At first it was fire. Then it was steel. Then it was the steam engine. Soon enough we had nuclear power and artificial intelligence. And now, in a not-so-distant future, we have Humanoids: AI robots that function almost identically to humans. Almost 1% of the population is Humanoid, and with that many walking around, you’d… Read More First Impression: The Gene of AI
What’s kept me coming back to MagiRevo has been its relentlessly optimistic outlook on life and the world. Though the skies grow dark and the clouds loom grey on the horizon, this show refuses to give up believing that happiness will break through and bring light. No matter how far Euphie withdraws into herself, no… Read More MagiRevo, Episode 12: Your Day Is Yet to Come
Crudely, there are two ways of looking at the world. You can take the optimistic route and see the world as good. Society is progressing and advancing. Justice is being done. People care about each other and freely show kindness. Do good, and your efforts will be rewarded. Or you can take the pessimistic route… Read More MagiRevo, Episode 11: To Love or to Hate the World
If episode eight of MagiRevo told the cautionary tale of Algard’s self-destruction, episodes nine and ten warn that Anis is heading toward a similar fate. She isn’t consumed by self-love like Algard, but she’s also closed off from the world, preferring to turn inward rather than to others. She’s a monster like Algard: a dragon… Read More MagiRevo, Episodes 9-10: The Fallout of a Falling Out
Humans aren’t meant to live for themselves. We’re meant to live in vulnerable, authentic, fulfilling relationships with others—to find ourselves in giving ourselves away. So when we try to find fulfillment by pursuing our desires, we end up unfulfilled, unsatisfied, and embittered. When we live for ourselves, we become something we were never meant to… Read More MagiRevo, Episode 8: The Monstrous Heart of Self-Love
Last year was an exciting year to be a Rascal Does Not Dream fan, with the announcement of a new anime project adapting the eighth and ninth volumes in the series, as well as the Japanese release of the latest volume—two years after the previous one! Not to mention the English release of the eighth… Read More Review: Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid
Until now, there’s been one lingering concern about Euphie’s engagement. Why did everyone turn so suddenly on Euphie? How did Euphie go from one of the most dignified members of the nobility, soon to be promoted to a queen, to an insignificant pawn quickly dispatched by a few flimsy rumors? Since when did everyone begin… Read More MagiRevo, Episodes 6-7: The Reconciliation of the Villainess and the Heroine