My commentary on things like video games, anime, manga, and other media.
25 Feb 2021 2 minute read 1 comment LateToTheParty
Introduction There is speculation that Nintendo will hold a Pokémon Direct on February 27, the 25th anniversary of when the first games launched on the Game Boy. As the first Pokémon Direct of 2021, Nintendo may reveal the remakes of Diamond and Pear...
22 Feb 2021 1 minute read 0 comments LateToTheParty
Credit of the thumbnail goes to Censored Gaming. Last month, as my very first blog post, I talked about how Sony has become increasingly apathetic towards the Japanese video games market. Key leading figures left Japan Studio; Sony began cracking do...
20 Feb 2021 4 minute read 0 comments LateToTheParty
Introduction In the previous episode, Keyaru and master swordsman Kureha duked it out in a pretty well-animated fight before the former got the upper hand. After having Freia acting as a good version of Princess Flare, Kureha pledged to aid Keyaru be...
10 Feb 2021 3 minute read 0 comments LateToTheParty
Introduction Previously, Keyaru recruited the demi-human ice wolf, Setsuna, to his party. After nursing her to good health and helping her break her level cap through... unconventional means, the party went off to stop the Jioral slavers from raiding...
8 Feb 2021 3 minute read 0 comments LateToTheParty
Introduction The hoopla surrounding Redo of Healer and its controversial content has definitely calmed down over the past few weeks. However, interestingly, as I checked through some anime news, apparently the show has gained somewhat of a following....
29 Jan 2021 3 minute read 0 comments LateToTheParty
Introduction It has been over a week since Redo of Healer has aired the very controversial second episode. Unsurprisingly, due to the content it portrayed, the German simulcast of the anime has been cancelled. Rui Tsukiyo, author of the series, has s...
22 Jan 2021 3 minute read 0 comments LateToTheParty
The second episode of Redo of Healer aired this week. Curious about how faithful the anime adaptation would be to the LN series, I waited until the uncensored version aired. In my first post about Redo of Healer, I heavily foreshadowed about that upc...
16 Jan 2021 3 minute read 1 comment LateToTheParty
Just this week, the first episode of light novel series Redo of Healer has aired. Prior to its airing, there was a lot of outrage on Twitter, Anime News Network (ANN), and Reddit regarding the content of the series and the fact that it got an anime a...
5 Jan 2021 4 minute read 0 comments LateToTheParty
On November 7, 2020, Bloomberg published an article where it questioned Sony's commitment to the Japanese video game market. Author Takashi Mochizuki wrote, "Japan-based developer support teams have been reduced by as much as a third from their peak,...
