Writer, Gamer, Otaku

With the Pokemon franchise celebrating its 25th anniversary, now's the best time to look back and reminisce on some of my fondest memories from the series. Specifically, I wanted to rank and review each of the generations in the main line series. Starting with Generation one (Gen1) with Red and Blue on the GameBoy, all the way to Gen8 with Sword and Shield on the Switch. For each generation I'll be looking at the new Pokemon introduced, the region's design, the gym battles, the plot and overall lore, and finally the systems and mechanics implemented. Keep in mind, these are just my opinions and are all ultimately subjective. One important distinction, is that I won't be using nostalgia as a grading point. It doesn't matter when a generation came out, they will all be compared evenly among their merits and what they introduced to the Pokemon world. So with that, let the list begin! Gen1:  Red , Blue , Green ,  Yellow Generation One, the start of it all. The first 151...

      If you aren’t already on board, the craze that is Haikyuu has already been going strong since 2014. Currently on its fourth season, and as astounding as it may seem, the show keeps getting better and better. Even its slower parts show incredible character depth and development. The writers of Haikyuu have such a talent for making everything matter. And I mean everything. Every character matters, from the players on the teams, to their friends and family, to the narrating couple on a date watching the games who could have their own spin-off manga. Every setting matters, such as the new large stadium whose high ceilings affect the players depth perception. Every animation matters, using comedic anime tropes during down times and intense uses of sakuga during epic ones. Every detail matters.      Thankfully this latest season showcases this on all fronts. The season sees our titular team, Karasuno high competing at their highest tournament level thus far...

This year for anime has truly been a great one already, and this current season is no exception. With one of my largest currently watching lists in a while, there's so much diversity and uniqueness to the shows this season. One such show that I feel I must discuss is one that has been truly divisive, and generally touted as "not good" mainly due to its choice in art direction and animation. However, I feel like this is such a disservice to the show as has incredible voice acting, excellent pacing, and one of the best stories of any show this season, in my opinion. That show is The Reflection. The Reflection is a truly unique endeavor as it is a brain child of Marvel's own Stan Lee, including production credit to his own POW! Entertainment, and animated by Studio Deen. The art is...unique to say the least, and is the immediate barrier most face when first watching it. With an almost cell-shaded, intentionally 2-dimensional look to it, it effectively looks lik...

In a small village in the south of the country, there was a young man who loved to write. He would write about anything and everything: recounting the events of his day, making stories to tell to his family, or just write about the things he observed. One day, his mother asked him to go to the nearby market to pick up some items. She gave him a list, and set him on his way. His JOURNEY began at the edge of the village, where one of the guards stood watch. He was a fine guard, but had poor vision due to the fact that he had BROKEN GLASSES . Upon seeing the young man approach, he merely saw a blurry figure, and whispered to himself worriedly, “Oh no. WHO’S THAT GUY? ” He stood at the ready in case of a squabble. “Who goes there,” he said once the young man was in ear shot. “Um, it’s me, OFFICER HARVEY . I’m off to the market to retrieve items for my mother,” replied the young man. He recognized his voice at once, “Ah! So sorry! I’ll open the gate for you!” “Thank you si...