I’ve been noticing the common recurrence of the recap episode inserted halfway through an anime. Essentially retelling the story within a single episode, recap episodes give the illusion of being important, and I used to watch them specifically for that … Continue reading How Recap Episodes Ruin Anime
I’ve been sitting on reviewing several of these anime for a while now, but now I’ve finally found the time to post these scores. As always, these scores are based on quality and whether or not I’d recommend these shows … Continue reading Scoring the Best and Worst Anime I’ve Seen Round 8
It’s been a hellaciously busy couple of months, between putting together our top 25 animated movies list and then a million hours of overtime at work (only a slight exaggeration). We fell off the wagon a bit. In an earlier … Continue reading Music to My Ears: Satorl Marsh (Night)
One of the strongest aspects of the Zelda series is the incorporation of clever puzzles in uniquely themed dungeons. They comprise a good majority of the games, but despite that, each dungeon feels new and refreshing. I can’t wait for … Continue reading My Top 10 Favorite Zelda Dungeons
My second song from Soul Eater, this is the fourth and final ending called “Strength”. My favorite among the ending themes from the show, the piano is driving and melodic. The ending is admittedly strange to watch seeing as how … Continue reading Best Anime Openings/Endings – “Strength,” Abingdon Boys School
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
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
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
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