PinnedThe Appearance Masterlist!So remember how I tend to say I’m a lot? Part of that is due to podcast appearances over the past decade as well as my writing. And I figured it’d high time I make a master list of the lot of it. WRITING Atomic-Fu (2012) -REVIEW: Arukara’s “Drama” Crunchyroll News…Podcast2 min readPodcast2 min read
Oct 20, 202211908806 (or 4 Minutes)Originally written: January 2015 4chan’s mecha boards had a Story Challenge a few years ago where you had to respond to the photo the anon before you posted. Here’s my take: A-ARE YOU SURE you’re allowed to just use it like that? Won’t you get in trouble?” She ignored Jeni’s…Short Fiction7 min readShort Fiction7 min read
Aug 28, 2020“Of Bards And Lies”The following is a short story I wrote for some character backstory in a D&D campaign. (Yes, I actually typed that sentence.) I wanna say it was around 2013?I’d had plans to try and save the character for some other projects but they never materialized. It’s only ever seen the…Fantasy6 min readFantasy6 min read
Jul 10, 2019SSSS.GRIDMAN Reference Recap #12(originally written 12/23/18) >ACCESS CODE: ‘You Are Not Alone’ This is it, folks. The final #SSSS_GRIDMAN Reference Recap Thread, covering the grand finale of the series, “Awakening”. Which was also the title of Episode 1 of SSSS. There’s a lot to unpack, from the climax of Akane’s arc to THAT MOMENT to some of the aftermath…Tokusatsu19 min readTokusatsu19 min read
Jul 10, 2019SSSS.GRIDMAN Reference Recap #11(originally written 12/16/18) >ACCESS CODE: s̵͙̈́͜Ā̷͔͘v̸͈͈͊E̷̱̞̓ ̵̛̻̈́Ụ̵͗Ś̸̓͜” This episode of SSSS was a lot lighter in terms of its usual foreshadow meta game. Nonetheless, it harkened back to some of the Ultra Series’ most iconic episodes while delivering some of the most emotionally heavy moments to date. …Tokusatsu9 min readTokusatsu9 min read
Jul 10, 2019SSSS.GRIDMAN Reference Recap #10(originally written 12/8/18) >ACCESS CODE: “Nice Boat.” The time has come for another #SSSS_GRIDMAN Reference Recap! Episode 10 aired today and it’s a bit of a whopper. Here’s your last spoiler warning before I dive in. Episode 10, “Collapse” marks the beginning of the end for the series. And while not as heavy as…Tokusatsu8 min readTokusatsu8 min read
Jul 10, 2019SSSS.GRIDMAN Reference Recap #9(originally written 12/2/2018) >ACCESS CODE: ‘WAKE UP THE TOYS!’ In the very beginning of #SSSS_GRIDMAN, I had said that if we got a “Jissoji Episode” before the end, I would absolutely lose it. This week, in addition to a multitude of toy references, we got one. And I still can’t believe it.Tokusatsu12 min readTokusatsu12 min read
Jul 10, 2019SSSS.GRIDMAN Reference Recap #8(originally written 11/15/18) >ACCESS CODE: ‘Bring The Thunder’ Episode 8 of #SSSS.GRIDMAN was something of a whirlwind for mecha fans, being the culmination of the ongoing love letter to Japanese animator/designer/director Masami Obari. There’s a lot to unpack with this aspect of the episode, including some misunderstood controversy.Tokusatsu8 min readTokusatsu8 min read
Jul 10, 2019SSSS.GRIDMAN Reference Recap #7(originally written 11/18/2018) >ACCESS CODE: ‘Skyfall’ IT’S TIME. Gather round for this week’s #SSSS_Gridman reference recap thread. It goes without saying that spoilers are ahead for this week’s episode so go ahead and watch before reading.Tokusatsu6 min readTokusatsu6 min read
Apr 7, 2019SSSS.GRIDMAN Expanded Reference RecapIn 2018, TRIGGER unleashed SSSS.GRIDMAN onto the world. An update of the tokusatsu series GRIDMAN THE HYPER AGENT, the short-lived TV series turned out to be a love-letter to the source material, as well as Japanese tokusatsu (lit. Special Effects)-based media. …Anime3 min readAnime3 min read
