Back during the end of my middle school years, I started getting more into anime and manga. Granted, I always had anime fascinations; Dragon Ball Z‘s Ocean Dub, along with stuff like Pokemon and Gundam Wing kept me enthralled with their stories. However, it wasn’t until I hit puberty that my, to borrow a term from Bennett […]
Read moreSOTBNerdy: Should We Still Care About the Eva Rebuild Series?
If you’ve read my site at any point, you’ll know my relationship with Neon Genesis Evangelion and its spin-off series is tumultuous at best. I loved the series at one point, only to go back into it and despise it for being holier than thou (and not really being about much than mechs fighting original humanoid, […]
Read moreSpeed on the Beat Talks Kill la Kill
Let’s talk Kill la Kill. While the series came out a few years back, it’s still pretty relevant. Kill la Kill is what happens when you take Gurren Lagann, set it in a Sailor Moon/magical girl high school setting, and add in tons of fanservice. I mean, tons. It takes “Gainaxing” to another level in terms of […]
Read moreSpeed on the Beat Talks The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
Today, I went on iTunes as I do now (Team iPhone and such) and saw that one of my favorite anime was available to purchase with the movie dropping soon via Funimation. It was kind of steep, but I tend to try and support the official releases. Plus, it’s also available for streaming via Funimation’s […]
Read moreNew (To Me) Music: @SinitusTempo – Zone 89 [A/B]
In the spirit of projects like Childish Gambino’s Awaken, My Love, I present a four-track EP from DMV genre-b(l)ender, Sinitus Tempo.Zone 89 [A/B] by Sinitus Tempo Zone 89 [A/B] traverses a lot of territory, through jazzy licks, boombap-esque drum hits, and samples aplenty. It’s like the soundtracks of Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo finally decided to make that […]
Read moreA Brief (Non-Spoiler) Look Back at GANGSTA.
When I was sick with Stevens-Johnson, there were a few things that kept me from keeling over. There were the usuals of, you know, the kids and making sure that I was around for as many more years as I could be for them. The thought of “I can’t go out like this” crept through […]
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