We learn about knife making and help the baths deal with a Bomb problem.
Where I Play Final Fantasy XVI Part 86: Smoking Out The Black Market
Film Review: Dune Parts 1 & 2
With Dune Parts 1 & 2, I wanted to hold off on seeing those movies until the story was complete. Dune was a complete novel after all, and getting half of it without the whole thing would have been frustrating. It’s the same reason why I haven’t watched part 1 of Wicked as of this writing. Part 2 isn’t out yet, so there’s only half the story. I wanted to watch the story – but I wanted to watch the full story. So, once Dune Parts 1 & 2 were released on 4K, I felt it was time to sit down and watch them both together.
Read moreWhere I Play Final Fantasy XVI Part 85: Roadblocked
Where I Play Final Fantasy XVI Part 84: Family Road Trip
Where I Play Final Fantasy XVI Part 83: Unexpected Relations
Film Review: To Live & Die In LA
Haven’t done a live-action film review in a while – time to take a look at To Live & Die In LA, another crime thriller from the director of The French Connection.
To Live & Die In LA is property of MGM, footage used under fair use.
Read moreWhere I Play Final Fantasy XVI Part 82: Flan Fan
Where I Play Final Fantasy XVI Part 81: Chains of Command
Anime Review: My Hero Academia: Vigilantes
I’ll admit, to my shame, that I’d dismissed My Hero Academia: Vigilantes as a manga originally as something of a nothingburger side story that wasn’t worth paying attention to. This was a mistake. Instead, MHA: Vigilantes serves as a well executed prologue to the core story, giving us a chance once again to see characters we haven’t seen for a while, plus meeting a new cast.
Read moreWhere I Play Final Fantasy XVI Part 80: Technical Difficulties
Anime Review: Kowloon Generic Romance
Kowloon Generic Romance is one of the romance anime airing in 2025, and is a series that felt the most like a shojo or josei, but is instead a Seinen series. It’s also a series that I feel like the art style doesn’t quite work out in animation.
Read moreWhere I Play Final Fantasy XVI Part 79: Fake Executioner
Where I Play Final Fantasy XVI Part 78: Big Sekhret
Where I Play Final Fantasy XVI Part 77: Teen Genius
Fanfic Review: An Oral History of The Battle Of Wolf 359
I haven’t talked much here about fanfic in the past – it’s time to fix that, as I discuss “We Have Engaged The Borg: An Oral History of the Battle of Wolf 359”
We Have Engaged The Borg can be read as a PDF (https://wolf359project.com/) and on AO3 (https://archiveofourown.org/works/49418989/chapters/124714195)
Read moreWhere I Play Final Fantasy XVI Part 76: Ifirit Beats Rock
Where I Play Final Fantasy XVI Part 75: Rock Beats Scissors
Anime Review: Rock Is A Lady’s Modesty
It’s been a minute since the last music anime I’ve watched. There have been idol anime that have aired, but while I’ve enjoyed some idol music, I’ve never really been grabbed by series like the Idolmaster franchise. However, after watching Bocchi The Rock, I found myself looking for more rock band anime, so when Rock Is A Lady’s Modesty came up in the schedule, I decided to give it a watch. I found myself getting more than I bargained for, in a good way.
Read moreWhere I Play Final Fantasy XVI Part 74: Canceled Execution
Book Review: Fight. Magic. Items
It’s important to say from the jump what Fight. Magic. Items is not. It’s not The JRPG Book. It’s not trying to be a comprehensive overview of the history of JRPGs. It’s not even really a general overview of the global history of the JRPG. Instead, it provides a sort of overview of the evolution of the genre, with a general focus on three companies – Square, Enix, and Sega – and a particular focus on the Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, and Phantasy Star series, as viewed through the author’s experiences with the genre.
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