Category Archives: Discussion

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Some of the Anime Fantasies I’ve Been Seeing Recently

Posted on February 2, 2023 by Merlin

I’m sure it will come as such a great surprise when I say, “This post is inspired by the latest crop of anime.” 😉 In all seriousness, it’s nothing special to note that the entire library of stories which we … Continue reading →

Posted in Anime-ted Living, Discussion | Tagged 000 Gold in Another World for My Retirement, Banished from the Hero's Party, Beast Tamer, Campfire Cooking in Another World, Chillin’ in My 30’s After Getting Fired from the Demon King’s Army, Endo and Kobayashi Live, Farming Life in Another World, Gate, Handyman Saitou in Another World, I’m the Villainness So I’m Taming the Final Boss, Isekai Izakaya, My Next Life as a Villainess, Parallel World Pharmacy, Restaurant to Another World, Saving 80 | Leave a comment

Why We Drop Anime (and Other Stories)

Posted on January 19, 2023 by Merlin

Like several other bloggers I saw, I recently posted a small list of my personal favorite anime from last year, 2022. But I also had a recent experience which left me considering the anime at the other end of the spectrum, … Continue reading →

Posted in Anime and Cartoons, Anime-ted Living, Discussion, Movies, Tuesday Review | Tagged Arknights, Attack on Titan, I've Somehow Gotten Stronger When I Improved My Farm-Related Skills, I’m the Villainness So I’m Taming the Final Boss, Kaina of the Great Snow Sea, Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Slave Harem in the Labyrinth of the Other World, The Vampire Dies in No Time, Tomodachi Game, Trigun: Stampede, Vermeil in Gold, Xam'd: Lost Memories | 2 Comments

My Favorite Anime From 2022

Posted on January 12, 2023 by Merlin

This might be considered a little late, as we’re already two weeks into 2023. Certainly, it comes well behind a number of similar posts I’ve seen from my fellow bloggers, most of which posted within a couple of days, or … Continue reading →

Posted in Anime and Cartoons, Anime-ted Living, Discussion, Top Picks | Tagged Call of the Night, My Dress-Up Darling, Notorious Herbivore Dragon, Raven of the Inner Palace, Reincarnated as a Sword, Ya Boy Kongming! | 1 Comment

My Anime Dungeons and Dragons Party

Posted on September 22, 2022 by Merlin

So, there’s this trend going round a couple Facebook groups I belong to. The idea is to assemble a dream crew as a Dungeons & Dragons party. Some people have used characters from books, some from movies, some even from … Continue reading →

Posted in Anime and Cartoons, Anime-ted Living, Challenge Accepted, Discussion | Tagged A Certain Scientific Railgun, Akame ga Kill, By the Grace of the Gods, Chronicles of the Heroic Knight, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, InuYasha, Log NHorizon, Naruto Shippuden, One Piece, Overlord, Record of Lodoss War, Seven Deadly Sins, Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy, Ushio and Tora | Leave a comment

Useless Male Leads in Anime

Posted on August 18, 2022 by Merlin

In the practice of my one-episode rule, I watched the first episode of a fairly recent anime called Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie. It didn’t appeal much to me, but I was fairly certain other people would enjoy it, so I … Continue reading →

Posted in Anime-ted Living, Discussion | Tagged Engage Kiss, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Rent a Girlfriend, Sailor Moon, School Days, Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie | 2 Comments

Dear Disney: An Open Letter

Posted on August 11, 2022 by Merlin

Specifically, Dear Disney Executives, You are idiots. Why do I begin this letter in such a fashion? A particular author, now of famous renown, began what became arguably the single most famous story of his entire career with these words: … Continue reading →

Posted in Discussion, Disney Marvels | Tagged Disney | Leave a comment

Slimes, Slaves, and Sexy Maids: The New Wave of Tropes?

Posted on July 28, 2022 by Merlin

It’s no secret whatsoever: when something new and unusual gets any sort of success, it gets copycatted out the freaking wazoo. Hollywood’s scramble to imitate the Marvel Cinematic Universe is but one outstanding example of that. There’s also all the … Continue reading →

Posted in Anime and Cartoons, Anime-ted Living, Discussion | Tagged Black Summoner, By the Grace of the Gods, My Isekai Life, One Piece, Overlord, Redo of Healer, Rising of the Shield Hero, Skeleton Knight in Another World, Slave Harem in the Labyrinth of the Other World, So I’m a Spider So What, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, The Devil is a Part-Timer, The Duke of Death and His Maid, The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated, The Maid I Hired Recently is Mysterious | 4 Comments

Some Non-Combative Magic Systems in Anime

Posted on July 14, 2022 by Merlin

War is the natural state of Man. That was observed by Thomas Hobbes, and he was referring to how the absence of government leaves every man in the world fighting a war against every other man in the world. Conflict … Continue reading →

Posted in Anime and Cartoons, Anime-ted Living, Discussion | Tagged By the Grace of the Gods, Flying Witch, Fullmetal Alchemist, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Kamitachi, Magi, Magi: Labyrinth of Magic, No Game No Life, The Ancient Magus' Bride | 1 Comment

The Easy Imbalance of Too Much Virtual Living

Posted on July 7, 2022 by Merlin

This is one of those posts that is born from a bit of an epiphany which, in turn, is born from some honest self-reflection and self-recrimination. I have seen something which needs to be addressed, a growing imbalance in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Discussion, Random Realizations | 4 Comments

Eren Jaeger: The Anatomy of a Devil’s Birth

Posted on June 30, 2022 by Merlin

I will start this with a SPOILER ALERT! If you want to be surprised by anything in this story, then you do not want to read this! Fair warning! 😉 I have a confession to make: though I was avid in … Continue reading →

Posted in Anime and Cartoons, Anime-ted Living, Discussion | Tagged Attack on Titan | 2 Comments