Tag: Anime

  • Demon Slayer Swordsmith Village Arc: Third Verse, Same as the First Two

    Demon Slayer Swordsmith Village Arc: Third Verse, Same as the First Two

    It feels like Demon Slayer’s unrelenting momentum is finally starting to wane. Maybe it’s just me, but this season didn’t make so much of a splash as the other ones did. Which is understandable. This season is where the cracks in the series really start to show. It’s still gorgeously animated, and the music is…

  • My Love Story With Yamada-kun at LV999

    My Love Story With Yamada-kun at LV999

    Finally. A shojo manga about what girls really want: gamers. I feel so seen. My Love Story With Yamada-kun at LV999 (ugh… can anime titles chill the fuck out, please?) was not a show I intended to finish. My whole game plan was to get drunk, watch the first three episodes, then move on to…

  • Berserk (1997): The Strongest Attempt

    Berserk (1997): The Strongest Attempt

    When it comes to anime adaptations, Berserk has had some pretty rough luck over the years. The Golden Age films were a bit rough, though they saw some redemption in the Memorial Edition. And we’re just gonna pretend that the other one doesn’t exist. But there is another. One I’ve briefly touched on in the…

  • A Love Letter to Abridged Anime Parodies

    The internet has changed a lot over the last ten years. Facebook has become a breeding ground for idiocy. There are twelve streaming services for every day of the week. Easily abused copyright systems allow people who don’t actually understand copyright law to take a piss all over fair use. You know why that last…

  • Piccolo: The Coolest Character Left Behind

    Piccolo: The Coolest Character Left Behind

    It has been 60 0 days since Jonah last talked about Dragon Ball. Dragon Ball has a bad habit of leaving cool characters in the dust as the heroes and villains get stronger. Every human character is so weak by the end of DBZ that you start to wonder why they even show up in…