Dark Aether’s Top 10 Anime Of 2020

Folks, I have a confession to make. I had a previous script for this, but I’m starting over. Last month, I wrote a rather lengthy post-summary of my future endeavors here along with how I planned to roll out my annual Best of the Year nominees. I knew this year would be different for many … Read more

Dark Aether’s Top 10 Games of 2020

The Best Games of 2020. Welcome to the first half of the inaugural Aether Awards – a collection of some of the best games and anime of the year! Back when we were kinja.com, I ran an annual top 10 games list every year, with the exception of 2018. With new platforms comes new opportunities, … Read more

The Best Anime Songs Of 2020 (Aether’s Greatest Hits Vol 3)

Welcome to the final edition of my seasonal Anime Playlist for the year — your short guide into some of the best anime openings, endings, and original soundtracks along with some brief anime impressions! With all of my playlists officially uploaded to TAY2 and AniTAY, along with my most recent playlist for Fall 2020 posted up last week, I wanted … Read more

Dark Aether’s Anime Anthology: 2020

If my first year of AniTAY was figuring out where exactly I fit in at this oddball consortium of anime opinions, my second year at AniTAY would be defined by figuring out what kind of writer I wanted to be in the new decade. In addition to publishing my own self-contained reviews, pursuing my passions, … Read more

The Anime Playlist of Fall 2020 – Paradise Edition

Welcome back to another edition of my Anime Playlist - your short guide into some of the best anime openings, endings, and original soundtracks along with some brief anime impressions! This being my first new “real” content on AniTAY’s new platform for Medium (and TAY2 if you happen to be reading there), let’s talk for a bit: … Read more

Some Thoughts On Writing, The Aether Awards, And Beyond (Introduction)

Every night for the past 10 months, I’ve had a ritual. I’d stay up late either chatting folks up on Discord, reading, streaming television, or just lie awake well past whatever time I had planned to turn in that evening. Having no physical obligation to leave my home on account of COVID, this led me … Read more

The Anime Playlist of 2019 – Aether’s Greatest Hits Vol 2

Welcome back to another edition of my Anime Playlist — your short guide into some of the best anime openings, endings, and original soundtracks along with some brief anime impressions! I’m mostly caught up at this point with archives, but rather than just upload 4 old playlists to Medium (which are now up!), I’m curating some of … Read more

Dark Aether’s Anime Anthology: 2019

Back when I started on AniTAY in 2019, I had participated in a number of seasonal “collabs” and select group reviews for various anime. Taking a page from our very own Doctorkev, I’ve decided to comb through and republish all of my previous contributions into one convenient post until they are ported over in the … Read more

The Anime Playlist of 2018 – Aether’s Greatest Hits Vol 1

Welcome back to another edition of my seasonal Anime Playlist — your short guide into some of the best anime openings, endings, and original soundtracks along with some brief anime impressions! Okay, this isn’t actually a seasonal playlist. Unless you’ve been sleeping under a rock, the site formerly known as tay.kinja.com/anitay.kinja.com is no more. I’ve been spending … Read more

All Of The Suits In Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Ranked

With great power comes great suits. But some suits are better than others. The following is a definitive list of all the suits in Spider-Man: Miles Morales, ranked. 19. Homemade Suit Look, every superhero has to start somewhere. But that vest spider symbol is a little too much. 18. Track Suit One of three suits … Read more