Escape Velocity: The End of Texhnolyze
This piece will have Texhnolyze spoilers! I recommend watching it if you’re up to it, it’s a weird and interesting (if painful) series. There’s a trilogy of novels by M. […]
Category Archives: The Meta Dump
Chain of Memories
When I was in middle school, I placed runner-up in a writing contest sponsored by an environmental organization and won a couple hundred dollars. My parents were nice enough to […]
Dreaming of Cobblestone in Dragon Quest XI
Today we’re going to talk about a scene from early in Dragon Quest XI. Warning, there will be spoilers for this game! There’s a good chance you’ll predict this scene […]
Otakon Memories
“What did you think of Otakon?” My good friend A asked me this as I bit into a pulled pork sandwich half an hour before our blogging meet-up would split […]
Present Lain, Present Time
I finished watching Serial Experiments Lain a few days ago, just before the 20th anniversary of its premiere on July 6th, 1998. Take a moment to think about how much […]
Just Enough Things: Brief Thoughts About Nier Automata
This piece will spoil all of Nier Automata for you. If you care about those things, I suggest you get at least Ending E before reading it. You’ve been warned! […]
Good Bands of Anime
Japanese animation has its share of famous composers. You have Joe Hisaishi’s myriad contributions to the films of Studio Ghibli, from Castle in the Sky to Princess Mononoke and Spirited […]
Day Thirteen: A Tiny Glimpse of the Scars You Bear
2016 has been a rough year. Britain voted to leave the EU, cities around the world were hit by terrorist attacks, major news publications wrote puff pieces about white nationalists, […]
Through Distorted Mirrors; Functional Direction in 3gastu
trigger warning: depression! One of the hardest things about having depression is trying to make other people understand what it’s like. Casting away social stigma for a moment, it’s tough […]
One Piece and the Meaning of Legacy
Humans by default are built to dream. Shonen Jump titles realize this, and we see it in all forms – from Bleach’s self assertive way of destroying whatever obstructs your […]
