Tag: Anime
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The Issue With Naruto Villains (The Mind of a Character)
In a long-running anime series, you’ve got to have a large catalogue of villains if you want to keep it going. This can be a little challenging, as you need to properly develop each villain, incorporate them into the larger plot, and conclude their stories in a satisfying way to make room for the next…
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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…
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Is Anime Still Exclusively Japanese?
Back in the day, the consensus as to what is and isn’t anime was clear. If it was an animated show or movie produced in Japan, it was anime. If it was made anywhere else, it wasn’t. There were shows that had anime aesthetics, such as ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’, which have sparked years of…
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