I’ll try to keep this short. Spoiler alert and such. As I’ve said, my relationship with Eva is a complex, complicated thing, possibly more complex than the show proper at times. As much as I hate it and think it’s an overrated piece of work requiring the strongest of brain bleach, I deep down still empathize […]
Read moreSOTBMusic: TBOM2 Update and "The Shinji Mixes"
We’re about two months away from These Beats of Mine 2 and you’re probably wondering why there haven’t been many updates this month. Truth be told, I’ve taken some time away from crafting the project to deal with personal issues. The insurance system we have in place in America isn’t the best. It has its pluses, […]
Read moreSOTBNerdy: My Complicated History with Evangelion
SPOILER ALERT: I try to avoid spoilers as much as I can. However, this piece will contain spoilers for the anime Neon Genesis Evangelion. This one may also spoil some of the history and mythos of the series. You’ve been warned. Today, Netflix did something that shows their dedication to anime, albeit in a Netflix-y […]
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 moreKamina is More Shinji-Like than We (Want To) Admit
As much (warranted) shit as I’ve given Neon Genesis Evangelion for being a series in which brain bleach is required due to the sheer insanity lopped onto the last couple episodes because “whoops we ran out of money,” it did give us Shinji Ikari. As flawed as he is, he’s a pretty memorable character. And, […]
Read morePA Vol. 26: You Can (Not) Simply Feed Your Viewers BS
NSFW Warning/Disclaimer: PA (short for “Profound Assholes”) is a series on SpeedontheBeat.com where I have a no-punches-pulled conversation with a friend about a hot-button issue (yay cliches!). That friend is usually none other than Drizzle Sez formerly of DrizzleSez.wordpress.com, who co-created the PA format (go check out his site. It’s still live and still kicks […]
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