Stay away from negative reviews

I know, I know, it’s probably not the most logical thing to say as someone who regularly reviews manga and anime, but I think it’s still good advice. Let me explain myself. After a friend of mine recommended that I watch the recent Kaiju No. 8, I went and binged the entire show in a … Continue reading Stay away from negative reviews →

Quick Reviews – Winter 2024

Surprise, a bonus upload! I didn’t watch a lot of anime during the winter season. I say that, but I still kept up with more than a dozen of shows at all times. I guess it’s just not as much compared to the unhealthy amount I watched in the past. Of the shows I watched, … Continue reading Quick Reviews – Winter 2024 →

One Piece Volume 61

Future Nick here. I took a little bit of a break between writing the previous post and this one. It felt like a good moment to take a break from reading One Piece and pick up some other stuff. I’m currently reading Eragon. It’s better than I remember, but it definitely still reads like it’s … Continue reading One Piece Volume 61 →

Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End

I consider myself to be an author. I write stories and I have been doing so since I was quite young, breaks aside. Whenever I read or consume other stories, I try to not only enjoy them for what they are, but I also like to look at what makes them work or what doesn’t … Continue reading Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End →

On Black Clover

Throughout the years, I’ve been trying to get better at worrying about my dropped anime. What I mean by this is that I don’t want to obsess about clearing out that list as much as possible. There’s something wrong with me that I want to finish every show I’ve started, even if I know I … Continue reading On Black Clover →

My favorite things in January

I was originally going to call this post “My favorite things in January” as that’s how youtuber Super Eyepatch Wolf names his videos that serve the same purpose. Obviously he didn’t invent the concept of recapping media you consumed, but it does have a very nice ring to it. If that’s the title of this … Continue reading My favorite things in January →

The unrivaled work ethic of Hiro Mashima

I talk about Hiro Mashima’s work a lot. Yet I’m also one of the people who is quick to call out problems with his work. It’s often aimless, repeats a lot, uses too much fanservice that doesn’t get anywhere and it’s far too clean when it comes to the stakes it tends to have. Despite … Continue reading The unrivaled work ethic of Hiro Mashima →

One Piece Volume 53

Last week, in volume 52, shit really hit the fan. The supernovas showed up, which is a generation of rookie pirates that all have high bounties. This includes Zoro and Luffy but also has other interesting types like Jewelry Bonney, Eustass Kid and Trafalgar Law. After Luffy beat up a world noble, the crew fled … Continue reading One Piece Volume 53 →

The slow decline of the countryside

I live in a small town. But when I say that it’s a small town, that’s not giving away a whole lot. The town I live in has around 12.000 people living in it. Depending on your perspective that can be a lot or very little. For comparison, Amsterdam has around 800.000 people living in … Continue reading The slow decline of the countryside →

The Promised Land that Never came

A few weeks before Christmas I got very sick with covid. I had to spend the week and a half leading up to Christmas mostly cooped up in my room. Once the worst symptoms had gone away, I needed something to take my mind off of how bad I was feeling so I decided to … Continue reading The Promised Land that Never came →