• Genies (Part 3): Djinni

    Chances are, your image of a genie will match up with the djinni pretty accurately. That is, if you envision genies as lazy assholes and not a lovable cartoon character voiced by Robin Williams. In terms of design and abilities, it is very much what you’d expect. The question is: does that make it a…

  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: The Really Good One

    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: The Really Good One

    You know how I mentioned the first two movies felt really weird compared to the rest of the series? Yeah, that’s because of this movie. Prisoner of Azkaban is where the Harry Potter movies really found their identity. The stories start walking a finer line between whimsical and dark. The pacing is better. The visuals…

  • Attack on Titan Season 1: The Rollercoaster

    Attack on Titan Season 1: The Rollercoaster

    Remember when everyone was talking about this season? Like, literally everyone? And how they’d compare it to Game of Thrones even though the only thing they had in common was the tone? Yeah, I remember. I honestly don’t think I can ever forget it. The first season of Attack on Titan can best be described…

  • Persona 4 Golden: Anime Meets Agatha Christie

    Persona 4 Golden: Anime Meets Agatha Christie

    You know what I love? Anime. You know what else I love? Murder mysteries. And you know another thing I love? RPGs. So imagine my surprise when I found out that there was a game that combined all three of these things! While Persona 5 was the first game in the series I actually played,…

  • Gabi Braun: Creating a Controversy The Right Way

    *MAJOR SPOILERS FOR ATTACK ON TITAN AHEAD!! READ WITH CAUTION!!* Bear with me for a second as I set the stage, would you? It’s 2013. Attack on Titan’s first season is mid-swing. The hype is unreal. Everyone’s watching it, everyone’s talking about it. But for some reason, there aren’t many characters that people can actually…