. That said, the characters within those stories have become some of the most beloved in video games. Chris and Claire Redfield,…

  • Poirot Mysteries: The Adventure of “The Western Star”

    Poirot Mysteries: The Adventure of “The Western Star”

    You’ve gotta love reading classic literature. You never know when you’ll get one full of casual racism! Sexism, too; a rather unexpected addition from Agatha Christie. Actually, considering some of her other works, it really shouldn’t be a surprise. On a day like any other, famous movie star Mary Marvell pays Poirot and Hastings a…