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Dryad: Don’t Mess With Trees (Best of the Bestiary)
Ah, the dryad. A fantasy classic. But if we’ve learned anything in this series, it’s that those aren’t immediately prone to a win. In fact, most creatures like that are sitting near the bottom of the list. Let’s see if this one fares any better. Travelers wandering the forest might catch brief glimpses of these…
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Jurassic World: Slightly Less Miserable, Much More Stupid

After the disasters that were The Lost World and Jurassic Park 3, it seemed that the lesson had finally sunk in. Jurassic Park was, at least in film form, lightning in a bottle. Yet another miracle of all the right people being in the right places at the right time. So, to everyone’s relief, the…
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Greed Island: Hunter X Hunter’s Low Point

Alright, let me get this out of the way: I don’t like this arc. There are a few high points that make it worth watching, I’ll admit that. But it’s one of the few Hunter X Hunter arcs that I wouldn’t want to rewatch at any point. The story picks up immediately after Yorknew, with…
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Kingdom Hearts: The One That Kinda Makes Sense

Ah, Kingdom Hearts. The series is well known for many things. Cheesy dialogue, nonsensical storytelling that makes the Fourth Great Ninja War arc look clear and concise, and the seemingly unimaginable blend of classic Disney icons and anime-ass Final Fantasy characters. Some people love the series with all their hearts (heh heh, puns). Others think…
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Shigaraki Tomura: When the System Fails

Manga spoilers! If you’re not caught up on the My Hero Academia manga, don’t read this article! There are some massive plot spoilers in this thing! Shigaraki was the first big bad introduced in MHA. But honestly, when he was first introduced, he wasn’t all that impressive. The spotlight was pretty thoroughly occupied by the…