First Impression: Noble Reincarnation: Born Blessed, So I’ll Obtain Ultimate Power

A blurry circle of lights turns into a chandelier as an eye opens. A white-haired young lady smiles from above. Our viewpoint character, a newborn baby with crazy video game stats and differently colored eyes, starts wondering if this regal figure may be his own mother. Suddenly, a new face appears: that of an elderly,… Read More First Impression: Noble Reincarnation: Born Blessed, So I’ll Obtain Ultimate Power

01.04.202601.05.2026 Gaheret1 Comment

12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 11: My Hero Academia and the Joy of the Feast

Episode 101 of My Hero Academia, “Have a Merry Christmas!,” is quite the busy one. Entire cities (spoilers!) are engulfed by dust, the hero society crumbles under siege, the search for the enemy within ensues, the young superheroes receive media exposure training, and the casualties from the last war loom large as the new, accelerated internships are… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 11: My Hero Academia and the Joy of the Feast

12.24.202512.29.2025 Gaheret1 Comment

12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 7: Astro Boy and the Consolation of the World

This May, a week after the election of Leo XIV, I visited Japan for the first time. I have many wonderful memories of that one-week trip with my wife and her family, but my favorite was a boat tour on the Sumida River. As the sun set over the riverside and lights turned on in the streets,… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 7: Astro Boy and the Consolation of the World

12.20.202512.23.2025 Gaheret1 Comment

To Be Hero X: Of Exaltation and Sorrows

What are heroes? Why do we need them? Let me tell you a story. It is December 12, 627 AD, and the Eastern Roman Empire is fighting the Persian army. The year before, those same Persian troops had conquered the Roman Empire’s provinces, besieged its capital city, and threatened everything it held dear. After a… Read More To Be Hero X: Of Exaltation and Sorrows

11.12.202511.24.2025 GaheretLeave a comment

First Impression: One Punch Man Season 3

War and rumors of war shake the world of One Punch Man, and the time has come for strategy. From the halls of the Hero Association to the fighting pits of the Monster Society, everyone analyzes the fallout from the last battle and considers the next move. For the stingy old men who represent the… Read More First Impression: One Punch Man Season 3

10.13.202510.13.2025 Gaheret4 Comments

First Impression: Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle

An eye underwater, the moon in the day sky, nostalgic piano, uplifting violin. A male voice, five female voices, one after the other. Surrounded by high-school imagery, we see flashes of our main characters, who express their life philosophies in terms of “the blue,” the obstacles in life, and the way we try to find… Read More First Impression: Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle

10.07.202510.07.2025 Gaheret2 Comments

First Impression: My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero’s

It’s a dark, stormy night, and two shadowy silhouettes duel it out on the rooftop of a medieval palace: two trained assassins competing for a shot at their target. The battle is spectacular, with both of them charging at the other from roof to roof and dodging attacks just as the thunderbolt strikes. One of… Read More First Impression: My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero’s

10.06.202510.06.2025 Gaheret1 Comment

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