• The Best Palate Cleanser Movies

    Little known fact: after you watch a few irredeemably bad movies in a row, you’ll forget that good movies exist. This is because your brain will slowly begin turning to mush, with your memory cortex suffering the bulk of the damage. Ever wonder why you get a pounding headache after watching a certain number of…

  • The Significance of the Final Flash Scene

    The Significance of the Final Flash Scene

    The Dragon Ball franchise is packed to bursting with iconic, memorable moments. Even in its lowest points, from the Buu saga to GT and the worst of Super, fans have found plenty to love. If you asked someone what their favorite scene from the series is, there is no way you’d get the same answer…

  • I Miss Unbeatable Fighting Game Bosses

    Imagine with me for a moment. You’re back in the 90s. You’re in your parent’s basement, sat in front of a bulky CRT with a SNES controller in hand. Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo just came out. You’re making your way through arcade mode on the highest difficulty. You reach the end, your fingers exhausted…

  • Hayasaka Ai: Two Sides of the Coin

    Hayasaka Ai: Two Sides of the Coin

    It’s incredibly rare for a comedy show to have deep and interesting characters. Most shows present us with a cast of one-note gag characters. They’ll often run their respective jokes into the ground, which can make them all pretty uninteresting. Initially, it seems like Kaguya-sama: Love is War was going to fall into that same…

  • Writer’s Diary #3: September Progress Report

    Hey! I’ve actually got some exciting stuff to share this time! Hooray for substantial progress! Let’s start with Energia this time. In the last month, I took a week long break from ToR and decided to work a bit on this one. In that time, I wrote the next interlude and a significant chunk of…