A Course of True Love – Gakuen Basara: Samurai High School (Episode Six) – Laconically Speaking
The heart wants what the body may not. -30-
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An Officer and a Broken Man – JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind (Episode Six) – Laconically Speaking
The long arm of the law can be twisted. -30-
Reason to Taste – Gakuen Basara: Samurai High School (Episode Five) – Laconically Speaking
Revenge is a dish best served with gusto. -30-
Somewhat Famiglia – JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind (Episode Five) – Laconically Speaking
First impressions are the most aggressive. -30-
All In – My Hero One’s Justice – Humble Opinions
Since the dawn of more-than-one-fictional-character-with-superpowers, people have longed to see them punch each other really hard. Not in a seriousContinue Reading
Learning by Heart – Gakuen Basara: Samurai High School (Episode Four) – Laconically Speaking
He will do anything for love. -30-
Beyond a Shadow – JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind (Episode Four) – Laconically Speaking
It’s what he does that defines him. -30-
True to Form – Gakuen Basara: Samurai High School (Episode Three) – Laconically Speaking
They need a pitcher, not a belly itcher. -30-
Out of the Frying Pan – JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind (Episode Three) – Laconically Speaking
A flame in the hand is worth more than you know. -30-
Trick and Treat – Gakuen Basara: Samurai High School (Episode Two) – Laconically Speaking
One man’s crash is another man’s pleasure. -30-
Coming Together at the Seams – JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind (Episode Two) – Laconically Speaking
Allies can be found in the strangest of places. -30-
Once and Future – My Hero Academia: Two Heroes – Season Writings
First, grab yourself a large bowl, preferably one the size of a mobile, self-sufficient island. Next, your going to wantContinue Reading
The Best of Three – My Hero Academia (Episode Sixty-Three) – Season’s Writings
As you have no doubt ascertained from your own life experiences, challenge is what spurns us onward. It is aContinue Reading
Being Double – My Hero Academia (Episode Sixty-Two) – Season’s Writings
In the years upon years of superhero tales, concepts once unheard of have been explored with tremendous amounts of realismContinue Reading
Physical Therapy – My Hero Academia (Episode Sixty-One) – Season’s Writings
The human mind is a complex system. Born within are the ideas, concepts and observances that comprise a person andContinue Reading
Moment of Truth – My Hero Academia (Episode Sixty) – Season’s Writings
In every fictional competition from the 90s onward, subversion has seen our heroes fall short of that gleaming gold trophyContinue Reading
Rift of Fire – My Hero Academia (Episode Fifty-Nine) – Season’s Writings
If anime has taught me anything, it’s that the truest moments of self-discovery occur during the heat of battle. WhenContinue Reading
Fighting Spirits – JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable (Live-Action) – Humble Opinions
In a corner of a world much like our own, anomalies exist. Born of strong spirit, and occasionally aided byContinue Reading
Plus Promotion! – My Hero Academia (Episode Fifty-Eight) – Season’s Writings
Every once in a while it’s nice to take a break from it all and get away somewhere fun. PerhapsContinue Reading
Like Someone Possessed – Occultic;Nine (Volume Two) – Humble Opinions
When appreciating a truly enormous jigsaw puzzle, one must take strides in reverse, backing far enough away until the immeasurableContinue Reading
Professional Help – My Hero Academia (Episode Fifty-Seven) – Season’s Writings
When traipsing down the arduous path of heroism, one must learn an important lesson: Not every problem can be solvedContinue Reading
The Devil You Know – Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga (Volume Two) – Humble Opinions
If there were ever a being to carry completely justifiable daddy issues, it would be the child of Satan. IContinue Reading
Shine On – My Hero Academia (Episode Fifty-Six) – Season’s Writings
First of all, should anyone ever ask you why shape-shifting characters inexplicably possess non-human biology or colouration, please direct themContinue Reading
The Sky’s No Limit – Haikyu!! (Complete Season Two) – Humble Opinions
We all know that practice makes perfect…or, well, better and Haikyu!! Season Two strongly supports this way of thinking. StartingContinue Reading
Room-Temperature IQ – My Hero Academia (Episode Fifty-Five) – Season’s Writings
As a wise and fictional man once said, “There’s always a bigger fish.” Now, whilst he may have actually beenContinue Reading
Sins of the Fathers – Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (Volume Two) – Humble Opinions
In the impossible to fathom scope of existence, there exists every possibility ever conceived. Within every possibility ever conceived, thereContinue Reading
A Face You Can’t Trust – My Hero Academia (Episode Fifty-Four) – Season’s Writings
Being popular can sure be a drag. I think, I don’t know from personal experience, but fiction has led meContinue Reading
Great Sacrifices – Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (Volume One) – Humble Opinions
Whenever a human being is told that they must absolutely not do something, an primal piece of their soul interpretsContinue Reading
Class Warfare – My Hero Academia (Episode Fifty-Three) – Season’s Writings
Nobody likes tests. they’re stressful and nerve-wracking and if you say that you actually do enjoy tests, then I thinkContinue Reading
As Per Paranormal – Occultic;Nine (Volume One) – Humble Opinions
The world is a truly mysterious place. Though we have come to understand it more and more across the decades,Continue Reading
Mei’s Effect – My Hero Academia (Episode Fifty-Two) – Season’s Writings
If you have ever once dreamed of being a superhero, chances are high that you have also pondered how youContinue Reading
The Devil’s Own – Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga (Volume One) – Humble Opinions
The devil is a bad guy; I don’t think I”m stepping on any toes with that statement. Since time when-somebody-wrote-stuff-down,Continue Reading
Marriage Made In-Game – And You Thought There is Never a Girl Online? (Complete Series) – Humble Opinions
As general society, and perhaps personal experience, may tell you, the online world can truly be a wretched hive ofContinue Reading
Room for Review – My Hero Academia (Episode Fifty-One) – Season’s Writings
In tales of youth and the trials that lie held within, metaphors of change are a given. Heck, we’ve seenContinue Reading
Lost in Thoughts – Flip Flappers (Complete Series) – Humble Opinions
In a world just beyond the borders of our own, mired in mystery and born of fantasy, the power of imaginationContinue Reading
Through A Mother’s Eyes – My Hero Academia (Episode Fifty) – Season’s Writings
In the final moments of good versus evil, everybody clenches their fists and prays that the side of justice willContinue Reading
Soror Ex Machina – Regalia: The Three Sacred Stars (Complete Series) – Humble Opinions
With anime running the gamut from here to someplace far enough away to implicate scope, it can often be hardContinue Reading
At Peace – My Hero Academia (Episode Forty-Nine) – Season’s Writings
Since time immemorial (roughly around the 1940s), superheroes have grasped the hearts and minds of children and non-cynics the world over.Continue Reading
Release the Dragon – Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry – Humble Opinions
For the simple fact that apparently nobody has caught on yet, let it be stated thusly: Ancient artefacts are badContinue Reading
Unnecessary Evil – My Hero Academia (Episode Forty-Eight) – Season’s Writings
When dealing with the fictitious legions of villainy, and other assorted vileness, there is always a top dog, one whoContinue Reading
Once Upon A Time – Fairy Tail Zero (Complete Series) – Humble Opinions
Just as every tale has its end, so too do they have a beginning. A simple statement, but one thatContinue Reading
From the Jaws of Victory – My Hero Academia (Episode Forty-Seven) – Season’s Writings
When it comes to the world of amateur heroism, the proper channels are never flowing the way they should. PoliceContinue Reading
The More Things Change – Attack on Titan (Complete Season Two) – Humble Opinions
It has been said, more times than anyone can hope to count, that the calm comes before the storm. WhatContinue Reading
Aggressive Negotiations – My Hero Academia (Episode Forty-Six) – Season’s Writings
As far as I am led to believe, the kidnapping of one’s friend by a dastardly coalition of up-and-coming villainsContinue Reading
Pallid Days – Tanaka-kun is Always Listless (Complete Series) – Humble Opinions
Tanaka-kun is Always Listless. Man, it sure is easy to write about a series when it lays it all outContinue Reading
In Enemy Hands – My Hero Academia (Episode Forty-Five) – Season’s Writings
You know those people who always talk about what would happen if the heroes didn’t save the day? Well, IContinue Reading
Fight for Flight – Haikyu!! (Complete Season One) – Humble Opinions
What do only the best anime consist of? Easy. High school, teenage boys and the wonderful world of sport. NowContinue Reading
Afraid of Your Shadow – My Hero Academia (Episode Forty-Four) – Season’s Writings
They say that everybody has a dark side, some part of themselves that seldom sees the light of day andContinue Reading
A Cat May Be A King – Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom – Humble Opinions
As a particularly musical lion cub once said: “I just can’t wait to be king.” Unfortunately, what tunes that haveContinue Reading
Verve of Steel – My Hero Academia (Episode Forty-Three) – Season’s Writings
Poison gas is rising, fire has a bright blue glow. According to some villains, UA has to go. ‘Cause tonightContinue Reading
In Love and War – Hakuoki: Edo Blossoms – Humble Opinions
Where have all the good men gone and where are all the gods? A question once posited to the world,Continue Reading
Breakthrough – My Hero Academia (Episode Forty-Two) – Season’s Writings
Fate, destiny, call it what you will, the proverbial, primordial force that drives coincidence and chance can be a realContinue Reading
With a Bullet – Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet – Humble Opinions
When it comes to virtual reality, escapism is the name of the game. Unless the actual name of the gameContinue Reading
Burn Out – My Hero Academia (Episode Forty-One) – Season’s Writings
Work it, make it and do it, for that makes us harder, makes us better and, if that weren’t enough,Continue Reading
Heroes of Another Story – The Seven Deadly Sins: Knights of Britannia – Humble Opinions
If there’s seven things I’ve learned, it’s that the mortal sins make for fun character archetypes. Not always as literalContinue Reading
Herding Cats – My Hero Academia (Episode Forty) – Season’s Writings
The past is passed and there’s no going back. Well, there’s no going back, as of…now. We did the flashbackContinue Reading
False Start – My Hero Academia (Episode Thirty-Nine) – Season’s Writings
It’s been a spell, hasn’t it? Since we last got to see those crazy cats at UA, saving the day,Continue Reading
Why Are You Taller than a Fifth Grader? – First Love Monster (Complete Series) – Humble Opinions
Tall, handsome, caring and fun. Are they on your list of your dream man? Well, if so, you’re in luck.Continue Reading
More Harem Than Good – Maken-Ki! (Complete Season One & Two) – Humble Opinions
High school is a time of learning, of growth, of coming to understand the beginnings of life beyond the educationalContinue Reading
Familial Bondage – The Testament of Sister New Devil (Complete Season One) – Humble Opinions
Family can be a weird classifying unit, a fact that none may understand more clearly than the humble anime protagonist.Continue Reading
The Children Are Revolting – Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron Blooded Orphans (Complete Season One) – Humble Opinions
Childhood is a wondrous time of life. Far beyond the realm of work and responsibility, before the weight of theContinue Reading
Syntax Terror – Project Itoh: Genocidal Organ – Humble Opinions
Language is an intriguing concept. Be it the divergence at Babel, or the allowance of internet slang into the dictionary,Continue Reading
Butterflies Dream – Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth – Hacker’s Memory – Humble Opinions
Digimon. Digital Monsters, if you will. A fictitious collection of creatures that captured the hearts and minds of children longContinue Reading
Appetite for Destruction – Dragon Ball FighterZ – Humble Opinions
As the old adage so delicately puts it: Dragon! Dragon! Rock The Dragon! Dragon Ball Z! As true now asContinue Reading
A Young Girl’s Heart – Mary and the Witch’s Flower – Humble Opinions
Magic is, for lack of a better word, magical. A five letter excuse for people to forget the limitations ofContinue Reading
Stage of Heroes – Fire Emblem Warriors – Humble Opinions
Long ago, in a far off place, lived a brother and sister, twins, destined to share the burden of rulingContinue Reading
Origin Mandatory – Lost in Mistranslation Episode 124
Every story must begin somewhere. Be it during a childhood of innocence, an adulthood of violence or a life ofContinue Reading
Digital Aegis – Cyberdimension Neptunia: 4 Goddesses Online – Humble Opinions
Let’s face it, the real world is so last season. It’s all about the virtual space now, buckaroo. What withContinue Reading
Electric-type Boogaloo – Lost in Mistranslation Episode 123
Everybody may want to be a Master and everybody may want to show their skill, but they are not allContinue Reading
Pax Australiana – Lost in Mistranslation Episode 122
Would you ever, ever take a trip to PAX? Where gaming panels happen, running back-to-back. Would you ever, ever take aContinue Reading
How the West Was Fun – Lost in Mistranslation Episode 121
Now, now, now, now once upon a time in the west, video games used to be primed for the west.Continue Reading
Sin and Bear It – Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony – Humble Opinions
To kill, or not to kill? That is the question that has been presented to us since Danganronpa first gracedContinue Reading
Dynamic Duodecimo – Lost in Mistranslation Episode 120
Since as far back as at least two people existed on this, the planet of Earth, somebody has been sayingContinue Reading
Bad Blood – Mary Skelter: Nightmares – Humble Opinions
For as long as time has turned and the people caught within have longed to spread their thoughts, there haveContinue Reading
Frightening Resolve – My Hero Academia Episode 38 – Season’s Writings
Two sides. To every argument, to every coin, to every argument about coins. The problem is, that idiom fails toContinue Reading
Bean There – Lost in Mistranslation Episode 119
They say that no man is an island. But nowhere does it say that no man can love an island.Continue Reading
Compromising Ideals – My Hero Academia Episode 37 – Season’s Writings
They say you should never meet your heroes. Something about expectations and the improbability of meeting them. Still, I doubtContinue Reading
GoldenEye Age – Lost in Mistranslation Episode 118
Picture, if you will, a world of unending choice. A world wherein a person can soar through the air withContinue Reading
*Bleep* This – Shimoneta: A Boring World Where the Concept of Dirty Jokes Doesn’t Exist – Humble Opinions
Imagine a world where you couldn’t say &*@$. Where some council of !&$#* decided that rude words weren’t fun andContinue Reading
Grip of the Grape – My Hero Academia Episode 36 – Season’s Writings
If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a million times: Exams would be so much more interesting if theyContinue Reading
Divinity Repeating – Lost in Mistranslation Episode 117
Were limits to not exist in this realm we dub reality, there would be nothing to strive beyond, to shatterContinue Reading
Vote of Confidence – My Hero Academia Episode 35 – Season’s Writings
As a great educator once said, “Exam arcs in anime are the ground on which new foundations are built andContinue Reading
Clothes Make the Saiyan – Lost in Mistranslation Episode 116
With an unexpectedly long hiatus behind them, Kane and Matt ruminate on the facets of the universe that have plaguedContinue Reading
Enemy Within – Dark Rose Valkyrie – Humble Opinions
If there is one positive of living in a world of mindless, bloodthirsty monsters, it’s that it’s easy to tellContinue Reading
Faculty Beating – My Hero Academia Episode 34 – Season’s Writings
With the truth of One For All and All For One still (relatively) fresh in our minds, there is onlyContinue Reading
