• Horimiya: Bringing Romance Down to Earth

    Anime is one of the most over-the-top mediums out there. From battle shounen to slice-of-life dramas, anime always takes everything to the extreme. It’s part of its charm. Plus, it makes the rare show that’s down-to-earth all the more impactful. Horimiya is one of the most grounded, enjoyable, and addictive romcoms I’ve watched in a…

  • The Master Chief Collection: Finally Worth It?

    You’d think it wouldn’t be hard to put together an anniversary collection for a series like Halo. Just stick the games into one package, make sure the multiplayer works, do some refining here and there, and boom. You’ve got a Halo collection. It’s undoubtedly more complicated than that, but that’s the basic idea of it.…

  • Varys ‘The Spider’: Why He Worked and How the Show Ruined Him

    Game of Thrones is not a series in which simple people last. Those who are purely good quickly have their intentions taken advantage of and end up dead. Those who are purely evil are quickly assassinated to prevent them from becoming as dangerous as they could in a position of higher power. If you’re too…

  • The Eye of the World (By the Cover): Representing the Genre, Not the Book

    I’ve got a soft spot for old book covers. They’ve got a sort of old, somewhat goofy charm to them. Which is part of what drew me to certain book series in the first place. Including the Wheel of Time. Question is: does the cover actually work for the story? Well… not really. What the…

  • Deep Gnome (Svirfneblin): A Svir-What Now?

    Gnomes. One of the most frequently forgotten races in Dungeons and Dragons. Because how many people in the world want to play as a gnome? You can be a dragon man, a cat girl, a turtle, or even a robot! Why be a tiny little smart guy? And for that matter: why make your players…