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Category Archives: Anime

The Red-Nosed Reindeer — Sword Art Online Ep.3

The first episode of Sword Art Online introduced Aincrad and its rules. The second episode showed how the players defeated the first boss. In this episode, we see that the … Continue reading

March 15, 2014 · Leave a comment

Beater — Sword Art Online Episode 2

A month has passed since Kayaba Akihiko introduced his game. In that time, a fifth of the 10,000 original participants have died, and those that remain have not yet cleared … Continue reading

March 8, 2014 · Leave a comment

World of Swords — Sword Art Online Episode 1

Sword Art Online tells the story of Kirito and the friends he makes as they are trapped in a virtual reality game and fight for their freedom and survival. The … Continue reading

February 27, 2014 · Leave a comment

Final Thoughts on the Pokémon Anime

The one unifying theme of Pokémon is that friendship is true power. Love and loyalty are the keys to unlocking a Pokémon’s potential, and that power conquers all: it can … Continue reading

December 6, 2013 · Leave a comment

Pokémon EP241 — Hocus Pokémon

As the protagonists continue ever onward on their journey, they see a young woman running to meet them, very excited to see a Pikachu. She is a Pokémon magician, and … Continue reading

December 5, 2013 · Leave a comment

Pokémon EP232 — Just Waiting on a Friend

Ash and company journey to Mahogany Town and are lost as per usual. Fog begins to set in making them even more lost, but the character of the day, Lokoko, … Continue reading

December 4, 2013 · Leave a comment

Pokémon EP195 — The Poké Spokesman

This episode opens with Pikachu feeling very weak. A man, Simon, shows up and starts talking to Pikachu in Pokémon-speak. He brings the protagonists to his shop where he recharges … Continue reading

December 3, 2013 · Leave a comment

Pokémon EP227 — For Ho-Oh the Bells Toll!

Ash and company return to Ekruteak City, having already defeated the gym leader there some time before. They arrive to find the city in turmoil because the crystal bells have … Continue reading

December 2, 2013 · Leave a comment

Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow

We will continue our look into the Pokémon anime next week, but I would like to close out this week by looking at the first generation Pokémon games. Although I … Continue reading

November 29, 2013 · Leave a comment