More like this
Atmosphere in Games (Hades and Hollow Knight)
The opening scene or sequence in a game is the most important, more so than any other medium. A film or an anime can wait to draw you…
Crystal Project: An Unexpected Marriage of Hollow Knight and Final Fantasy V
I got a long story with this Crystal Project. Basically, I haven’t actually beaten it. I have played the vast majority of it, though; enough that I feel…
The Haunting Atmosphere of Hollow Knight
Get 100 free blades with your razor using my link: https://hensonshaving.com/internetpitstop With the release of Hollow Knight Silksong I figure its time we In this video essay, we dive…
The Hollow Man
A phantom is haunting the town, there cannot be another solution. Dr. Grimaud is found murdered in his study and an unknown man vanished from this room. The…
Underground: Haruki Murakami
There’s been a lot of talk about cults lately, mostly one cult in particular. And I keep seeing the name Aum Shinrikyo tossed around in that context, people…
Doctorkev Does Fate/Hollow Ataraxia
When is a sequel not a sequel? When it’s a tonally incongruous and chronologically discordant follow-up like 2005’s Fate/Hollow Ataraxia, a…
Skeleton Knight In Another World
Episodes: 12 Summary: When Arc wakes up, he discovers that he has been transported to another world in the body of the character he was playing in an…
Underground Strategy Report #3
Spiders. Lots and lots of spiders! Hey there, Firsty Duelist here, with yet another installation in my weekly Undercards deck overview! In case you don’t know what Undercards…
Underground Strategy Report #1
Is Mettaton EX worth your Gold? Hey there! I’m the Firsty Duelist, and recently I’ve gotten super invested in a digital card game inspired by the UNDERTALE and…
Underground Strategy Report #2
Here We Are, talking about Amalgamates Hello! I’m the Firsty Duelist, and I’m here talking about another Undercards deck I’ve been experimenting with lately. This time, it’s…
Underground Strategy Report #10
*SELF-DESTRUCT SEQUENCE ACTIVATED* Hey there! Firsty here, and I’m doing another Undercards deck overview! In case you don’t know what Undercards is, it’s a free-to-play digital c…
Underground Strategy Report #8
NOW’S YOUR CHANCE TO BE A champion! Hello there! I’m the Firsty Duelist, and I am herby making my triumphant return to blogging after I took the last…
Guard from Underground (1992)
Kurosawa’s early slasher is a successful stylistic experiment that anyone who calls himself a fan of Japanese horror should see.
Underground Strategy Report #4
Drawing conclusions Hello! I’m the Firsty Duelist, and this is my fourth installment in my weekly Undercards deck overview series. (In case you don’t know, Undercards is a…
Underground Strategy Report #7
Plugging in to shock your foes! Hello there! I’m the Firsty Duelist, and I am doing another of my weekly Undercards deck reviews!In case you don’t know what…
Underground Strategy Report #9
The most original, unoriginal deck! Hey every!! It’s Firsty here, and I’m going over yet another Undercards deck I’ve been fiddling around with lately. This time it’s one…
Underground Strategy Report #6
Where did all these monsters come from? Hello there! I’m the Firsty Duelist, and today I’m doing another one of my weekly Undercards deck review posts! This time…
Underground Strategy Report #5
Hey! Watch where you’re slinging those spells! Hey there! Firsty here, and once again I’m doing my weekly Undercards deck report! This time around it’s a deck I…
Underground Strategy Report #17
Do you want to play big cards fast? Then do I have the deck for you! Hello! I’m the Firsty Duelist! I know it’s been a while since…
Undead Murder Farce – 10 [Misty Hollow]
Welcome all, to another episode of Undead Murder Farce! This week we discover who the werewolf is, get in a tussle and maybe just maybe suffer the consequences…
Fanart Friday: Gabimaru is Not Hollow
I just started Hell’s Paradise after hearing the buzz all season long (and seeing that one of our favorite people, Marisa Duran, voices the female lead in it)…
This Week in Games - Final Fantasy and Cotton Fantasy
This week Heidi has all the latest gaming news, from the Sonic movie to Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin PLUS an interview with Cotton Fantasy's Shinya Nagatomo…
In Sexual Assault Crackdown, Police Raid Male Underground Idol Events in Kabukicho
Reports of assaults against female fans have led authorities in Kabukicho to perform inspections at men's underground idol events.
Drowning in fiction and fantasy
Fair warning, a lot of personal stuff here. I try to separate this out from the regular fare. I even considered not posting this since I wrote it…
First Impression: Skeleton Knight in Another World
Awakening from a slumber, a massive knight glances downward to see that he’s not in his room playing a game with controller in hand, but is near a…
Skeleton Knight in Another World – Episode 1
This is just another goddamn isekai fantasy about some misunderstood nice guy who looks like a monster (How Not to Summon a Demon Lord) steeped in MMO mechanics…
Episode 780: Wonder Knight in Another Egg
This week on Anime Pulse we got spooky scary skeleton knights, anime announcements, and Thanksgiving. Up first Joseph has been playing nothing but Pokemon Violet despite its glaring…
Iron Knight
After a great start did Iron Knight keep it up or have a meltdown? Inspired by Berserk we discuss Tomohiro Yagi’s Shonen Jump manga Iron Knight. This…
Iron Knight
After a great start did Iron Knight keep it up or have a meltdown? Inspired by Berserk we discuss Tomohiro Yagi’s Shonen Jump manga Iron Knight. This…
Demo Disc Vol. 22: Underground & Underexposed?
Debuting on March 12, 1991, Monthly Shonen Gangan marked the start of Enix's foray into publishing, and it's still running to this very day ...
Manga Talk: Underground from Saturday AM
I check out a new series from Saturday AM magazine called Underground. Story & Art by JR De Bard Published by Rockport Publishers Follow the magazine https://twitter.com/Saturday_am Follow…
“Hollow Hunger” — Overlord and a Complicated Viewing Experience
I’m coming in hot this time, Overlord has caused me more frustration than anything I can remember watching in the last few years. Four…
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving
The story is more about the schoolmaster, Ichabod Crane, and less about the legend of Sleepy Hollow. The book is shorter than what I expected, and I feel…
Anime Series Like Skeleton Knight in Another World
After falling asleep playing games, a gamer woke up in the game world, but as a skeleton. While he is equipped well, his appearance is too frightening to
GOBLIN SLAYER, Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear, Overlord, She Professed Herself Pupil of the Wise Man, Skeleton Knight in Another World
Skeleton Knight in Another World Review (Spoiler Free)
If you were to guess what this next anime is about, based on the title, you’d probably be correct. We truly are in the Renaissance of isekai anime.…
The Darkest Knight
Nobody at XEBEC expected their kind-of-parody of the mecha genre in 1996 to be so popular that it would push them towards making a feature-length film of it.…
Eureka Seven Ep. 43: The Sunshine Underground
Summary Several military craft fly over Temple City. Dominic, who is on the ground with some other soldiers, says the world has completely changed. He says he thought…
Tune of the Week(ish) Overlord IV’s HOLLOW HUNGER
To celebrate a new season, what better way then some hardcore anime openings? The Tune of the Week is the fourth opening to Overlord: HOLLOW HUNGER by OxT
Historical drama film review: The Hollow Crown: Richard III
Look up a list of the top five most controversial kings of England and you’ll probably find something among all the crap and detritus of the internet with…
Historical drama film review: The Hollow Crown: Richard II
Throw a Shin Megami Tensei in the front and Raidou Kuzunoha vs. Whoever on the back of that post title. But no other title works, because after rewatching Kenneth Branagh’s…
Historical drama film review: The Hollow Crown: Henry IV
Oh yeah, these are where the history plays really get going. Henry IV is a great time, and in particular the first part of the two. High politics,…
Weekly Review — Skeleton Knight in Another World Episode 11
My review of Skeleton Knight in Another World episode 11 is up over on Anime News Network.
Weekly Review — Skeleton Knight in Another World Episode 8
My review of Skeleton Knight in Another World episode 8 is up over on Anime News Network.
Weekly Review — Skeleton Knight in Another World Episode 6
My review of Skeleton Knight in Another World episode 6 is up over on Anime News Network.
Weekly Review — Skeleton Knight in Another World Episode 3
My review of Skeleton Knight in Another World episode 3 is up over on Anime News Network.
Weekly Review — Skeleton Knight in Another World Episode 4
My review of Skeleton Knight in Another World episode 4 is up over on Anime News Network.
Weekly Review — Skeleton Knight in Another World Episode 9
My review of Skeleton Knight in Another World episode 9 is up over on Anime News Network.
Weekly Review — Skeleton Knight in Another World Episode 5
My review of Skeleton Knight in Another World episode 5 is up over on Anime News Network.
Chivalry of a Failed Knight: Your Fool in April
I am a man of my word. For months, well over a year now I have said that I would do it. That I would put aside my…