Category Archives: Discussion
The Outstanding Villains of One Piece
After watching One Piece Film: Red, and my subsequent binge of the One Piece movies and specials, I found myself dwelling on the villains of this modern epic. Most of them are petty brutes and thugs with about as much depth as … Continue reading
Japanese Bathing and a Cross-Cultural Modesty Issue
Fair warning: there are not-entirely-safe-for-work images in this post. There is nothing more elusive than an obvious fact, said a particularly famous detective once. It’s true, but that doesn’t make it any less staggering when we finally realize the truth … Continue reading
It’s All About Thinking
I had a recent experience wherein I introduced a recent acquaintance from church to this humble blog of mine. I may be quite comfortable with who I am and unashamed of what I write, so long as it is honest, … Continue reading
The Accidental Demon Lord
Demon lords. These are figures of such widespread use in the fantasy genre, and within fiction in general, that one hardly needs to elaborate on them. Their fame stands alongside heroes, wizards, warriors, gods, devils, dragons, fairies, and all the … Continue reading
The Moral Question of Narvik
Once again, my Norwegian mother got me to watch a Norwegian film on Netflix. This one, if I understand correctly, is a historical film, telling a very real story in connection with the Battles of Narvik during World War II, … Continue reading
What’s Wrong with Suletta Mercury
As the latest in a very long line of installments to the Gundam franchise, The Witch From Mercury was all but guaranteed to at least begin with a substantial audience. The trick has always been to keep and perhaps expand that … Continue reading
My Top Ten Hottest Gundam Girls
As long as there have been gundams, there have been gundam girls. The gundams have given us giant mecha suits, sci-fi knights fighting epic battles both on Earth and in space, and the girls have given us something very nice … Continue reading
My Five Favorite Gundams
In the continuing spirit of Mecha March and with so much of Gundams on my brain that I’m looking forward to the end of Witch from Mercury if only to get a little break from the franchise for a bit, I … Continue reading
The Real-World Evolution of Gundam Technology
Mecha March is… well, a thing that someone came up with, where we bloggers dwell for a bit on mecha in anime, manga, movies, etc. I’ve never really done it before, and my showing this year will probably be a … Continue reading
Merlin's Musings 