Bakemonogatari: A Love Letter

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”

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”

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”