I’ve always enjoyed “Resonance” ever since I first watched the opening. The song’s dark, dance-like rhythm is exciting, and the characters dancing at times are unusual but memorable. The opening is sprinkled with some exciting action, creating a great opening … Continue reading Best Anime Openings/Endings – “Resonance,” T.M. Revolution
I will admit that I didn’t like most of the Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood openings and endings and was skipping most all of them as I watched it. The same held true for “Period” until I gave it a chance after … Continue reading Best Anime Openings/Endings – “Period,” Chemistry
Each year after E3, my interest in video games is rekindled. I go from “boy, there are barely any games coming out that I care about!” to “gee, how will I find time to play all these games” in the … Continue reading The Fall Video Game Lookahead, 2015 Edition
I have yet to finish the second season of Sword Art Online II, but I really enjoy listening to this song and felt I had to talk about it as soon as possible. At first, I didn’t care for “Ignite”. … Continue reading Best Anime Openings/Endings – “Ignite,” Eir Aoi
“Let Me Hear” is an opening that grew on me as I watched Parasyte. Initially, I liked the driving rhythm of the beginning of the song, but as soon as the auto-tuned screaming voice entered the song I’d skip it. … Continue reading Best Anime Openings/Endings – “Let Me Hear,” Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
While the ending video of “Magia” is simplistic to watch – despite its admittedly good job of foreshadowing the direction the narrative takes – I’m choosing this song more for its application in Madoka Magica. Within minutes of the first … Continue reading Best Anime Openings/Endings – “Magia,” Kalafina
This next opening is featured in Steins;Gate. “Hacking to the Gate” contains key visuals and lyrics that correlate with many of the themes and ideas in Steins;Gate without spoiling the narrative in the show. This opening is fast and can … Continue reading Best Anime Openings/Endings – “Hacking to the Gate,” Kanako Ito
Even though there had been rumors for a few weeks, actually seeing Ryu in Super Smash Bros. rekindled something in my heart. I didn’t think I’d be so excited about it, but…I am. I’ve talked in earlier versions of these … Continue reading Music to My Ears: Ryu’s Theme (Super Smash Bros.)
For the rest of summer vacation, I’ll be doing a series of weekly posts discussing my favorite opening and ending themes from anime and articulating their greatness in a paragraph or two. I’m going to kick it off with the … Continue reading Best Anime Openings/Endings – “Guren no Yumiya,” Linked Horizon
Recently, Blizzard announced that it was adding new heroes to its extremely popular game Hearthstone, all for the low, low cost of $9.99 apiece! Controversy erupted. To be clear, there is a huge, glaring problem with this announcement — but … Continue reading Why Hearthstone’s New Hero Skins Are a Slap in the Face
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