To say that Gojo Satoru is sort of a big deal in the world of Jujutsu Kaisen is putting it lightly. He’s established from the jump as the shounen series’s strongest character, and it’s hard to overstate the huge difference in power between Gojo and even the next-most powerful characters. But even so, we meet… Read More Life Lessons with Gojo-sensei
It’s a very human experience to find out that our enthusiasm has waned, our motivation has decreased, and our wanting has ceased, for all sorts of things in life—jobs, relationships, hobbies, and even faith. Our podcasters—Mike, Tyler, Paris, and Eryn—have all been there, and they’ve seen some of that same approach in anime series like… Read More Tangle x Cast 24: Going Through the Motions
What makes an exceptional anime? Is it a protagonist with a relatable journey as they go from zero to number one hero? Or is it watching an antagonist’s backstory unfold, only to find that it reminds us of our own? It’s true that protagonists can be inspiring, but an exceptional anime is not just about… Read More No One Is Too Far Gone: Heroes & Villains in My Hero Academia
Overpowered protagonists, ugly character designs, excessive gags, anti-climatic narratives. As an anime viewer, you quickly learn to recognize such things as the bane of the genre: They sink so many potentially cool stories! But… what if those things were to work the other way around? To enhance, surprise, and make a tale great? Can you… Read More Mob Psycho 100: The Cunning of the Light
The premiere episode of Tearmoon Empire blew me away—so much so, that I’ve already written about it! But there’s still more. Not only do we have Mia’s story, the very picture of what it is to be born again, but we also have Anne’s, and it is this servant girl’s story that shows us what… Read More Grace in Tearmoon Empire: Escaping the Zero-Sum Game
Have you ever had a pleasant dream that quickly faded from your memory after waking up? It leaves you with a kind of longing, without being able to specify what it’s for. It’s the same feeling you get when you’re at the beach, or in the mountains, longing for something past the horizon. It’s also… Read More Universal Longing in Your Name
Mia is an exceptional princess—and not just because she’s reincarnated back to her 12-year-old self after being parted from her head, Marie Antoinette-style, courtesy of Guillotine-san. She’s also exceptional on a meta level, as a protagonist in the reincarnation isekai genre. This is because when Mia wakes up that fateful morning after her death, she… Read More Being Born Again in Tearmoon Empire
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