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
Some of you know that I am a big fan of Gintama. No show surpasses Gintama in variety: the plots cover all kinds of genres and moods, the animation stretches across the spectrum of awesome to mediocre, and the humor ranges from wordplay to toilet humor. All episodes of Gintama are not created equal. Yet,… Read More 12 Days of Otaku Christmas, Day 4: A Gintama Christmas
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