I’ve written a lot on Assassination Classroom. It’s obvious that I found the series inspiring. And for once, I actually planned ahead and left out something I wanted to discuss more in depth in its very on post. Namely: Rikuto Ikeda.
Category: Character studies
Van Hohenheim and the beauty of the ordinary life
Some of you may know that (as of this writing) I’ve recently finished watching FMA; Brotherhood for the first time (the semicolon is a typo but it stays as proof that Steins;Gate is trying to take over my brain). Let’s face it, Fullmetal Alchemist is rife with great candidates for my tragic character studies series….
The Unforgivable Weakness of Chika
I still have a hard time fully sorting out my thoughts on the Ancient Magus’ Bride. If you’ve read my 3 (yup 3, 3rd one is scheduled for the last week of June) reviews for the series, you can see just how much my feelings jump around. There are some elements which were undeniably fantastic…
Sakura Megumi, A Good Teacher Never Dies
If you haven’t seen school-live (Gakkou Gurashi!) Go away…. You can come back after you’ve watched it. I’m not mad or anything, I’m doing this for you!
Of Tiny Gods and Boundless Grace
This may come as a bit of a surprise to some of you, but I’m actually a pretty big fan of Natsume’s Book Friends. It’s a long story, maybe I’ll tell you about it someday…. But I wasn’t exactly hooked on it from the very first episode. It was a fine first episode as far…
“If both sides are the same, become a good man”
I really liked Bungou Stray Dogs. I still do. I’m here for anything new that comes out. But as much as I enjoyed the first season, it’s the second that really made the series take root in my mind. More specifically, the first few episodes of the second season, which told the tale of a…
Faris and the Girl Who Wasn’t There
After I mentioned it in my review for SteinsGate 0 episode 4, I just couldn’t get it out of my head, so here goes. To my friend Faris. I know we never met but in my defense, you don’t exist. I still miss you.
I Made TPAB Write Me A Natsume Post! (Guest Post)
Well the title kinda says it all and The Pantless Anime Blogger was even nice enough to write an intro for me so WooHoo!!! So a quick recap, I lost the Winter Games 2018 and I must now face penalty. I’m sure this is more a positive to me though, since I can whore out my…
5 is the Loneliest Number
I’m probably going to catch some flak for this one. A lot of you guys hate her…. I mean I get it, kinda… No. 5 is riddled with flaws and a lot of them are a bit of a frustrating echo of the drawbacks of the show itself. But, you see, just because a character is bad,…
The Torment of Being Nameless in Time of Eve
I guess some of you may have noticed but I have a weakness for tragic characters that can accept their fate gracefully or fight against it until the last second. Once in a very long while, you can find those that do both. One of the most frequent searches on my blog is for the…
When everyone else is too dumb to see how smart you are! Ruler – Magical Girl Raising Project
Yes, this show again. After writing a longer than usual review for this series, then going off on a tangent about Magical Girls in general, I still never got the chance to talk about my favorite character. I barely mentioned her in fact. That’s kind of weird right? She would probably bite my head off…
Natsume’s Supporter’s Battle For Supremacy Round 3 Part B
You can find the original of that beautiful header image HERE We are in the home stretch folks. If you missed out of anything you can catch up on past rounds: Round 1 Part A Round 1 Part B Round 2 Part A Round 2 Part B Round 3 Part A Here we Go!…
Natsume’s Supporter’s Battle For Supremacy Round 2 Part B
You can find the original of that beautiful header image HERE Well that was quite a round 1! You can catch up with all the action here: Round 1 Part A Round 1 Part B Round 2 Part A And now for the exciting conclusion of round 2! Touko vs Natori For this match…
Natsume’s Supporter’s Battle For Supremacy Round 1 Part B
You can find the original of that beautiful header image HERE Welcome back everyone! If you missed what we’re doing here, please go read the first post of the subject over on 100 Word Anime. You should probably go read a couple of Karandi’s posts just for fun actually! The Little Fox vs Touko…
OWLS Blog Tour: the Different Faces of Competition in Hikaru no Go
Lasts month’s OWLS tour really lit a fire under my behind. We’ve been getting a steady influx of really talented writers for the past few months that has reinvigorated everyone in the group. As a result, January was just a spectacular tour. I was a little afraid that we wouldn’t be able to live up…