It’s all in the Presentation: Aposimz vs Fire Punch

I recently had the displeasure of reading the first chapter of the manga Aposimz, by Tsutomu Nihei. A brief summary of event should be enough to show why this first chapter was so bad. The world is one of a harsh eternal winter. A young man plays a very important role in keeping his village...

Rurouni Kenshin: Trust and Betrayal Anime Review

Note: This review will contain light spoilers for the Ruouni Kenshin manga. This anime adapts a part of the manga that is much later into it's lifespan. While only the premise of the anime will be explained, this is technically a spoiler for the manga since this information is not known at the beginning of...

One Piece Analysis – Luffy and the Summit War Saga

Note: This analysis contains spoilers for all of One Piece up to the time of this post's release. If you don't want to be spoiled then don't read this post or read all of the manga first. Luffy is often called a generic Goku clone. He eats a lot, likes to fight, is pretty dumb...

Gurren Lagann Movie 2: Lagann-Hen/The Lights in the Sky are Stars Analysis

Note: This analysis contains spoilers for both the original Gurren Lagann anime series and the second movie. If you don't want to be spoiled, don't read this. If you have only seen the series, then know that the second movie has some significant changes to it. If you don't want to be spoiled to these changes then...

Different Premise, Same Appeal: Golden Kamuy and Dorohedoro

Note: there will be slight situational spoilers for both Golden Kamuy and Dorohedoro in this comparison, but these do not give away any major plot elements. They are also not that specific. If you want to go in 100% blind, then don't read this, but for most readers, these examples will not make the experience worse. I like a...