Tokyo ESP is a really poor adaptation in my opinion. I'm trying to write something up about it for Anitay, but I need to word my reasoning carefully, as I would like to bring about a broader discussion. It is in some ways related to the discussion you and I had about female characters.

I feel that Richard needs a…

White Album 2 is a great relationship series that is really depressing.

Honestly, I think that sustained depression is just a guise for a lack of plot. While it might be reflective of human characteristics, Akashi and everyone else's chronic inabilities to communicate directly with one another are just plot contrivances, rather than just sustaining the atmosphere. Evidence for this is the…

Kind of looked like a high quality fan film to me, but not a legitimate, broadcast-worthy series.

You're welcome. ;)

I seriously have to go and watch Philosopher's Stone now for my Hagrid fix.

Threw me out of the entire experience that did.

Don't worry, he'll be resurrected as Larry in the next book...

Yeah Emerald greatly improved Ruby/Sapphire, which even with the first full colour region, never felt that expansive, particularly after Gold/Silver. I remember my nine-year old self felt the rising tension of the simple "control the legendaries" plot quite acutely though. I really hope that the Battle Frontier is…

Even more terrifyingly hilarious was the moment Frederica went all Kyubey on Toru and suggested, "Why don't you make a contract with me?"

Cannot wait for Season 2 this Autumn!

*VAGUE SPOILERS*

Wait until AlphaSapphire and OmegaRuby are released in November...Yokai Watch's numbers will probably be blown away.

My parents bought the complete twenty-odd volumes of the OED a few years back. It now occupies virtually an entire bookcase. For an easily-accessible, but thorough definition, I rather like the thirty year-old, blue hardback copy of the Collins English Dictionary that my dad received as a Christmas present one year (I…

More people seriously need to own copies of Strunk and White's Elements of Style.

I believe I must have been editing as you were typing, because I picked up on that one, much to my chagrin, the moment after posting.

As a side note, I imagine this particular stream of discussions will be the most grammatically correct to ever appear on a Gawker site.

Weird Al Yankovic: saving grammar one blog post at…

Yesterday he released Tacky, a parody of Happy, which was also hilarious.

I really cracked up at "Always say "to whom", don't ever say "to who"."

Basically, Al, as always, is on a roll.

Edit: I now realise the ambiguity of statement the above in light of the video and am imagining Weird Al sitting on top of a large…

In other news, all face-to-face communication ceased today.

I for one am okay with that as long as I can also meet my true love while slashing up bits of data in the form of monsters.

Same reason people read comics or manga or books really - for emotionally satisfying entertainment, just this is a different physical medium. Take Steins; Gate or White Album 2 for example. Two visual novels that put people through an emotional wringer (so the the anime adaptations btw).

Why do people read this…

I have faced the same tribulation, but through this crucible I have learnt to love and adore all Pokemon *Looks to the horizon**Turns back* Except for Zubat, because they are f*cking annoying and their cries resonant in my sleep.

On the other hand, the day I unwrapped a TCG booster pack (at that time one of the few…

Making Fred the strawman was definitely stupid considering that the entire team playing (except for Marcelo) were pretty rubbish. I still however cannot understand how Fred even made the squad, because he had been ineffectual and pathetic all World Cup and he cannot shoot in front of the goal to save his life.…

To be frank, given the choice between going to my own birthday party or Sir Patrick Stewart's, I would also choose the latter.

That said if either of these two gentlemen, who happen to be my favourite actors, showed up to my party willingly, or accidentally while on the way to meet Godot, I would do my upmost to ensure…