Tag: Anime
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Genthru: HunterxHunter’s Least Interesting Villain

It’s amazing the things you can get done in quarantine when you’re bored. I’ve finished several games, watched and rewatched many shows, and gotten more writing done than I’ve managed in a while. I’ve even managed to get around to revisiting some stories I’ve dropped for a while! Including a modern shounen classic: HunterxHunter! Or…
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Tower of God Season 1: The 13 Episode Prologue

When I wrote my article for the spring anime of 2020, I expressed cautious optimism in regards to Tower of God. While I did enjoy what I’d seen up to that point, the show hadn’t quite won me over yet. It seemed like a show that could end up being awesome. Or it could’ve fallen…
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Dragon Ball Super Doesn’t Understand Goku

This has been bothering me for a long time. So, may as well do it now. As of me writing this, chapter 61 of the Dragon Ball Super manga just came out. And personally, I kinda… hated it. Sure, Vegeta got some decently badass moments. But to me, it was a perfect encapsulation of the terrible writing…
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The Genius of Kill La Kill’s Nui Harime

Originally, I was going to write this as a little preview for my Kill La Kill review (which I’ll link to at the bottom of this; it’s one of my personal favorites). But then I forgot because I’m a dumb-dumb. So I’m gonna do it now that I’ve remembered it. I’m only, what, three months…
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Toradora!: Never Play Cupid in High School

Am I talking about this because I just finished it? Or because of all the season two rumors? I’ll let you decide. When was the last time you were truly surprised by something? Like, you thought you knew what to expect but then you got something completely different that’s even better? Something so wildly unique…