There are two schools of thought when considering rewatching a piece of media. One is a more pessimistic prediction: experiencing something one loved when much younger may result in someone becoming aware of severe flaws in the work, a feeling that the piece is not actually as powerful as they once thought it was. ButContinue reading “Bakemonogatari: A Love Letter”
Category Archives: Character
Better Call Saul: Sins of the Brother
Breaking Bad swept the late 2000s, and it kept the television zeitgeist in a stranglehold throughout the early 2010s. Vince Gilligan’s epic drama series, alongside breakout hits like Mad Men and The Walking Dead, put the AMC cable network on the map as a home for serious, critically-acclaimed antihero tales. These series’ popularity exploded furtherContinue reading “Better Call Saul: Sins of the Brother”
Gintama’s Farewell Shinsengumi Arc: Tonal Balance and Character Perception
As a long-time consumer of shounen stories, I’m accustomed to strong starts, endlessly meandering middle sections, and a sloppy culminating war arc that serves as a lackluster finale after a series has stretched on for far too long. Naruto famously unravels in its second half, and its last arc is a colossal conflict that bringsContinue reading “Gintama’s Farewell Shinsengumi Arc: Tonal Balance and Character Perception”
To Your Eternity: Building Character from Scratch
When selecting a slew of 2021 anime to catch up on, I organized my queue and saved the shows I was most interested in for last. The final anime I consumed was Fumetsu no Anata e, or To Your Eternity. While knowing little about it, I was familiar with Koe no Katachi, the more famousContinue reading “To Your Eternity: Building Character from Scratch”
Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man Trilogy
It’s a testament to Willem Dafoe’s terrific performance as Spider-Man‘s Green Goblin that I was too afraid to watch the 2002 film as a child. My dad wasted money on tickets to see it in the theater; I started crying the moment we entered and heard Dafoe’s booming cackle. Once the movie saw a homeContinue reading “Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man Trilogy”
Nomad: Megalo Box 2
The follow-up to 2018’s Megalo Box, a loose adaptation of historic manga Ashita no Joe, hits like a truck. The first season of the show is thoroughly enjoyable. While it follows a wild protagonist’s standard underdog journey from slums to world champion, the production elements and weaponized nostalgia win audiences over with ease. The tiesContinue reading “Nomad: Megalo Box 2”
Red Comet Reviews 