Tag: Anime
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Day 284: Sword Art Online AKA The Train Wreck That Just Keeps Going
And now for the exact fucking opposite. Wrapping up our little Isekai trilogy (which I didn’t do on purpose, I swear), we’re gonna talk about the tyrannical king of the genre: Sword Art Online. Every anime fan under the sun knows about this damn show. And everything that can be said has been said. Everyone…
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Day 283: No Game, No Season 2
Practically every time I’ve mentioned an Isekai on this blog, I’ve said the same thing: No Game, No Life is an exception to the ‘Isekai shows are bad’ rule. And since I needed something to talk about for the 12 Days of Anime, I figured I’d take the day to finally explain why this show…
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My Review Academia S1 E12: All Might Goes Plus Ultra!
And now, we finally get to talk about the episode that everyone remembers. When people talk about their favorite moments from season one, there are two major scenes they bring up. Those being Deku VS Bakugo Round One and the topic of today’s episode: All Might VS The Nomu. And I’m going to come right…
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Day 282: Nassica and the Valley of the Wind
Studio Ghibli is one of the most iconic names in the anime industry. Their works have been massively influential not just throughout anime, but all of pop culture. Everyone has their favorites, be they My Neighbor Totoro, Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke or Ponyo. But whenever I have these conversations, one film is never brought up.…
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Day 281: Conception: What Happens When A Genre Goes Too Far
The Isekai genre. I’ve discussed it before (the link to that is right here if you’re interested), and my opinion hasn’t changed. While there are a few golden geese here and there, like Overlord or No Game No Life, the number of bad ones far outnumber the good. And in this season of anime, we’ve…
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