It feels like each year favors a specific medium, doesn’t it? 2017 had a seemingly never-ending slew of good movies, 2016 had a ton of great games, 2015 was a return to form for pop music, and 2012 was when all of those mediums somehow reached a zenith that we haven’t seen since. 2018 meanwhile will probably go down…

Alright, let’s get a few things out of the way: Monster Hunter World, Read Dead Redemption 2, and Smash Bros Ultimate won’t be on this list. Not because they’re undeserving, but rather it’s because I didn’t have as much spare time for a bunch of new games this year, at least for ones that are somewhat out of my usual…

Part of me is somewhat ashamed of how I’ve let my writing fall onto the backburner for most of this year, but in my defense 2018 has just been an utterly unforgiving year. The year-end lists are going to be especially depressing this time around, since we’re going to collectively say “wait, that was from this year?”…

How can make a mecha series made by Studio Trigger even better? By leaving a crapton of easter eggs for diehard Transformers fans, that’s how.

Stop me if you heard of this one before: a cutesy animated series is announced, people get just a look at it, and it’s declared to be a cancer that must be cancelled immediately.

I’d be willing to bet just about anything that when the subject of “classic anime soundtrack” comes up, a single from Cowboy Bebop instantly comes to mind to the vast majority of anime viewers. What’d be less certain however is which track, but for good reason: Bebop’s soundtrack isn’t just a landmark for having a…

Track: Drive | Artist: mabanua | Album: MEGALOBOX (Original Soundtrack)

Track: Take Me Home, Country Roads | Artist: Copilot Music + Sound | Album: Take Me Home, Country Roads (Original Trailer Soundtrack)

In the current trend of old anime properties with a modicum of nostalgia being re-adapted into new series and movies (Pokemon Origins, Digimon Tri, Gundam the Origin), the time has come for the best ever Pokemon ripoff robot fighting series to be remade for the 2010s.

In a bold move by Microsoft, a beloved series they own is actually being resurrected. In the wake of the shuttered Lionshead Stuios, Fable 4 is not only in the works, but is also being handled by the best team in the business: Playground Games. Yes, the team noted for its open world racing series, Forza Horizon, is…

When you think of a great war movie, what comes to your mind? Saving Private Ryan, probably. Maybe Dunkirk if you’re into more recent stuff. Perhaps even The Bridge on the River Kwai, if it’s a genre you’re really into. But if you’re an anime fan, there’s a very good chance Grave of the Fireflies is something you’re…

I, uh... I may have something of a problem.

So, how’s everyone’s winter anime season going?

So as I said before, 2016 was a lackluster year for anime, but 2017 on the other hand, perhaps as a cosmic reward for how terrible the year was in general, was a great year for media and entertainment in multiple mediums. A bunch of good games, tons of great movies, pop music that... okay, pop was at best average that…

And you guys thought you could procrastinate...