Dark Aether 
Welcome to the final, final edition of my seasonal Anime Playlist of 2021 — your short guide into some of the best anime openings, endings, and original soundtracks along with some brief anime impressions! Back in 2020, I had put together a compilation list looking back at some of my favorite anime theme songs of … Read more
Welcome to the final edition of The Anime Playlist this year - your short guide into some of the best anime openings, endings, and original soundtracks along with some brief anime impressions! I say final, because I’ve been working on this for the past few days. By the time you read this, it will be January 1st, … Read more
There are two different stories in horror: internal and external. In external horror films, the evil comes from the outside, the other tribe, this thing in the darkness that we don’t understand. Internal is the human heart. – John Carpenter The fear of the unknown. The dread of self-isolation. The psychological divide between ourselves and … Read more
It’s that time again. A time when we look back and reflect on the highs and lows that defined the year that will soon come to a close. As the first year since leaving the Kinjaverse behind us, I had a bit of a difficult time adjusting to new routines here in addition to whatever … Read more
Welcome back to another edition of The Anime Playlist, your short guide into some of the best anime openings, endings, and original soundtracks along with some brief anime impressions! Once more, I find myself posting these later than usual – a combination of procrastination, some small detours, and an unexpected roadblock last month. Fortunately, I’ve … Read more
Since its release in 2017, Fire Emblem Heroes has become one of my few regular gaming staples as my free time has fluctuated. Though much has changed in the four years since its launch, its quick pick up and play mechanics, abundance of new monthly content and one of the more generous gatcha games in … Read more
Let’s just get this out of the way: I hate Kingdom Hearts. I hate the characters, I hate the convoluted story, and I hate that out of the billion possible characters we could have gotten that Sora – the poster child of “generic JRPG protag” – was somehow the most requested fighter for Super Smash … Read more
Welcome back to another edition of The Anime Playlist - your short guide into some of the best anime openings, endings, and original soundtracks along with some brief anime impressions! Since it’s been a while – practically two seasons late at this point! – let’s chat first. Those of you who read my last playlist might recall … Read more
When it comes to anime, no genre is more synonymous with the medium than Shonen. Having spent nearly three decades growing up beside it, one of the things we take for granted is just how much choice we have. The last decade saw the rise of several promising titles – many of which I covered … Read more
Welcome back to another edition of my Anime Playlist — your short guide into some of the best anime openings, endings, and original soundtracks! Contrary to popular belief, the news of my untimely demise has been greatly exaggerated. Jokes aside, it’s been nearly three months since I last posted anything, so I have some catching up to … Read more