Ensnared by the Gacha: Magia Record and the Weaponisation of Anxiety

Did you notice? There’s another new anime-themed mobile game on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. Surely there are thousands of those things now? I haven’t seen much hype online for this one. Magia Record is a Gacha-flavoured spin-off of the renowned anime TV and movie series Madoka Magica. Initially launched in Japan 2 years ago, … Read more

Saying Goodbye To Hunter x Hunter

All good things must come to an end. After nearly three years, Toonami wrapped up Hunter x Hunter’s run with its 148th episode. Related: Hunter x Hunter Cast, Fans Say Goodbye To Anime Following Toonami Finale As a fellow aficionado of almost all things shonen, when I first heard that Hunter x Hunter was being added to Toonami back … Read more

Kizumonogatari: Tekketsu Collector’s Edition Blu-ray Review: In which Doctorkev considers if he would sacrifice his life for a pretty vampire. SPOILER: No.

Ask any Monogatari fan what the correct order to read or watch this series in is and you will receive a different answer. The first novel published (in two volumes) was Bakemonogatari (Monster Story), the animated adaptations I reviewed here and here. Next was Kizunomonogatari (Wound Story), a prequel that explained the situation of Koyomi Araragi, the series’ main protagonist. Next came Nisemonogatari (Fake Story), which … Read more

Spacemon: Frontier – Chapter 62: Parting Ways

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Welcome to another exciting installment of Spacemon, the tale of a Pokemon TRPG campaign! This is a spinoff of the sci-fi space epic played using the Pokemon Tabletop United (PTU) system, this time GMed by yours truly. You can get caught up on the entire Spacemon saga here! “It’s not gonna be the same around … Read more

Random Blu-ray Review: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution 1 Collector’s Edition

Let me start with a rant. What the hell is it about the medium of anime and its frequent total disregard of continuity and consistency? This pissed me off with Tenchi Muyo back in the late 90’s/early 00’s when none of the OAVs, TV series, movies or manga shared any of the same universes. Why bother starting … Read more

Spacemon: Frontier – Chapter 61: Into the Archives

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Welcome to another exciting installment of Spacemon, the tale of a Pokemon TRPG campaign! This is a spinoff of the sci-fi space epic played using the Pokemon Tabletop United (PTU) system, this time GMed by yours truly. You can get caught up on the entire Spacemon saga here! Taraka clutched his holoscroll tightly in his … Read more

Spacemon: Frontier – Chapter 60: Homecoming

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Welcome to another exciting installment of Spacemon, the tale of a Pokemon TRPG campaign! This is a spinoff of the sci-fi space epic played using the Pokemon Tabletop United (PTU) system, this time GMed by yours truly. You can get caught up on the entire Spacemon saga here! Taraka gazed out the front viewport of … Read more

Spacemon: Frontier – Chapter 59: Fun with Flygon

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Welcome to another exciting installment of Spacemon, the tale of a Pokemon TRPG campaign! This is a spinoff of the sci-fi space epic played using the Pokemon Tabletop United (PTU) system, this time GMed by yours truly. You can get caught up on the entire Spacemon saga here! All was calm about the UAS Maverick. … Read more

Spacemon: Frontier – Chapter 58: End of the Line, Pt. 2

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Welcome to another exciting installment of Spacemon, the tale of a Pokemon TRPG campaign! This is a spinoff of the sci-fi space epic played using the Pokemon Tabletop United (PTU) system, this time GMed by yours truly. You can get caught up on the entire Spacemon saga here! Shards of shattered glass flew everywhere as … Read more

Nekomonogatari: Black Blu-ray Review: In which Doctorkev wonders if his wife would allow him a cat-girl to call his own

After barely surviving incestuous orgasms via dental implements, I am happy to report that my experience of Nekomonogatari: Black (follow-up to my previously reviewed Nisemonogatari Part 1 and Part 2) involved significantly less oral perversion and 300% more non-jailbait cat-girls. Yay! This chapter flashbacks to events prior to the original Bakemonogatari’s first episode (whole series reviewed here and here), but is still not the first chronological … Read more

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