We have one more big door to go through.
Where I Play Xenoblade Chronicles: Part 109 – Second Exam
Anime Explorations Episode 28: Thunderbolt Fantasy – Bewitching Melody of the West & Season 3
This month, in honor of Lunar New Year, we’re discussing the second Thunderbolt Fantasy film and the third season of the show. As of this recording season 4 was not available on Crunchyroll for streaming, but it ended up going up while I was editing this episode.
Dragonlance: Shadows of the Dragon Queen Part 4: Rearguard Action
This was then we din’t quite get through the big string of fights that mark the end of this first chapter. We also got a new player (and thus a new character) in the party.
Read moreWhere I Play Xenoblade Chronicles: Part 108 – First Exam
Where I Play Xenoblade Chronicles: Part 107 – The Very Final Dungeon
Breaking Down The Knightfall Saga: Epilogue
Where I Play Xenoblade Chronicles: Part 106 – Heart Disease
Where I Play Xenoblade Chronicles: Part 105 – Arterial Navigation
Video Game Review: Final Fantasy IV Pixel Remaster
I wasn’t expecting to get through my first New Year’s Resolution this early, relatively speaking – this is going up partway through January, but I was close enough to the end of Final Fantasy IV that I was able to finish the game before the full the first full week of the month. This is a game that I had been trying to beat off and on since I was in Middle School. So, I’m glad that I’ve finally gotten to beat the game – so now the question becomes, was it worth the wait.
Read moreAnime Review: A Certain Magical Index (S1 & 2)
When I finished A Certain Magical Index Season 2, and sat down to write this review, I thought I’d also reviewed Season 1. It turns out I have not – so I’ve got a lot of ground to cover in this review. Hopefully it will go fairly quickly, because while I cannot speak for the novels, but the anime version of these stories is a remarkably breezy watch.
Read moreWhere I Play Xenoblade Chronicles: Part 104 – Early ’90s Konami Level
Where I Play Xenoblade Chronicles: Part 103 – Innerspace
Video Game Review: Tactics Ogre (PSP)
I did a Let’s Play of the PSP game, but I never really did a review for those who didn’t want to watch a long Let’s Play to see what I thought about it – time to rectify that.
Where I Play Xenoblade Chronicles: Part 102 – The Endgame is Fashion II
Where I Play Xenoblade Chronicles: Part 101 – The Endgame is Fashion I
Quick Review: MF Ghost Season 2
Not a lot to say about MF Ghost Season 2. I enjoyed it, and will move on to season 3 when it comes out. However, the show is getting kind of formulaic at this point – season 1 wrapped with qualifying for the race that started season 2 and took up most of the season – ending in qualifying and the start of the following race. We have some character beats in between, but most of the season is focused on the racing. It’s well-animated and well-paced racing, but there isn’t much more to say. It looks like Season 3 is likely going to shape up to more of the same. So, if you’re looking for some auto racing anime to watch (or you want something to save to watch during the off-season of your auto racing of choice), this is a good candidate.
However, I’m probably not going to review Season 3 or subsequent seasons, unless they do something really stand out.
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Anime Review: Ranma 1/2 Season 1 (2024)
Much as Urusei Yatsura received a revival from David Production, now Ranma 1/2 has started to receive a revival from Mappa, distributed internationally by Netflix. It’s a pretty good adaptation, though thus far it hasn’t had any of the series trickier elements to deal with.
Read moreWhere I Play Xenoblade Chronicles: Part 100 – Home Improvement
Where I Play Xenoblade Chronicles: Part 99 – Aftermath
I finish off this side questline and look for some High Entia survivors for crafting materials.
Medical Announcement & Quick Thoughts on VGAs
I’ve got a bit of a medical procedure coming up that could interrupt my streams and videos, so here’s a heads up – and also some quick thoughts on things the VGAs can do to improve.
Where I Play Xenoblade Chronicles: Part 98 – Shockingly Hard Fight
Where I Play Xenoblade Chronicles: Part 97 – Sad Cyborg In Snow
Anime Review: Magilumiere (Season 1)
It feels weird praising a show about a business – and a startup at that – in the times we’re in, but such is the case with Magilumiere. It’s one of several shows over the past few years that have used the framework of Japanese corporate storytelling to kinda give a discrete middle finger at more toxic elements of Japanese corporate culture, while depicting a framework that could potentially not suck – in this case also, in a weird way, riffing on what a modern Japanese take on Ghostbusters might look like.
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