• How Long Does a Movie Have to Get Good?

    Time is the most precious resource of all. It is, after all, the one thing you can never get back. Waste your audiences time and you’ll have insulted them more than you could ever hope to. My sincerest apologies. Lots of media tend to have slow starts. Movies especially. Not everything can immediately hook you…

  • Chapter 28: Test Drive

    Energia: Titans of VeritàTable of Contents (For Catching Up) “Would you calm down already?” Bohai scowled at her. “It isn’t going anywhere! God, you’re just like your mother.” “Whatever!” Anna waved the comment aside. “Just open it already!” “Fine, fine.” The grubby man sighed, reached down, and flicked the locks off the black metal case.…

  • Haikyu!! To the Top Part 2: A Match of Ups and Downs

    Haikyu!! To the Top Part 2: A Match of Ups and Downs

    The pandemic wasn’t kind to the anime scene. Dozens of shows were put on hold, some of them mid-season. And when they came back, there was no guarantee that the production quality was the same. You already know where I’m going with this, aren’t you? Part two of Haikyu!!’s fourth season, Karasuno VS Inaraziki, did…

  • I Love Rhythm Games and I Need to Play More of Them

    I Love Rhythm Games and I Need to Play More of Them

    It’s Christmas. A time for making merry and spreading joy. And frankly, after all the crap we’ve all had to go through this year, not even I can act the cynic this time around. So, instead, I’m just gonna sit down and talk about something I love for a little bit. Music is a huge…

  • Trafalgar D. Water Law: The Surgeon of Death

    Trafalgar D. Water Law: The Surgeon of Death

    One Piece is a series with a lot of characters. Shocking, I know. The 1000+ chapter long story has a huge cast. But among that cast, very few characters are properly fleshed out. Only the most important characters, mostly the Straw Hats themselves, are even given a backstory. Then there’s the best non-Straw Hat character…