So I’ve been playing Tales of Vesperia…

Final Fantasy VII Remake is finally out, and it's absolutely beautiful. But I can't play it, cause I don't have PS4! So I've been playing a different classic JRPG, Tales of Vesperia on the Nintendo Switch. I'm not super familiar with the Tales games: I played Tales of Symphonia way back on the GameCube and... Continue Reading →

How Anime Uses Surrealism To Tell A Story

Disclaimer: This post contains minor spoilers for Paprika, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, and Revolutionary Girl Utena. There's nothing that would ruin your experience if you haven't seen these anime yet, but I just wanted to give a heads up. Anyway, let's talk about some avant-garde shit! Anime is weird, in a good way. It can... Continue Reading →

An Ode to Final Fantasy

When I was six, my best friend was a boy named Mike went to my elementary school. We'd spend every afternoon together holed up in his mom's basement playing Super Nintendo. I loved Super Mario World and Pilotwings, but the game I always wanted to play was a weird little ditty called Final Fantasy IV.... Continue Reading →

5 Anime Guaranteed To Make You Smile

Even at the best of times, life can often be exhausting, unpredictable, and needlessly cruel. And in times of crisis, we all could use a pick me up! There are tons of deep, compelling anime that will blow your mind and fuck up your life, but there are also some cute, beautiful, and inspiring series... Continue Reading →

Mari (tries to) explain the Fate series

One of the biggest questions that anime fans have regarding the medium, besides "Why is their hair like that?" and "What the hell happened in End of Evangelion?", is "How should I watch the Fate series?" There are so many different Fate anime out there, many of which are alternate timelines, that it's hard to... Continue Reading →

Re:Zero Is Actually Amazing

HEAVY SPOILERS for Season 1 of Re:Zero in this post, if for some weird reason you clicked on it and haven't seen the series already Modern life kinda sucks, doesn't it? Capitalism disenfranchises entire populations and exploits the poor to make the rich even richer. Technology has made us alienated and miserable. Politicians and the... Continue Reading →

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