Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood’s Greatest Improvement
Warning: this post is 100% spoilers. If you haven’t seen both FMA series, pay very close attention to the next two lines before deciding whether to read any further. Full Metal Alchemist (plus Movie):...
View ArticleAnime Seasons: Who Cares?
You do not live in Japan. A new season of anime means new anime airs on TV in Japan, which is a country you do not live in, unless you’re a disillusioned expatriate who has yet to learn that watching...
View ArticleI Watch Anime Alone
The manliest song without an AMV? Anything worth doing is worth doing alone. Can’t exercise by yourself? See if I care when you get a heart attack. Don’t want to eat alone? Go ahead and starve. People...
View ArticleLiar Game is Brilliant
As much as I like this manga, I’ll be the first to admit it’s not for everyone. If any of the following applies to you, don’t read Liar Game. If you’re stupid, don’t read Liar Game. I don’t want anyone...
View ArticleI’m sorry your favorite show doesn’t suck
You know what hurts people more than telling them their favorite show sucks? Telling them their favorite show is simply ok. They react as if I threw their kittens in a wood chipper. Perhaps I’m being...
View ArticleCompetent Mastery in Fate/Zero
**Spoilers for Fate/Zero and Fate/Stay Night** Masters in Fate/Stay Night Name Gender Competent? Emiya Shirou Male Matou Shinji Male Souichirou Kuzuki Male Kotomine Kirei Male Tohsaka Rin Female...
View ArticleWe get it, you’re an anime character
Die already Two things irk me about this scene. First of all, words beginning with a vowel should be preceded by the indefinite article “an”. Second of all, anime characters talking about how they’re...
View ArticleHigurashi Can Do No Wrong
Higurashi can make as many filler episodes as it wants. Lazy premises, cheesy jokes, plot holes, rampant pedophilia—who cares? I will watch every one, buy all the merchandise, and then burn it when I...
View ArticleShakugan no Shana III: A Primer on Fade-ins
Intrigued by the power of the fade-in? Shakugan no Shana III has all your answers. If an ending transition exists, Shana III has used it (spoiler warnings): 1. No fade-in, standard ending sequence:...
View ArticleI Love a Good Blowout
A blowout isn’t just about the final score. It doesn’t turn on a choice of strategy. It’s not when two opponents start out trading even blows only for one to decisively pull away after a series of...
View ArticleNon-Psycho-Pass Shows that Need a Second Season
A few years ago, I listed a few Non-Haruhi shows that needed a second season. None of them got one. Haruhi did. It sucked. Now I hear that Psycho-Pass is getting a second season. Nothing good can come...
View ArticleUmineko (anime) > Umineko (VN)
Remember how everyone was always bitching about the Umineko VN being SO much better than the anime? (Yeah, I know you could replace “Umineko” with any VN adaptation and hear the same bullshit.) I...
View ArticleJoJo’s Mediocre Adventure
I’ve seen a whole bunch of “Best Anime of 2013″ lists placing JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure at or near the top. Come on, 2013 wasn’t that bad. JJBA, while fun and stylish, has too many shitty fights to...
View ArticleThe END DAY: Paris-hen
Last year I was too busy not watching anime to commemorate The END DAY. This year I’m writing a double post to make up for it. Nodame Cantabile: Paris-hen The first season of Nodame Cantabile (++)...
View ArticleNo, Idiots, it wasn’t Obvious
I’m not going to bother attempting to define obviousness, but I’m more than happy to point out a few things idiots often confuse it for: Intuition Hindsight Bias Help (Can’t figure it out yourself?...
View ArticleClose Enough
Seven years ago, I successfully predicted the ending of Naruto. This is proven by the image below, which admittedly could’ve been edited in MS Paint. But Baka-Raptor, that’s not how it ended! Not...
View ArticleRaw Impressions
I’m not usually the kind of douchebag who walks into (or worse, out of) a test crying about how he’s definitely going to fail, only to end up pissing all over the condolence flowers he suckered...
View ArticlePsycho-Pass 2 > Psycho-Pass 1
Psycho-Pass 2 is better than Psycho-Pass 1. Yes, the best of Psycho-Pass 1 is better than anything in Psycho-Pass 2, but what about the rest of it? Remember Spooky Boogie? Artsy murder girl? Hunter...
View ArticleGuess the Arslan Senki Personality
Hot-blooded shounen hero Average Joe dragged into a larger-than-life scenario against his will Guy (or possibly a girl) whose true strength comes from within Benevolent dictator Merciless warlord...
View ArticleThe Greatest Match in Sports Anime History
The greatest match in sports anime history isn’t Haikyuu’s Karasuno vs. Shiratorizawa. It’s the football version of the exact same match from a decade earlier: Eyeshield 21’s Shinryuuji vs. Deimon....
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