A chill place for anime gamers
"I'm no longer the useless Deku who can't do anything right... I'm the Deku who gives it his all!!" So there's this show called My Hero Academia. You might have heard of it. It's been one of the most consistently awesome shonen battle anime since it's debut in 2016, and helped redefine the genre for... Continue Reading →
I love anime. I love talking about anime. But not all of my friends love anime as much as I do. Some of them used to watch as kids but haven't kept up since, and some of them have never seen an anime in their lives but are interested in learning more. But as anyone... Continue Reading →
I can't believe it's 2020 now. It's crazy, right? I wanted to write a kind of life update around New Years, but unfortunately I was crazy busy moving to a new place, working, and just dealing with all the stress of the holidays. It's been a stressful month for me, but luckily things are finally... Continue Reading →
The 2010's were as awesome a decade for anime as they were terrible for pretty much everything else. The arrival of streaming changed the game completely, and there are now more awesome anime coming out now than ever before. Digital animation is mind-blowingly good now, and tons of shows have really pushed the envelope in... Continue Reading →
The lovable antiheroes of Cowboy Bebop, who do the right thing for the wrong reasons Hi, everyone, this is a new series I'm tentatively calling Trope Overload. I am fascinated by the narrative devices we use to shape the stories we tell, and wanted to talk about some of my favorites here. It's a bit... Continue Reading →
I know this isn't exactly a shocker, but the world's gone a bit crazy in these past couple years. And in tumultuous times like these, I feel I need to disconnect a bit revisit the movies, books, games, and music that helped me get through hard times in the past. There are many of these... Continue Reading →
I have an otaku confession: I've never seen Naruto, Bleach, or One Piece. I know, right? They all came out when I was in high school, and all the kids in my anime club were all over them. But I've never been a huge fan of Shonen anime. I enjoyed Dragon Ball as a kid... Continue Reading →
Disclaimer: This post discusses some spoilers of Neon Genesis Evangelion. I tried to keep some of the most spoiler-y bits as vague as I could, so you can still understand if you haven't seen the show, but it does discuss the whole series up to the end. Also, content warning for heavy discussion of mental... Continue Reading →
On July 18, 2019, anime studio Kyoto Animation was set ablaze in what appeared to be arson. By the time the fire was put out, 33 people had died and a few dozen were injured. It was the worst mass killing in Japan since World War II. Prime minister Shinzo Abe said the incident was... Continue Reading →
Trigger warnings: Homophobia, transphobia, mention of sexual abuse Hey there. Wow. There are so many things I want to say. Unfortunately, time travel has still not been invented yet. So there's really no way for you, the person I was at age 15, to understand anything I, the person you will become at almost 30,... Continue Reading →
Drifting Soul 