A Youtuber named Masumi has done a video on some of the issues plaguing Shield Hero, bringing up some of the points that I had when I watched it. Despite the clickbait title, however, he goes to great pains to try and not come out offensive to any fans of the series while pointing out … Continue reading Kvasir’s Recommendations: Shield Hero – The Worst Hero and Runt of Isekai
The second episode of Fire Force is out and with it a new recap and review as we learn more about the mission of Fire Force 8 and a new member joins their crew. Who is Arthur Boyde and what is he like? Read below and find out. Recap The second episode opens … Continue reading Fire Force – Episode 2 Recap and Review
So, I just saw the Dan Machi Movie Arrow of Orion, which has Bell Cranel along with his friends journeying out of Orario in order to fulfill a quest established by Artemis. The timing of the movie's release was actually fairly well, considering the second season just started, so I'll do a quick review of … Continue reading DanMachi Movie: Arrow of Orion – Review
A new season with a new anime to review, and this season that anime is Fire Force, written by the author of Soul Eater. Now, upon seeing that trailer, I went ahead and binge read the series and, for the most part, I liked what I saw (there's basically a walking ecchi character who ticks … Continue reading Fire Force – Episode 1 Recap and Review
Okay, let's not beat around the bush. I was going to do a series review of the anime but in the end I decided against it because I'd just list every problem I have with the series (several of which I've already done posts on before) and give it a 5 or 6 if I … Continue reading Quick Review: Rising of the Shield Hero
Okay, Episode 22 is out and if you've seen any of my previous posts, you know where this is going. So let's skip the pleasantries and start with a simple question: Why is Myne not dead or in a prison cell? You see, in today's episode our disgraced villain decided that she was going to … Continue reading Rising of the Shield Hero: The Villain Problem
Right, so many of you may not know this but I've been really into FFXIV for the last two or three months. That's also partially why I haven't been reviewing as much. And the slow down in my writing, as I find myself lacking as much free time. No, I don't have a problem so … Continue reading FFXIV – Shadowbringers Healer Changes
Explanation Point has done a video on Capitalism in Rising of the Shield Hero, in which he believes that trickle down economics is in play. It's a good perspective, though I personally think the author of the story just accidentally walked into that trope more than anything and ran with it. I personally never minded … Continue reading Kvasir’s Recommendations: The Capitalist Hero – The Individual and the Collective in Rising of the Shield
Lowart has done a decent video comparing the anime to the Light Novel, giving some key differences between the adaptations. While I honestly prefer the anime version, I do think the contrast is something to take note of. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmm1AwY9fUI
Okay, Episode 19 is out and I'm about to get controversial: To save a long story short, the heroes need to work together to stop the Pope from killing each other. So the four heroes decide to present a united front and defeat the bad guy right? WRONG. Instead, they have to spend a good … Continue reading Rising of the Shield Hero: Naofumi Doesn’t Always Need To Be Right
