• Houtarou Oreki: Comfortably Gray (The Mind of a Character)

    Houtarou Oreki: Comfortably Gray (The Mind of a Character)

    Depression comes in all shapes and sizes. Fictional characters often depict various flavors of these. Shinji Ikari from ‘Neon Genesis Evangelion’ focuses on the dark mental state of someone who grew up lonely and rejected. Rei Kiriyama from ‘March Comes in Like a Lion’ depicts the struggle of someone who has been beaten down by…

  • No Book Review This Week

    I dun goofed. Due to a scheduling error on my part, I don’t have a book review ready for today, nor do I have a complete poem analysis to replace it. I apologize for the mistake. Steps will be taken to prevent it from happening again. The rest of this week shall continue as per…

  • Cambion: Edgelord Supreme (Best of the Bestiary)

    They crawl from their mother’s wombs to spread corruption throughout the multiverse. What’s not to love? -Baba Yaga At last, we have reached the C section of the book. And what a strong monster to start off on! Not necessarily in terms of quality, mind you. As in literally strong! Going into this, I didn’t expect much…

  • Megamind: A Fun Movie Becomes a Classic (Movie Monday)

    Directed By: Tom McGrath Written By: Alan Schoolcraft, Brent Simons Starring: Will Ferrell, Jonah Hill, Brad Pitt, and more Run Time: 1 Hour, 35 Minutes Rated: PG Release Date: November 5th, 2010 Link to IMDb The superhero genre has become incredibly overcrowded over the last decade. Nowadays, you can barely go a week without some new comic…

  • Why the Broly Movie is the Perfect Ending for Dragon Ball

    Why the Broly Movie is the Perfect Ending for Dragon Ball

    Dragon Ball is an odd series. It has ended several times in several shows for varying periods of time. But despite it ending a few times now, it will never finish. The story will never stay finished. It is too popular to end! But if I may be frank: it should. A story is only as good as its…