Part 1 And now we come to the post-timeskip content, known as Naruto: Shippuden in the anime. This is where a lot of people say it started to go wrong, and it's not hard to see why. The Kazekage Rescue arc through the Itachi Pursuit arc were generally solid throughout. The new Akatsuki members that … Continue reading Naruto: What it Did Right and Where it Went Wrong Part 2
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Naruto: What it Did Right and Where it Went Wrong Part 1
This past week was a major milestone in Naruto's history: the Boruto anime finished adapting The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring storyline. This may not sound significant, but The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring was the last Naruto story written by Masashi Kishimoto himself (Boruto is written by Ukyō Kodachi and illustrated by Mikio … Continue reading Naruto: What it Did Right and Where it Went Wrong Part 1
The Memetic Magic of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure has a bizarre place in the anime fandom. It's well liked by almost everyone who's seen it and is referenced all the time, so you'd think it's one of the most popular anime out there, but if you look at the numbers, it really isn't as popular as its reach would suggest. … Continue reading The Memetic Magic of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure
Kakegurui is Fanservice Done Right
Back when I was first starting out, I wrote an editorial about fanservice where I mentioned that I don't normally care for it. 99% of the time, fansevice is neutral at best and an annoyance at worst. The remaining 1% is this season's Kakegurui, a show that actually benefits from its fanservice. Fanservice almost never adds anything … Continue reading Kakegurui is Fanservice Done Right
Blog Update: Saturday Posting
Because my class schedule on Thursdays is, for lack of a better word, insane, I'm changing my schedule to posting every Saturday instead of every Friday. This will give me more time to refine my posts without worrying about it getting in the way of school. I may or may not change this in the … Continue reading Blog Update: Saturday Posting
A Complete Guide to the Fate Series and Where to Start
The Fate franchise has quickly become one of the biggest anime franchises of the past several years. While the visual novel Fate/Stay Night has been around since 2004 and the first anime adaptation was in 2006, it's only recently that Fate has exploded in popularity. With all the new adaptations, differing timelines, and complicated watch orders, … Continue reading A Complete Guide to the Fate Series and Where to Start
Hunter x Hunter’s Chimera Ant Arc is a Brilliant Mess Part 3: The Price of Ambition
Part 1 Part 2 Warning: This post contains major spoilers for Hunter x Hunter. There's no question that the Chimera Ant arc deserves a lot of the praise it gets. I've spent parts 1 and 2 analyzing just a few of it's major characters and themes, and there's still so much more that I didn't … Continue reading Hunter x Hunter’s Chimera Ant Arc is a Brilliant Mess Part 3: The Price of Ambition
Blog Update: Law School and Possible Delays
Hey, just wanted to give a quick update about the next few months. I'm starting law school next week, so some of my posts might come out late. I'll still try to release a new blog post every Friday, but everything I've heard about law school has been that it's a lot of work, so … Continue reading Blog Update: Law School and Possible Delays
Hunter x Hunter’s Chimera Ant Arc is a Brilliant Mess Part 2: The Significance of Names
Part 1 Warning: This post contains major spoilers for Hunter x Hunter. Names play a crucial role in the Chimera Ant arc. Giving people and things names is a fundamentally human trait, after all, and is a major factor in showing the Chimera Ants' growing humanity. At the start, none of them even have names of their … Continue reading Hunter x Hunter’s Chimera Ant Arc is a Brilliant Mess Part 2: The Significance of Names
Hunter x Hunter’s Chimera Ant Arc is a Brilliant Mess Part 1: The King’s Humanity
Spoiler Warning: This post contains major spoilers for Hunter x Hunter. There's a lot to be said about the Chimera Ant arc in Hunter x Hunter. Clocking in at around 60 episodes, it's by far the longest and most densely packed arc in the anime. It's also the show's best and messiest arc yet. Explaining … Continue reading Hunter x Hunter’s Chimera Ant Arc is a Brilliant Mess Part 1: The King’s Humanity
