Prologue: A Life Sent On Xenoblade Chronicles 3 begins with a melody. An earnest youth named Noah plays his flute as the horrors of war rage around him. Noah is an off-seer, and his song allows the souls of departed comrades to pass on. In a world of ceaseless violence, where the very earth is... Continue Reading →
Toradora: The Taiga and the Dragon
In Japanese mythology, the tiger and the dragon are rivals, but equal in strength. The tiger represents the earth, passion, and the physical world. The dragon represents the sky, the ocean, wisdom, and the spiritual world. Their clashes can shake the heavens, but neither can completely overpower the other. The truth is, they both need... Continue Reading →
Radiohead: Beauty in Alienation
Ever since I was a child, I’ve been a music nerd. It was an escape from a troubled life, both at home and at school. I started playing guitar and singing when I turned 15 and have played in various bands since then for almost 2 decades (gah, I’m old!) And one of my biggest... Continue Reading →
Lord of the Rings and J.R.R. Tolkien’s Message of Hope
"The brave things in the old tales and songs, Mr. Frodo: adventures, as I used to call them. I used to think that they were things the wonderful folk of the stories went out and looked for, because they wanted them, because they were exciting and life was a bit dull, a kind of a... Continue Reading →
Fire Emblem Echoes: The Swan Song of the 3DS Era
Maybe this is a weird take, but I love the glorious piece of trash known as the Nintendo 3DS. Sure, the graphics were terrible and the 3D gimmick was very tacked on, but the system had a fantastic library of JRPGs, visual novels, and remakes of beloved classics. Towards the end of its life cycle... Continue Reading →
Violet Evergarden: Poetry in Motion
Hey y’all, how’s it going? It’s been a while. I want to get back into blogging again. I may not post all that frequently, but I still have a lot of opinions on all the good anime/JRPGs. I also want to write about some of my other interests, such as music and literature, so stay... Continue Reading →
Genshin Impact: The Good, The Bad, And The Gacha
I've been working on this write-up on-and-off for months. I didn't expect it to be so gargantuan, but I hope it's still fun to read. I don't know if I will write any more posts like this, as I want to focus on my Let's Plays for now. But I felt this game, as big... Continue Reading →
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – The Impossible Masterpiece
I want to be real. Things haven't felt right for a while now. This past year and a half has been hard on all of us. I want to talk about this game, not because it's taken 150+ hours of my life to complete, but because every second I had the biggest, stupidest smile on... Continue Reading →
Top 5 (Living) Anime Moms
This was supposed to be done by Mother's Day, but I never do anything on time, so why start now? I wanted to do this cute post on my favorite anime moms for a while now, but I realized that way too many moms in anime die before the opening credits. That would make this... Continue Reading →
Demon Slayer Mugen Train: All Aboard The Hype Train
I’m 100% Shonen trash, which means I love Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. The gorgeously detailed setpieces, unique historical setting, and memorable cast of characters (and Zenitsu) made for one of the most exciting Shonen Jump series in recent memory. I binged the entire manga shortly after finishing the first anime season, which only made... Continue Reading →