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(Author’s note: The original review was posted on AniList on April 21, 2021. This review is largely the same with tweaks to the grammar & wording.) Every once in a while, I come across an anime that takes my expectations and shatters them, becoming something much more than I thought it would be. I’ve always…
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One key facet of sports that has always captivated me is the concept of the rivalry. No matter the level of competition or sport, whether you’re out there on the field or sitting in the stands, the feelings and emotions of beating a rival on the biggest stage is second to none. They’re the antagonistic…
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And just like that, 2023 is in the books. It’s been quite the year, to say the least, and personally, it marks yet another great year for myself. Between juggling my first year of grad school, jobs, research, among many other things, it could have been very easy to see my passion and desire to…
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When I watch an anime that crosses over certain themes and combines genres that I otherwise enjoy on their own, I always keep in the back of my mind how it all comes together. The execution can either fall flat on its face with incoherence or rise above it and create a resonant story that…
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As recently as two weeks ago, after completing the second season of NEW GAME, it felt a little special to know that I’ve now reached the milestone of 250 completed anime. Damn. When I first started watching anime a little over five years ago, I couldn’t even imagine thinking about how this moment would unfold…
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Witnessing the end of an era, especially ones that you lived through and loved every moment of, can be really bittersweet. The classic saying, “As one door closes, another one opens”, is a real thing, and saying goodbye to the old and hello to the new can be a challenge in itself. The Yakuza series…
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It took me nearly a year to complete, but recently, I finished Yakuza 5, and I’m glad that I came back to finish it. Arguably the longest Yakuza game I’ve played to date outside of Yakuza 0, I came into this game expecting to finish it in a breeze, given that I was able to…
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Welcome back to my weekly seasonal roundups. With many of the summer debuts over and dealt with and with others getting right into the thick of things, this second round of the seasonal roundup will catch us up to the second episodes of all the shows I’ve been watching. (By the time that this article…
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Welcome to my seasonal roundup and my weekly dosage of seasonal thoughts and evaluations! This new section of my writings will include some quick-hitters on the seasonal episodes that I follow weekly. This summer’s slate of seasonals looks extremely promising, with many sequel seasons that I’ve been anticipating for quite a while now. Fresh blood…
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