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Chimera: The Three Most Menacing Beasts of All in One! (Best of the Bestiary)

Oh boy, we’re getting to the big boys now! The last few monsters we’ve discussed have been kind of underwhelming. If they had good designs, they were lacking in stats or lore. If they had good stats, then they were boring to look at and boring to use in the story. We haven’t had a…
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Enter the Florpus: Zim’s Glorious Return! (Movie Monday)

Watch this movie. That is all. Goodbye. Invader Zim is a series very near and dear to my heart. Of all the Nickelodeon cartoons to ever come out, it was easily my favorite. Unfortunately, it only lasted two seasons before being taken off the air, leaving a hole in my heart for as long as…
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Is It Wrong to Write Light Novel Titles? AKA Dan Machi (Watch This Anime!)

Hey Japan! Please stop with these absurdly long titles! I can only write these joke titles so many times before the punchline gets old. ‘Is It Wrong to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon’ is an odd show. By all accounts, it shouldn’t work as well as it does. It is filled to the brim…
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Catherine Classic: Nostalgia is a Cruel Mistress

Of all the games to come out in the heyday of the PS3, few are as beloved as Catherine. It took the world by storm, placing itself in the hearts of fans all over the world. It is one of the most beloved anime games of all time. Now, the re-release, Catherine: Full Body, is…
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Ruby Rose: The Hollow Archetype (The Mind of a Character)

Up to this point, I’ve analyzed characters that I thought were effective and well-written. But you can’t know what is good until you know what is bad. So today, I want to discuss a character that I consider to be so frustratingly written that it hurts. Ruby, the central protagonist of RWBY, is not at all a…