LiA Bespoke Project : That Niche (You Know the One I Mean) – Top 10

We’re getting close to the first anniversary of the LiA Bespoke program.  And I think it’s been quite  a success – I’ve had the chance to write on some interesting topics I might otherwise not have, and it’s provided a small but meaningful boost to my efforts to keep the site financially viable.  This project …

Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising adds 2B from Nier Automata as DLC Character

Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising is certainly reaching for the skys, as Cygames and Arc System Works have added 2B from Nier Automata as a DLC Character to the game. Included as part of the Season Pass, or available as a single piece of DLC for £6.49 / €7.99, the Character DLC adds 2B as a …

Patron Pick Winter 2024: Dosanko Gal wa Namara Menkoi (Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable!) – 07

Before I get into this week’s Hokkaido Gals, I want to briefly comment on an interesting phenomenon I see in the commentary on this series.  Specifically, used in criticizing it.  To wit, that it’s unrealistic that these girls would be interested in Tsubasa.  You see this a lot with anime fans – there was a …

Neon Genesis Evangelion – Episode 16

After a season and change of cloaking its personal inquiry in the trappings of a more or less traditional, episodic giant robot anime, Neon Genesis Evangelion’s sixteenth episode represents a formal casting off of its genre pretensions, in favor of directly interrogating the psychology of its forlorn protagonists. This is less dramatic of a transition …