Spoiler Warning: The following contains major spoilers for One Piece Everyone knows that flashbacks are never the best part of a story. At best, they give crucial information that sets up and explains the actual story and characters. At worst, they come off as wasting time. Either way, flashbacks aren't known for being good stories … Continue reading One Piece and the Art of Doing Flashbacks
Month: December 2016
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood-A Final Act that Defines the Show
Warning: The following article contains major spoilers for Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. Back when I first started blogging, I wrote an article on the importance of endings and used Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood as an example of a great ending. I briefly explained what I liked about it there, but I feel like it deserves a more thorough … Continue reading Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood-A Final Act that Defines the Show
Magical Girl Raising Project Review
It can't be understated how influential Madoka Magica was on the magical girl genre. It didn't invent the idea of "magical girls but dark" but it certainly popularized it. Since then, there have been plenty of anime that have taken influence from Madoka, some good, some not. The existence of Madoka means that Magical Girl … Continue reading Magical Girl Raising Project Review
Voices of a Distant Star Review
Mokoto Shinkai's been a huge name in the anime community lately. Scarcely a week goes by without some news about Your Name. breaking some record or opening in a new country. While Your Name. is the only Shinkai anime to get any kind of mainstream attention, it's not the only great Shinkai anime. Back in 2002, … Continue reading Voices of a Distant Star Review
How to do Shounen Right (and Wrong)
Warning: This editorial contains minor spoilers for Naruto and One Piece. Out of the many genres in anime, there's one that's undoubtedly the most popular: shounen. The term shounen means something like "young boy" and is used to refer to anime and manga directed at adolescent and teenage boys. Shounen series are primarily action based and outdo … Continue reading How to do Shounen Right (and Wrong)
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