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Popularity vs Quality in the Anime Community

One of the most hotly debated topics in anime is the relationship between how good an anime is and how popular it is. Does popularity mean a show…

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Kodaka Strikes Again: Akudama Drive is Stylish, Fun, Intriguing, and Absolutely Nuts

My hope last year was to make the optimal top 10 anime of the year list, by not missing anything clearly top 10 worthy. It seems I have…

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Anime/Video Game Cross Recommendations

If you’ve spent a decent amount of time on social media engaging in fandom activity, you might have noticed there is a decent amount of overlap between fans…

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Top 10 Anime of 2020

It’s time for my top 10 anime of 2020. It’s been a great year for anime, even better than last year. I gave a lot of good ratings…

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Anime Awards 2020

It’s that time of the year. Time for the anime awards. I wanted to make sure I watched a good amount of anime so I could make an…

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Help! I’m obsessed with Genshin Impact!

I’ve dabbled a bit into the exploitative gacha format.  But none have been able to capture me like Genshin Impact has.

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Top 15 Trails Characters

The Trails series is easily my favorite game series. It has an expansive world and a wide cast of characters that manage to have a hold on my…

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In Defense of Elaina: A Misunderstood Witch

Of all the anime this season to be controversial, the last show I would have expected to have people in a frenzy is Wandering Witch: The Journey of…

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I Should Have Watched Astra Lost In Space Sooner

Last year I did a top 10 anime of the year list. I didn’t watch much last year, so it wasn’t a very good favorites list. Another reason…

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More Anime to Watch During the Quarantine

A few months back I wrote a blog with 10 anime to watch while quarantined. Unfortunately, it seems like we are going to be quarantined for a long…

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13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim Main Character Rankings

I decided to preorder 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim shortly before it came out. The story seemed interesting. The art style was beautiful. And the dub cast was phenomenal.…

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Chise Hatori: Finding a Reason to Live

The Ancient Magus’ Bride is a show about a girl named Chise Hatori, who is sold off to a mage that decides to make her his apprentice in…

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Shiage Hamazura: From Level Zero to Hero, Self-reflection and Redemption

It can be pretty tiring watching mean-spirited anime with edgelord protagonists who must take revenge on the ones that wronged them. With isekai being an oversaturated subgenre, having…

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Viewer Emotional Response in Anime

The dichotomy of emotion vs logic is treated very similarly to the dichotomy of subjective vs objective. Emotion is seen as biased, as a way to cloud your…

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Kazuto Kirigaya: A False Hero

A little while back I made a blog about Kirito. It was pretty well received and got some great numbers. But if I’m being perfectly honest with myself,…

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Anime to Watch During the Quarantine

At first, I thought such a topic was a ridiculous idea. How can there be anime that are specifically good for watching during the quarantine? I thought you…

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Why I’ve Been Gone

It’s been a whole 2 months since I’ve posted a blog. Coming up with stuff to write about can be hard, but even this is abnormal for me.…

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Asuna Yuuki: Strength Through Resilience

Warning! There will be spoilers for up until the end of the second season of Sword Art Online. What makes a strong female character? The answer to this…

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Fate/Apocrypha: How Mordred and Kairi Got Their Wish Granted

Warning! There will be spoilers for Fate/Apocrypha! Fate/Apocrypha starts off with some narration from Sieg. He explains what the story of Fate/Apocrypha is about. It’s simply the story…

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Give Idol Anime a Chance: Misconceptions of Idol Anime

You do not understand how many times I’ve seen people say all idol anime are the same, without even watching them. To be fair, I wasn’t always interested…

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Fan Perception Does Not Accurately Represent a Work

I noticed people recently saying that people only care about Nier Automata for 2B’s ass and that the game isn’t actually good. This is a type of comment…

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Top 50 Glasses Girls

When it comes to anime and video games, girls in glasses tend to fall into very similar tropes. There is the shy bookworm, the uptight student council president,…

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Top 10 Anime of 2019

This year hasn’t been as good of a year for anime to me. It is mainly my own fault. It is just harder to get into new anime…

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Lisbeth’s Heartfelt Speech: Our Reality

I don’t normally make blog posts of specific scenes from seasonal anime. It’s never something I had on my mind. Maybe I should do it more, but I…

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Suguha Kirigaya: Wanting to be Loved

Suguha Kirigaya, or Leafa, has to be one of the most misunderstood anime characters ever. Most people see her and say “incest” and completely ignore the whole point…

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Top 100 Tomboy/Bifauxnen Characters

If you have read my introduction blog, then you would know that it’s no secret I’m a huge fan of tomboy characters. Tomboys can be very cool, or…

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Why You Should Play Trails in the Sky

The Legend of Heroes series is one I have been very interested in for a very long time. As someone who is also a fan of the Ys…

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Top 10 Anime Couples

It is time for a new top list. This is my top 10 anime couples. Not ships, couples. I have never been a fan of shipping and the…

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K-On! Main Character Rankings

Recently, I finished the anime K-On! I have heard for quite a long time that it is a great slice of life anime with some of the best…

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Subaru Natsuki: Entitlement and Waifu Culture

Subaru Natsuki was a very divisive character when Re:Zero aired. Some called him a perfect Gary Stu while others criticized him for being such an idiot. When I…

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Trails in the Sky SC: What Makes Us Human

I just finished The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC recently, and it’s honestly one of the best games I’ve ever experienced. I knew while playing…

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Shino Asada: Overcoming PTSD – The Resolve to Work Towards Self-improvement

It’s hard to pick a favorite character from Sword Art Online. That’s because it has such a fantastic cast of characters. Some of its characters rank among my…

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K: Burden of Kings

When most people think of K Project, they think of it’s flashy style and hot dudes. While there is no doubt there is a heavy focus on these…

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Astolfo: The Personification of Hope

One thing I really don’t like is the meme status of male characters who dress or act in a feminine way. These characters are commonly referred to as…

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The Main Themes of Sword Art Online: The Impact of Technology in Our Lives

When Sword Art Online first aired, people were lulled in by its premise. The characters are trapped inside a VR game and someone needs to beat it to…

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