JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Part III: Stardust Crusaders is better than Parts I and II in almost every way imaginable. Part I: Phantom Blood introduced a forgettable lead, incompetent side characters, a lousy power system, and one crappy fight after the […]
The Swooping Descent of the Dark Emissary! The Propagation of Malice
How to Pass the Tochigi Driving Test
Passing the Tochigi Driving Test isn’t about driving skillfully or safely. It’s about nothing more or less than playing by the precise set of rules, both written and unwritten, that the examiners set. I certainly don’t know all the rules. […]
The Most Politically Correct Zombie Game Ever
The Last of Us is a game about stealth-killing zombies is the most conspicuous ways possible. Only in The Last of Us does the moaning and flailing of head-locked enemies go undetected by enemies with their backs turned five feet […]
Japanese Taco Bell: Un-American
Nestled in Shibuya across from Wild One (the one that sells sex toys, not camping goods), America’s greatest fast food restaurant made its long-awaited return to Japan. Was it up to snuff? I waited on line for an hour to […]
Shigatsu wa Kimi no Armchair Psychology
Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso (Your Lie in April) is a touching story about the power of armchair psychology. It starts out with some kid getting assaulted. This is comical because it’s a girl assaulting a boy. The fun never […]
Nine Years, Sixteen Reviews
I Can’t Understand What My Husband Is Saying: 00:14 Zankyou no Terror: 1:06 Unlimited Blade Works (S1): 2:13 Terra Formars: 3:05 Sword Art Online II: 3:38 Psycho-Pass 2: 4:02 Akame ga Kill: 4:21 Aldnoah.Zero (Season 1): 4:44 No Game No […]
Audiobook Rundown
1Q84 — 0:09 President Me — 2:17 Skin Game — 3:33 1984 — 4:40 Lord of the Flies — 6:18
How to Navigate Comiket
Step 1: Coincidentally walk through Akihabara two weeks before Comiket Not only will this remind you that Comiket exists, it’ll give you an opportunity to buy the Comiket catalog, which is essential if your goal isn’t to wander around cluelessly. […]
The Best Podcast in the Universe
Maddox is back and possibly better than ever. The Biggest Problem in the Universe features Maddox and Dick Masterson bitching about every problem in the universe. Listeners vote up/down on each problem to determine once and for all what the […]