• Starting Fresh with Gamera: Guardian of the Universe

    Starting Fresh with Gamera: Guardian of the Universe

    Here we are, folks. It’s the 1990s. The Heisei era has officially begun. I know nothing about the Heisei Gamera trilogy. But I am vaguely aware of its pedigree. From what tidbits I’ve gathered, these movies seem to be considered the GOATs of the franchise. Or so I understand. There’s only one way to find…

  • Summer Anime 2024: Quiet Time Under the Sun

    Summer Anime 2024: Quiet Time Under the Sun

    Huh. Not a lot of exciting stuff is on this season, is there? Or am I just burnt out on other worlds, magic academies, and high school rom coms? Oh, god. I really am getting old… Unlike the last few anime seasons, there aren’t a whole lot of sequels this time around. Beyond the obvious…

  • Best Boss Battles: Promised Consort Radahn

    Best Boss Battles: Promised Consort Radahn

    Miquella awaits thee, o promised consort. Y’know, when I wrote my article on the original Radahn fight, I wasn’t expecting to write a sequel so soon. Or at all. Nor did I ever want to. Thanks, Miyazaki. As you travel through the Land of Shadow, many powerful foes will bar your path. Renalla the Twin…

  • A Wizard of Earthsea: A Man and His Shadow

    Ah, classic fantasy. Feels like it’s been a while since I’ve read one of these. Like visiting your grandparents after a long time. I knew absolutely nothing about the Wizard of Earthsea series going into this. Nothing beyond the fact that it was classic fantasy. Having grown up on the genre, that was all I…

  • Gamera: Super Monster and the End of an Era

    Gamera: Super Monster and the End of an Era

    This is it, folks. The last Gamera movie of the Showa era. And what an era it’s been. We’ve had some good movies, some great dumb fun, and some snooze fests. Question is: which is this one? Neither. This movie is something far, far worse. It’s a cash grab. A soulless, half-assed piece of trash…