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What happened to Naruto in Boruto?

Hello everyone, how is everyone doing? and welcome again back to MyAnimeGo, today we are talking about What happened to Naruto in Boruto?

At the beginning of the first chapter of Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, we see Konoha village completely destroyed, the great stone faces are gone, Naruto and Sasuke are also nowhere to be found.

And there was this;

It’s left a lot of us who have followed the series since Naruto with a lot of questions and concerns. Where did he send Naruto to? Is Naruto still alive? What happened to the Kyuubi if he is? Do we really want to follow the story of Boruto if he is? Who’s the next Hokage if he is? So so many questions…..

After all, Naruto has been a significant character and face of the franchise for 20-years now.

Naruto and Sasuke have fought their way through enemies like the Akatsuki, Madara & Obito Uchiha and Kaguya just to name a few and they have evaded death each time and becoming godlike shinobi. At least till now.

We have watched our number one Knuckle-Headed Ninja move from genin to the seventh Hokage of Konoha with a lot of hard work, blood, sweat and tears. So it’s hard to believe there is nothing he can’t overcome. So how does he take a back seat or die in Boruto?

What we know so far

Masashi Kishimoto is not the creator of Boruto: Naruto Next Generations but is merely in a supervisory role on the new manga. Probably because of his ownership of the original characters.

Ukyo Kodachi is the real author of Boruto: Naruto Next Generations and has creative freedom to do whatever he wants with the manga. And he’s definitely making Boruto’s story his own.

A new villain has been revealed in the Boruto Manga

Isshiki Ōtsutsuki

Jigen whose possessed by the mysterious Isshiki Ōtsutsuki, a character adaptation that can be linked to Japanese folklore, like how Kaguya was influenced by the story of a little girl found in a bamboo tree who was actually a celestial being from the moon, expelled to Earth to live a mortal lifespan.

Isshiki was an inch-tall boy who fought a demon with a needle from its insides and stole its magic hammer that could make things grow or shrink. The power Jigen uses in his fight with Naruto and Sasuke is quite similar to that.

Naruto and Sasuke find themselves facing an opponent they can’t seem to beat no matter what they throw at him. They are both completely overpowered.

Judging from the battle so far, Isshiki is far more powerful than Kaguya or the Sage of Six Paths, and I don’t think he fought at full power like them. So it’s starting to get clearer why maybe Naruto might not be around anymore. Against the alien god, Naruto and Sasuke seem to be reminded of their mortality. And we are not even sure if he’s the most powerful person in the Ōtsutsuki clan or the strongest being out there.

Naruto is captured and Sasuke barely escapes. During their battle Isshiki seemed to be more worried about overexerting his fragile vessel Jigen than the attacks of the duo.

But here is the part that really caught my attention. The sadistic Isshiki instead of killing Naruto wants him to suffer mentally and not just physically for interrupting his plans of capturing Kawaki. So he seals Naruto away in a kettle-like coffin, which cuts his chakra off from the real world.

So have we found out what Kawaki meant when he said;

“I’ll send you where I sent the Seventh Hokage.”

Maybe Isshiki has possessed Kawaki or maybe it’s just Kawaki that has sealed Naruto away again. Sure killing Naruto would but a lot more spotlight on Boruto but it’s a double-edged sword that could help the manga or reduce it’s readers.

I mean sealing Naruto away would be a way of carrying the old readers along and making sure we keep reading to see when Naruto would be unsealed, all the while trying to win us over to loving Boruto has much as we like Naruto.

But then again Kodachi killing off a key character like Naruto would definitely help in removing the spotlight from the old generation and putting it more on Boruto’s generation.

We can all admit that Naruto is no longer the main character, apart from being a well-loved character and supervisor now like his creator Masashi Kishimoto, his story has ended. While Boruto’s is just getting started – interesting or boring, the touch has been passed on.

However, if our number one Knuckle-Headed Ninja leaves the story he won’t go without a fight, cause that is his ninja way.

Thanks for reading, leave a comment I would like to know what your thoughts are on this.

Till next time, keep doing your best.

November 30, 2019
6 Anime Like Dororo

So 6 anime that are similar to Dororo?, hello everyone. So you want to watch another anime with a moody dark tone about love, greed, revenge and betrayal.

Dororo was produced by Tezuka Productions and MAPPA, and is the brainchild of Osamu Tezuka- who is considered “the father of manga”. For creation of classics like Astro Boy.

And for those not familiar with Dororo yet;

Dororo is an anime that follows the story of Hyakkimaru, whose greedy and selfish father Kagemitsu Daigo, sacrifices his body to demons to gain power (yes he won’t be winning any father of the year awards). We Follow Hyakkimaru has he defeats demons to regain his body with a mischievous child Dororo. Now back to the main topic:

So with Dororo over, what can you use to fill that space, you asked and I answered;

Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit

Episodes 26| Aired April 2007 | Produced by Production I.G

Moribito is an anime series that like Dororo follows two strangers who meet by chance, Prince Chagum– the emperor’s son and whose also thought to be the reincarnation of a water demon that is causing drought to their empire, so therefore most be sacrificed. And Balsa– the kick butt heroine who saves the prince’s life during an assassination attempt and later begged by his mother to keep him safe.

The same themes are present as in Dororo from the emphasis on the beauty of life, nature, family and the bonds that can be fromed by two strangers who embark on this journey together.

Katanagatari

Episodes 12| Aired January 2010 | Produced by White Fox

Katanagatari is set in the edo period Japan, where the Shogunate and samurai are still very active and ruling. And there are many different sword-fighting techniques.

We follow Shichika Yasuri–a wielder of a sword technique that uses his own body as a blade. He is also the seventh head of the Kyotouryuu school, living quietly with his sister Nanami.

Until he meets ths strategist Togame, who he falls for. She has been sent by the Shogunate to retrieve 12 unique swords called “Deviant Blades”, he accept to help her on her mission because he likes her. So their dangerous adventure beings.

Katanagatari similarities to Dororo is in it historic setting and our two characters, Shichika and Togame whose continued association on their journey to retrieve the 12 swords, causes major developmental growth in both characters. Making them both better and more relatable.

Afro Samurai

Episodes 5| Aired May 2007 | Produced by Gonzo

Afro after witnessing the death of his father in a dual with a man named Justice for the Number One headband. Afro vows revenge against Justice who killed his father for the Number One headband.

But there is a catchy on his path to vengeance he has to possess the Number Two headband, if he wishes to fight the new Number One. And even after possessing the Number Two headband, he will have to fight pretty much everyone in the world people to get to the Number One. Because unlike the Number One, the Number Two can be challenged by anyone.

Afro Samurai to me is similar to Dororo in it’s setting of samurai and the moral lessons, it constantly resounds in us that “how far is too far?” on our path to revenge. Is revenge really done for what is lost to us? or really more for us to find a way to cope with our loss. Are we really hurting anyone but ourselves has we chase revenge? and What remains after, of us when we have carried out our revenge?

Samurai Champloo

Episodes 26| Aired May 2004 | Produced by Manglobe

Samurai Champloo follows three unlikely pair Fuu, Jin and Mugen. Brought together by chance but stuck together by choice or blackmail?, out of a debt to pay to Fuu after saving them from being executed.

They follow her on a wild adventure to different places in their search for the samurai that smells of sunflowers.

Samurai Champloo and Dororo are similar in the delight you will get in watching them on their journey, it really makes you feel like you are setting out on an adventure. Characters having both minor and major goals they wish to accomplish, which make them more relatable. Both animes have an historical setting and many interesting characters they meet along the way, also with their minor or major goals that make them very human like instead of just 2 dimensional characters.

Stranger: Mukou Hadan (Sword of the Stranger)

Episodes 1| Aired September 2007 | Produced by Bones

We follow the story of an orphan boy named Kotarou, his dog Tobimaru and Nanashi a ronin. Having a random encounter in a small temple, where they are attacked by assassins sent by the China’s Ming Dynasty to kill Kotarou but the two are saved by Nanashi.

After Kotarou offers Nanashi a gem in exchange for his continued protection and escort to their destination, he agrees and dangerous journey with many twists and turns begins.

Sword of the Stranger shares similarities to Dororo with it’s historical setting, main characters being similar in both series are young, orphaned and streetwise youth, with a strong and older brotherly figure. Growth for both character, happen also from having the other at their side. The duo feed of each others being, making them become more relatable characters.

Berserk

Episodes 49+Movies| Aired October 1997 | Produced by OLM / Millepensee, GEMBA

Berserk is an amazing story that is hard to know where to begin from explaining it, like Dororo it’s a story filled with love, loss, greed, betrayal, revenge and so much more, just with the story more gritty, darker and mature.

We meet Guts a mercenary with an horrible childhood, who finds some one he respects and trusts, only to be betrayed and have everything taken from him right in front of his eyes by the person he thought was a friend, in the most gruesome way possible.

So that’s my top 6 animes similar to Dororo, is there one you think should be on the list, leave it in the comment section below we are always glad to hear from our readers. Till next time continue to watch anime……

August 22, 2019
Cowboy Bebop finding Your Way Home [Space is the Place]

Hello travellers and thank you K for guiding our travellers here. Welcome to your next stop on your journey through the cosmos. Welcome to MA2 a planet that is both chaotic and peaceful all at once.

Planet – MA2

I’ll be your guide now for this stop in your space exploration and help you on your way after. And for our new travellers just waking up from stasis, welcome to the international space themed blog collaboration!!

Welcome to space travellers, I love space so much, I signed up for this immediately I found out about this and I’m taking all my wonderful readers with me.

So as you go on this wonderful interstellar adventure, I would like to remind you of your most important gift that will help you on your journey, “Free Will or Choices” – your ability to make your own future and some of the choices you made lead you here. I will use an amazing anime to explain this – Cowboy Bebop.

Cowboy Bebop

Cowboy Bebop is set in a space western setting following two bounty hunters, Spike and Jet, and two women; the always in depth Faye Valentine and the computer kid genius Edward. Chasing wanted criminals through the solar system to earn money, on their ship the Bebop.

Episodes: 26

Studio: Sunrise

Aired: Spring 1998

It was a show that took us on a lot of highs, lows and unpredictability, a really great adventure with each episode. I just honestly wanted it to last forever honestly, till I was sick of the amazing main cast but still seeing them on air each week with a new adventure. cowboy Bebop was a show that celebrate our ability of free will – the freedom to choose what we want.

I think Alisa, Jet’s ex-girlfriend explains just what that freedom we are blessed with is;

“That’s just how you were back then, you decided everything; in the end you were always right. When I was there with you I never had to do anything for myself. All I had to do was to hang onto your arm like a child without a care in the world. I wanted to live my own life; make my own decisions, even if they were terrible mistakes.”— Alisa

Choices or Free Will, whatever you want to call it, are what shaped, shapes and shapings our lifes to what it is. Cowboy Bebop represent this theme very well.

It’s an anime I felt was very human like, with its good qualities and flaws. Choices have to be made in life and we won’t always be able to know the outcome especially when it’s about your dreams or passions.

It resounded in me the thought of being courageous enough to make those choices even if it was crippling terrifying. Cowboy Bebop shows us that it is ok to not have all the answers or to always be right, but choices have to be made in life.

And that’s ok as long as we are making those decisions, we can dust ourselves off when we fall and keep moving foward with pride.

Choices are a part of life, it shouldn’t scare us and we shouldn’t leave decisions in our lifes to be handled by someone else, we are captain’s of our ships, even if along the journey we have co-captains.

Space is the Place

Like all good things Cowboy Bebop reminds us that all great adventures have to come to a end eventually. And we are now at the end of my tour, It time for me to send you off on your way to your next stop the planet When Sirius Writes.

Thank you for staying to the very end, till we meet again have. I wish you only joy and happiness as you explore the cosmos.

July 24, 2019
Worst Anime of All Time!

You always see lists of all the best anime of all time but it’s rare to see them for the WORST anime of all time. So I decided to bug my roommates and ask around to see what people thought the worst anime of all time would be.

FLCL aka Fooly Cooly

FLCL has been labeled as a masterpiece and something pleasantly different. If an anime show has this much praise, the I’m expecting something enjoyable and funny.

Sadly, FLCL did not offer anything but pain.

There is absolutely no story behind this anime. It is just six episodes of disjointed scripts that attempt to fuse together as many genres as possible then injected with pointless crude humor.

Many would argue that this show is nothing but a random and nonsensical arrangement of spontaneous events. It’s full of pointless and meaningless slapstick humor that cheapens the show, makes it impossible to take seriously as an anime and gives it a “loony toons” vibe of immaturity.

Aho Girl

Overall, if you are looking for a short anime with endless comedy gags with no clear story or plot but just laughter, then this anime is for you. It’s slightly lewd, but over the top comedy.

However, Aho Girl is also painful to watch. While doing a comedy list, I came across this anime. I made it about five minutes before I caved. Seriously, this anime made me want to bang my head against a wall and scream. More so than Diabolic Lovers ever did.

First and foremost, this show is simply not funny. Aho Girl makes a spectacle of itself – presenting faux-meaningful observations; idolizing its vapid female lead; overindulging in panty shots; while accomplishing absolutely nothing in the end.

The testament of Sister New Devil or Shinmai Maou no Testament

In my opinion this show is just bad.

First of all half, the show is unwatchable. Half of the show is white bars of light covering the screen during the more sexual oriented scenes. I don’t know about anyone else, but I don’t like staring at anything for almost 3 to 5 minutes at a time, with an occasional face or backside appearing in a shot.

Second, the story is just so messy and all over the place. Most of the story makes little to no sense, due to plot holes. You may argue that it isn’t about the story, but the point is the story tries to bring in characters and world building it didn’t even need.

Overall, feel free to disagree, but there is so much holding this series back. There are some interesting ideas sprinkled here and there, but not a single one of them were represented properly here. This is simply a mediocre show, just not worth anyone’s time, not even the most hardcore of ecchi anime fans.

HAKYUU HOUSHIN ENGI

I love the Houshin Engi manga, so when I saw it was going to receive another anime, I was hopeful this one would cover the whole story and do a decent job on its adaptation. Sadly, I was wrong. The first episode already shows big differences between the two. The story is badly told. You can’t understand much if you don’t know it already.

I still recommend the manga, but this anime shouldn’t exist.

Most viewers will not like this anime for two simple reasons: It’s not very good and most of all, not very enjoyable either. It walks the path of mediocrity without even trying to be anything. The outcome is very bland and a total lackluster.

This adaptation did surprisingly many questionable choices. First and foremost is the lack of introduction. Viewers are quite directly thrown into a random world around random characters. Nothing is explained, things just somewhat are there and stuff happens because it does.

THE MASTER OF RAGNAROK & BLESSER OF EINHERJAR or Hyakuren no Haou to Seiyaku no Valkyria

Even when stacked up against Isekai abominations like Death March and Isekai wa Smartphone, it still somehow manages to be even worse! In fact, this might just be the worst Isekai anime that I’ve seen to date, and considering the generally poor quality of the genre, that’s really saying something. So yes, this anime is definitely incredible!

Incredibly bad.

This anime doesn’t even bother to start with the protagonist getting inexplicably transported to a fantasy world. When we’re introduced to him, he’s already been in another world for two years, so it’s almost like this isn’t even an Isekai anime. Anyway, our protagonist, named Super Ultra Omnipotent Usurper, or Suou for short, is a perfect being in every way! He’s the most morally just and relatable character ever, is a military genius, and, most importantly, gets all the women! Actually, only the latter is true, but the anime still desperately tries to give him character traits that make him more than just a chick magnet.

Too bad they fail miserably.

Suou is a conqueror, plain and simple. Not of nations, but of women. Yet what makes him stand out from his fellow Kirito clones? Well, Suou is unique in that when he claims a girl as his property, he makes her a part of his “family.” That’s right, this guy forces his women to become his little sisters and daughters. Then makes them address him as “papa” and “big brother.” He also doesn’t seem to give a crap about his soldiers and doesn’t bat an eye when they’re slaughtered in combat. And the best part is that the writers still try to portray him as an “I am holier than thou” type of character.

Thanks to the solar-powered smartphone that Suou just so happens to have, our hero is able to look up military tactics of great historical leaders like Alexander the Great and Sun Tzu and implement them in battles. Of course, you really can’t tell what battle strategies are being used during fight scenes due to the hideous visuals that make everything look like an utter mess.

A random red haired dude in this anime wisely said “the details don’t matter.” I think the writers must have taken that sentence to heart. Nothing about this anime makes any sense. The plot goes nowhere, and the characters are painfully bland and annoying.

Goblin Slayer

“Anyone who likes/dislikes this show is a Nazi/Libtard.” – The state of the anime community after episode 1.

I think it’s fair to say that no other anime has caused such controversy and overwhelming divide amongst anime fans after a single episode like Goblin Slayer has. A scene lasting around fifteen seconds featuring a character being raped receiving more condemnation than every other anime airing this year.

So, feel free to watch Goblin Slayer if you enjoy dark-fantasy and have a tolerance for uncomfortable content. Or skip it, because truth told, Goblin Slayer was never really worth caring that much about in the first place.

Hanoka

Hanoka was the very first full fledged anime series to be animated completely in Flash. This is a terrible mistake. The flash makes the animation look unnatural, especially when viewing the characters. The faces and heads do not look right at all, and the faces show no expression on them what so ever. I do applaud the makers for trying flash, but it appears that the technology has come nowhere close to make it worthwhile.

I’m not really sure what I expected from this show initially. I’m all for new techniques used in any kind of context, and given that this Anime series had been animated entirely in Flash format, I thought of it as perhaps something exciting.

Throughout the show, we see the usual, predictable scenes such as “I’ll fight to protect you”, “he gave me a reason to live”, and “aagh you fatally injured him and now my powers increased tenfold because of my emotional distress”. The originality of the show is close to zero. No, if it’s a proper story you’re looking for, then this isn’t it.

Also the ending has got to be the worst ending I have ever seen to an anime series. Terrible does not even begin to describe Hanoka.

Ghost Stories Gakkou no Kaidan

The thing about this anime is that it is actually REALLY really bad. It bombed in Japan and it is easy to see why.

However……

Aniplex was handed the English dub of the show, knowing it was a failure in Japan and it SEEMS they didn’t take the dub too seriously. So what do we get? The best dub that has ever been done ever.
Let me try to explain; the voice actors decided to add really adult jokes, often breaking the fourth wall and mocking the show itself. It’s like a fandub with comedians or an Abridged series, but full episodes.

To me, there was a certain formula for watching this show. It’s definitely not a series someone should marathon. Nope, it should be enjoyed an episode or two at a time. Any more and you’ll find yourself sick of the studpidity.
Ghost stories is so bad it’s good. The show gets most of its fame from being so awful and the dub so hilarious.

My advice to you is to watch the Dub. Bear in mind, the adult humor may be offputting to younger audiences. Or if you get offended easily, then please do NOT watch this. Ghost Stories English dub tries to be offensive to everyone and it succeeds.

So, what do you think? Do you agree with this list? What animes do you hate? Let me know in the comments below!

As always,

Keep Smiling!

March 29, 2019
Making Everything Anime!
Making everything anime is something I think all we anime otaku do, whenever we read a book, watch a movie, series and even some parts of our daily live encounters, we are all gulity of every now and then wondering what it would be like if we were living in an anime world.

Hey everyone am back again, sorry I have been busy but I have been working on the new look of the blog so that’s also kept me busy. Thank you for being patient with me and Irina a fellow aniblogger for recommending the new theme. It really allows me to be more creative.

So I was tagged for my second time in an amazing and always fun to read tag that has been going around “Make it Anime”.

You can just imagine how excited I was, when I was finally tagged for this. So what are the rules for this tag, you ask? they are:
- Thank the person who nominated you and link back to their blog post.
Thanks again Irina for tagging me into this, and I loved you ideas to by the way they would make really interesting animes.

thank you so much for including me…
- Choose 1 Book, Movie and TV show of your choice that you think could work as an anime. (A series of books or movies is allowed e.g. Lord of the Rings, Hunger Games)
- If you want to pick more than 1 from each section that’s fine. Or if you can’t think of one for a specific category that’s fine also.
- Explain why you think your choices could work as an anime. Maybe the advent of animation would enhance it, maybe the different anime genres could help expand and improve the story. Just go crazy with it.
- Link back to the original post so I can read people’s suggestions, I’d love to read everyone’s ideas.
We have Average Joe’s to thank for creating this awesome tag, also for the little fustration we feel since some of the ideas I have read so far are just really good I wish they really were anime.
- Include Make it Anime in your tags so everyone including myself can find them all easily.Nominate around 5-10 bloggers.
So let’s get started:

Book

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

He’s a wallflower. You see things. You keep quiet about them. And you understand. -Patrick

Watching a social awkward Charlie, free spirited Emma, her stepbrother Patrick and friends helping charlie to stop sitting on the side lines of life and start living it was fun to read.

I mean who wouldn’t love an anime adaption of this. I loved the movie and book so much, It was a great coming of age book, with drama, romance and would make a wonderful slice of life.

Movie

300

One word Seinen. 300 was a great film filled with blood, gore, a message of freedom and what men and women are ready to do when their freedom is threatened.

Especially with all the msytical beings and whole world in general, I really think there is a lot more that can be done with 300.

I mean their is a lot more world building that could be done. And am sure am not the only one who would like to see the early life of Leonidas, I mean a lot happened to shape him into the man he was.

TV Show

Saved by the Bell

It was a show I loved watching as a kid for the laughs and adventure of school life. From navigating relationships, final exams, school dances, break ups and all the while trying to avoid getting in trouble with their principal.

They were a group of friends from all the social circles that usually wouldn’t hangout together, we had a cheerleader, a jock, a feminist, a fashionista and a nerd all friends going through the ups and downs of Bayside High School.

I think J.C Staff would be a great pick to turn this into an anime and would be able to enhance the whole series but still leave all it’s usual charm of teenagers growing up and trying to find their way in life.

So that’s it for me I really enjoyed being tagged into this. Let me know what you think.

And thank you for sticking around to the end.

So people I nominate for this;

The nerdy girl news

Matt-in-the-Hat

kawaiipaperpandas

Yomu

MirrorPurple

BiblioNyan

Star, We be bloggin’

LitaKino
March 18, 2019
Voltron Season 8: Everything Right and Mostly Wrong
Caution – this article discusses Voltron season 8, and includes major spoilers.

Were any of you fans of How I Met Your Mother? A pretty amazing show which capped off an epic final season with quite possibly the worst finale of all time? Voltron season 8 is my HIMYM season 9. I loved almost all of Voltron. I mean Season 3 started getting a little weird and out of place but then they got back on track. Kinda. But then they had to end it…well like they did.

Some were happy that Shiro, a character faced with constant adversity in his story, might get a happy ending, but the show’s large queer audience tossed around words like “betrayal” and “dread.” And that’s all because there was a LOT wrong with Voltron Season 8.

So the agenda for this week for Voltron Season 8

Monday: cry because Voltron is over.

Tuesday: cry because they killed Allura.

Wednesday: cry because I miss Adam.

Thursday: cry because I miss Voltron.

Friday: cry because there won’t be new episodes.

Saturday: cry because Lance deserves better.

Sunday: cry because of Matt’s new haircut.

The real star of this season though was Allura. Her romance with Lance was pretty expected and while I wish they had done more to build it up (much like the Haggar backstory) it still works. They’re cute together! They got to cuddle and support one another. That’s the kind of healthy relationship I like to see on kids’ TV.

In “Launch Date”, the relationship between Lance and Allura finally came to a head.

I was iffy on Lance as a character for the first couple of seasons, but he really grew on me as he grew up. I’m usually not a fan of the kind of relationships Lance/Allura represented at the beginning – and obviously, uninterested woman being relentlessly pursued by a man who won’t take no for an answer.

But Lance/Allura was extremely well-written and developed naturally throughout seven seasons. They became close and came to appreciate each others’ positive qualities and eventually developed real romantic feelings. This was one of the more well-done heterosexual relationships I’ve seen in a while because the build-up was believable. Their little moments through the season (hand-holding, hugging, just being together) was great, but sadly Lance’s entire purpose became “being worried about Allura”. He had some of the best character development on the show, so it was disappointing that he became such a flat character in Voltron season 8.

I can admit that even while being a part time Klance Shipper. I LOVE Lance and Keith together and while I think it was wrong for Allura to die, now Lance and Keith can be together.

Voltron season 8 was a fabulous season for Allura. Not only did we get to see her explore her Altean magic (since when can she camouflage herself? and she, like, healed an entire park!), but we also got to see her go a little dark side, which was pretty great. She realized that she had found a new family – such as when the other girls took her shopping for her and Lance’s date, or when she ate dinner with Lance’s family – and she was willing to put herself in harm’s way to save existence.

So, naturally, they killed her. And I suppose since Alfor sacrificed himself, they wanted to bring the story full circle. But I want to know who thought it was a good idea to take a beloved, heroic, WOC lead and kill her off in the final ten minutes of the final season. Why must Allura sacrifice everything she gained, finally find a family and a place where she belonged and was needed? Why was she the only Paladin that needed to die? I mean, why even bother getting her together with Lance if they were just going to kill her off? Why were we – and the Paladins – not given the chance to properly mourn her?

These are questions that I need answers to, but honestly, no answer is going to satisfy me. Yes, this was an active decision Allura made to fix what Honerva had done, but having her be the only loss suffered just seems wrong. No one even tried to think of another solution (they could have sacrificed the lions). She didn’t even get to say goodbye to Coran.

Also, sidenote you can get Voltron: Legendary Defender Merch here!

And Shiro’s ending for Voltron Season 8?

For Voltron season 8 to end with Shiro marrying some side character who I don’t even think has a name, a character with whom he did not even converse, who was mostly in the background of bridge scenes, and who had maybe four lines total the entire season? For Shiro to have “found his happiness” and retired, when he was so, so happy to be a Paladin, to be the captain of the Atlas, to be out in space, exploring?

This is a man who had a (presumably) happy relationship and gave it up to follow his dream. You cannot seriously expect me to believe that he would just quit and get married. He is the only character whose epilogue had nothing to do with his character or his dream. Just married. Not to mention, nothing angers me more in storytelling than relationships without development, and the idea that he wasn’t happy until he got married is ridiculous.

And honestly – the fact that Keith and Shiro almost never share the screen after everything they’ve gone through?

Season 7 was bookended by Keith saving Shiro and they don’t even hang out together on their last night on Earth. I was honestly not expecting them to end up together. ~~I mean it’s not like there’s an entire episode comparing Keith and Shiro’s ex-boyfriend oh wait yes there is.~~ They lost all of their closeness basically once it was revealed that Shiro was gay, which is a travesty.

And then there was Lance

HOW do you become part Altean? I feel like that was something the writers just threw on at the end. One of the things that made Lance so special is that he didn’t have any magic powers or skills. He was a normal human being and ROCKED it. So why did they have to go and make him Altean?

I don’t want this review of Voltron Season 8 to be entirely negative, because as I said earlier, I did enjoy this season until the finale, so here is a little list of things I liked:
- Veronica and Acxa moment’s
- Pidge connecting to the forest
- Awkward dinner conversations with Acxa
- Keith and Hunk stuck on the alien version of “It’s a Small World” and Keith going predictably nuts from the song
- The Atlas crew gossiping about Shiro’s well-deserved arm wrestling win
- Baby Lotor
- Keith in a PONY-TAIL! THIS IS NOT A DRILL!
On the whole, though, this is a lackluster ending for what had up until now been a well-written show with strong, well-developed characters. Voltron season 8 felt very rushed and out of character, with a poorly thought out and clearly tacked-on ending. This show deserved better. The characters deserved better. Still, I think it’s going to become one of the classics that will go up there with Sailor Moon and Pokemon.

What are ya’lls thoughts? Let me know what you loved and hated in the comments below!

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March 8, 2019
Does Kakashi Hatake have a son?
Does Kakashi Hatake have a son? and am I the only one curious about this. Hay everyone, so I been wanting to write about this but haven’t been having enough time to sit down and get it done.

With the beginning of the new series Boruto: Naruto Next Generations we saw that almost everyone has already settled down, apart from Kakashi, Guy and maybe a few others.

But Kakashi not settling down, really bugs me, especially after seeing the new generation of konoha ninjas, I just felt it wasn’t fair not having a little copy ninja running around.

cute little copy ninja jr.

I mean he’s such a great ninja and everyone has a little one why can’t he. I mean does that mean he never found happiness and you know what I mean.

I know having a wife and kids doesn’t make or prove you are happy. I just feel there is someone for everyone, so why couldn’t Kakashi find his or did he ?

So let’s look at reasons why Kakashi might not have wanted to settle down.

The Real Reason Why Kakashi Isn’t Married ?

To try and figure this out let’s have a quick refresher on his past;
- He grew up as an orphan when his father killed himself, after going against orders and being discriminated for this. This did a number on Kakashi and made him believe that the orders a ninja was given should always be absolute.
- He had to carry the burden and regret of his best friend Obito and fellow team mate Rin dying, which he felt was all his faults, caused my his inadequacies.
- Dealing with his sensei’s death (Minato)
- He couldn’t keep Sasuke on the straight and narrow path, when he became the Sensei of team 7
- He was never able to finish reading his favourite series of novels he loved because of the death of the author (Jiraya)
Kakashi life has always been very difficult, it’s a very emotionally draining one that would make most of us unhinged.

It’s not hard to believe that at some point, he would become scared of loving or subconsciously avoid loving things. Believing that everything he seems to loves dissappears or dies.

I mean even once Kishimoto stated that in reality he didn’t make Kakashi finding the girl of his life simply because he keeps his face always covered.

Or was it that Kakashi didn’t want to build a family because it would have made him weak in front of his enemies, since he would have had something more to lose or something more to care about in those life or death situations of being a ninja.

Or could Kakashi Hatake have been playing one on us all these years. I have my doubts after watching this episode of Boruto: Naruto Next Generations and seeing this boy.

Houki Taketori

Yes I know they don’t have the same surname and yes he could just be another fan boy of the legendary 6th Hokage.

But it is possible he’s Kakashi’s son, I mean Naruto’s through parentage was hidden from him because of all the enemies the fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze and his wife Kushina Uzumaki because of her bloodline had.

Am sure the 6th Hokage is not lacking in the department of “enemies who would try to get to him through his loved ones.”

Maybe hiding in plain sight as a 6th Hokage fan might be the way to go. And maybe am just over thinking this but he as had love interests, lets look into that.

Kakashi Hatake’s love interest?

Starting off the list of women Kakashi could have fathered a child;
- Rin Nohara
This technically doesn’t count since it was a one sided love. Kakashi has never shown interest with her other than keeping his promise he had with Obito which he failed at keeping by the way.

Ooo unrequited love, we can always imagine though
- Kahyo
Well Kahyo some of you might not know she’s from a spin-off novel Kakashi Hiden: Lightning In The Icy Sky, it is set shortly after Sasuke’s departure from the Hidden Leaf. Part of Naruto Hiden (a.k.a. Naruto Secret Chronicles) is a light novel series which explores the stories of various characters after the conclusion of the original manga. This one shows how Kakashi becomes the 6th Hokage.

Kakashi seemed to fall for her. Shes a ninja that is at a Kage skill level using ice release justu. Even going one on one with Raikage Ay and winning the training fight.

They meet at a point were she’s join a group that follow Madera way’s and they are trying to take down the system and at the end she ends up serving a life sentence as the warden of blood prison, so is there a chance there really.

It’s implied though that there was something going on between them, I mean with the last line of the novel being,

“Spring time is around the corner”
which in Japan is often a sign of blossoming love

Even if logic and reason point otherwise, I means she even says her job as the warden of blood prison keeps her really busy.

But Kakashi literally chases Naruto across Konoha to reprimand him for spreading rumors about him being head-over-heels for Kahyo, and while those could be the actions of an innocent or a guilty man, the actual letter he sends her is fairly innocent and she does say she’s happy now, could it be because of love who knows.

Awwwww…
- Hanare
Where to start with Hanare and Kakashi to me this is the most probable person he could have had a child with.

Hanare is a kunoichi and spy from the Jōmae Village. As a young child, Hanare was said to be very lonely since she had never known her family or seen her own village. I think they really connected on an emotional level more than any of the other women on our list.

They both clearly had feelings for each other and I really felt our copy ninja was in love. There was a scene in the beginning of episode 191, where he sees a girl acting like Hanare and he whispers her name.

He seemed really sad and seemed to miss her, and this is from a guy who keeps his emotions suppressed as much as possible so for him to show such emotions I felt he most be deeply in love with her.

Or maybe the only relationship Kakashi wants are;

His Dogs

I mean they have been with him forever and they are mans best friends.

His Mask

I mean he as two spares just in case something happens to the first one

Well either way I guess we can hope and dream, that maybe love conquered one of the coolest Ninjas in Narutoverse.

Hanare X Kakashi is a theory I am behind a 100%

So that’s all I have for you, any theory you have or thoughts let me know in the comments section. Thank you for sticking around to the end and reading my ramblings and for my old readers thanks for all your support. Till next time keeping trying to smile.
February 9, 2019
Angels of Death Ending: What ACTUALLY Happened?

Angels of Death ending…do YOU know what actually happened to Zack and Rachel? We have 3 possible outcomes for these two and we still might not have all the answers. Let us go in-depth to discover which one is correct.

Angels of Death Ending what actually happened at the end

First Possible Angels of Death Ending

This is based on this speculated ending: Rachel has been canonically diagnosed with mental delirium. In this ending, she has an episode of delirium and envisions Zack visiting her and finally killing her. But she’s actually plunging the knife into herself, committing suicide. She was so committed to dying by Zack’s hand that her delirious brain conjured up the appropriate sounds and effects to the environment.

But, as I said, this is the most unlikely ending, because, at the end of the game and anime, the window of Rachel’s room is shown. The glass is shattered, the iron bars are broken, and there’s blood on the windowsill. She couldn’t have jumped out the window, since the glass is INSIDE the room and she’s not strong enough to break iron bars.

Not to mention I just don’t think I could handle this type of ending. It’s like when there was that theory that Pokemon was all just a dream that Ash was having inside his head and he was actually in a coma. It breaks my heart to even just think about this ending being real.

Second Possible Angels of Death Ending

The next ending is the angels of death ending I’m actually choosing to believe.

This ending is self-explanatory. Zack took Rachel away and then ran away together, supporting each other like the best friends they were meant to be. And more later on, but Rachel needs to grow up first. Don’t get wrong, I LOVE Zack and Ray together but she is still young. And both of them are just getting used to having a real friend. Their relationship can progress more once she grows up.

I mean, both of them have some serious PTSD and I think Zack might have some schizophrenia or something else due to his upbringing. It really makes you think of the whole nurture versus nature argument. Both he and Ray, have this moment where they almost blackout, Zack’s eyes go red and all he can see is his victim. He stops seeing them as human and Ray has to “fix” whatever she finds broken. They both have some type of mental illness that causes that.

So yes, I’m choosing to believe that they ran together and learned how to slowly trust each other and even fit into society. I’ve read some AMAZING fanfictions on A03 that capture their journeys for this. I ship them and will continue to do so.

Related: Angels of Death: Is Zack a Psychopath or a Sociopath? Inside the mind of a serial killer

Third Possible Angels of Death Ending

And now, the “most likely happened but this show made us cry way more than we anticipated so we refuse to accept that this was the end” ending. And that is, that both of them died at the end with Zack killing Rachel and then himself.

Let me explain.

In episode 4, Danny says Zack couldn’t survive a shot to the head. But what if he did, at least for a short time? In this ending, Zack is shot in the head and the chest and the blood on his scythe and window may prove this. In the original Japanese version, Zack spoke less and less during the conversation, only giving single-worded answers or short noises like “hmm” or “ah”. This could be from the blood loss and haziness of being close to death.

So, Zack survives his execution and goes to Rachel.

You know Zack pulls Rachel out the window at this point since neither of them is in the room at the end scene.

In short, this ending is the theory that Zack was close to death after surviving the execution and going to see Rachel in his final moments alive. When they fall out the window, Zack stabs her and ends her life with his final breath. He dies shortly after and they are in each other’s arms. You can see that Rachel hugs Zack if you pause at the right moment. It’s just as they hit the ground. In a way, it’s kinda poetic. Using your last moments to fulfill the wishes of someone you care about, knowing you’ll die shortly after. And in their case, dying together instead of alone.

So there you have it. Three possible Angels of Death endings. Which one do you believe? I’m still believing in the second one since I’m a romantic sap that can’t stand the thought of losing both my precious children. Let me know in the comments below! And don’t forget to check out our other articles related to AoD, including FANFICTION and all the stickers/merch you can get at the anime shop!

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February 8, 2019
Why is One Piece so Popular?

There are really a bunch of reasons to like One Piece. It’s got a very likable main cast of characters, with tons of memorable supporting characters and antagonists. The One Piece universe as a whole is one of the more fleshed-out ones I’ve come across, and it just seems like so much about the world has been carefully planned out.

Likewise, it feels like there’s been an incredible amount of attention paid to the main plot’s finer details, with some subtle foreshadowing often leading to big developments hundreds of episodes after the fact. Also, it’s still amazing how seamlessly the show can transition from awesome action to drama to comedy and anything else there is to offer.

It’s not perfect by any means. The pacing, especially over the past 200 or so episodes, has slowed down quite a bit to the point where I honestly haven’t even been able to keep up with it on a weekly basis. Simply, not enough happens on a weekly basis to make it worth watching. I’m now waiting for entire arcs to finish so I can marathon them.

Reasons to Like One Piece

1.
Great Plot

One piece is an epic tale about a kid who sails to become the pirate king, as in ruler of all the seas, and on his adventures, he teams up with people who all want dreams to come true.

The wonder of One Piece isn’t that it’s “clever” or “mature” it’s that it isn’t! It’s hilarious and the style is super unique. Personally, I love One Piece art because it proves that you don’t need whatever you consider “good” art to weave a wonderful story. Plus it’s just fun to look at. Especially because, with the way the style is, the expression of the characters’ emotions is heightened.

Furthermore, it also has intense emotional moments which got me crying not only once.

2.
Nakama

Speaking of Nakama, one piece does have the incredibly important theme of friendship and ‘Nakama’ pervading throughout the whole series. it creates such a huge bond between the straw hats, and also adds to the emotional scenes, etc.

Also, it’s awesome, how Oda manages to give each crew member enough time to shine and bestow every member with such a unique personality, that every team constellation is simply awesome if the Straw Hats were to split up for some time. His story-telling is just off the charts.

3.
Compelling Characters and Character Development

The most amazing thing about One Piece is the characters! Characters that you forgot even existed come up in a super important way all the time. It’s so much fun to see them after they’ve matured a little! You even grow to love the insignificant characters because they’re so outlandish and hard to forget.
The Straw Hat Pirates are a wacky cast of characters and all diverse.

4.
Antagonists

The antagonists of the series are seriously great as well because their behavior doesn’t always reflect their personalities & vice-versa.

5.
Devil Fruits

Each devil fruit has unique powers and that’s what makes every devil fruit user interesting.

There are three types: Paramecia, Zoan, and Logia.

6.
Mesmerizing Quote

No one can ever wonder how an anime can teach you a way of life and affect you that deep. That’s some deep philosophy right there.

7.
Fights

I personally think that One Piece’s greatest merit is the fighting system.
Sword fights, devil fruit users, haki users, and firepower, etc., and many many ways to fight with and it comes down to who gets beaten down first, mostly by using brute force.

Every character comes up its unique fighting techniques like Luffy’s 1st,2nd, and 3rd gear or Zoro’s Santoryu.

Are you a fan of One Piece or not? Let me know in the comments below!

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January 18, 2019
Angels of Death vs Ib: Which is Better?

Angels of Death vs. Ib: Which is better?

First of all, that’s not the sign for the pound. It’s actually Ib as in”Ihb” being the name of the female protagonist. The other contender, Angels of Death, is another one of those RPG indie horror games. It was so well-liked that it became a manga, and then this past summer, an anime.

About Ib

Your main character is a little girl named you guessed it “Ib” or Eve depending on the translation. She is a nine-year-old girl who’s visiting the Guertena art gallery with her parents. She is a very brave and mostly silent protagonist. During her trip to the art museum, she finds herself in a twisted version of the gallery where the art wants her dead. Instead of a large haunted house, Ib enters an art gallery. The game begins rather simply, as it’s just a trip to the art gallery with her parents. They said it would be exciting for her. And yes, it will. So exciting that the poor girl is going to need therapy for the rest of her life after this whole ordeal is said and done.

Ib meets a young man named Garry in the twisted art gallery. She rescues him from near imminent demise. You see each of the protagonists has in their possession a rose, except Garry, who dropped his in his escape from a monster. When Ib comes across the monster it is tearing out the petals (ie diminishing Garry’s HP) she rescues his rose from the creature. Garry is a kind man who decides to do his best to be brave and help this little girl get out of this fabricated world.

Each has their own colored flower and a major place in the story.

The last of your party members is a little girl named Mary that the party meets about halfway through their trials. Mary has a yellow rose in her possession though she likes Ib’s red rose and Garry’s blue rose more. Oddly enough, the story is quite strong and memorable being that it only really revolves around three people: Ib, Garry, and Mary. You will start to understand these characters and care (or loathe) them throughout the whole of the game, so be ready for emotional investment.

About Angels of Death

The first protagonist is Rachel Gardner, a 13-year-old girl who wakes up in an unrecognizable place and only supposedly remembers going to a psychologist appointment after she saw people getting murdered. She decides to try to escape the building but to her surprise, each floor has a master that will try to kill her for the simple given reason that she was selected as a sacrifice.

The first floor she’s on is B6, is where she meets Zack, a serial killer who wields a scythe and is covered in bandages.

Later on, Zack breaks the place’s rules by going to the next floor and attacking its master so he too is selected as a sacrifice along with the girl and they have to work together to escape. The two form an odd “friendship” with a promise that Rachel will help Zack escape this place if he will kill her in return.

Each level brings a new killer to them. Cathy, who we met in episodes 4-5 so far, has probably one of the most annoying laughs I’ve ever heard. If I thought I wanted to kick Zack earlier at his laughing, he has nothing on Cathy. But we also have Danny, Eddie, and Gray who all lead fairly interesting lives and bring more suspense to the story.

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Comparing the dark and good sides to both(SPOILERS!!)

Ib features multiple endings, most of which are fairly macabre. Garry with his mind broken and Ib refusing to leave his side.

Ib being tricked by an illusion of a loved one (it can be Garry, Mary, or her Mother depending on which route you went) and failing to leave the fabricated world behind. In the ending with Ib’s mother Garry is even on the other side in the art gallery desperately yelling for Ib to take his hand before it’s too late.

Then there’s…Mary as a painting. Because she’s a liar. A popular theory is that she is the one that drew them into this world because she can only leave if she takes someone’s place. So she brought two people into the world, one to replace and the other to integrate herself into their life. Ib was to be her sister and Garry the sacrifice. Mary is…Mary is a character that a lot of people sympathize with her because “she just wanted to be real and to be free”. Nope screw that noise, that little blond psychopath tortured one of them to death and there is literally no justifying that course of action.

On the other side, we have Angels of Death.

Now, the story was a bit more in-depth, mostly because we had so many other characters to delve into their backstory. Ib kept us guessing and we have a lot more headcanons and fan theories. Angels of Death actually gave us some truth. Yes, there was the plot twist that Rachel actually was a resident of the building but we LEARNED this and didn’t have to guess.

The story gets dark when we learn that she witness her Father killing her Mother and the horrible conditions that Zack was raised in. It’s no surprise really that either one of them became as they did. Both became outcasts of society and were treated as tools.

Who Wins?

In my mind, there’s no question that Angels of Death beats Ib any day. The fact that it became so popular to gain a manga and then an anime whereas Ib is still just an RPG is just exhibit A. Do you agree? Have you played either of these games or watched the Angels of Death anime? Let me know in the comments below!

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Related: Is Zack a Psychopath or a Sociopath?

December 21, 2018
What Makes Us Human? Made in Abyss Review

The story of Made in Abyss follows the peculiar robot boy Regu and his human friend Riko as they embark on a perilous journey into the depths of the Abyss in search of Riko’s long-lost mother. During their travels, they have to learn first-hand about all the different types of hazards that lie within the Abyss. Riko is ultimately quite helpless and incapable of defending herself or traversing difficult terrain, so Reg helps her out with his multi-purpose robotic arms to get the job done instead.

Made in Abyss Review…What Makes Us Human?

But above all, they both feel very believable. Riko is very humane in nature and quite quickly becomes someone you want to cheer for, and even Regu is surprisingly genuine despite being an amnesiac robot of unknown origins. However, they know not of the harsh reality that is the true existence of the Abyss.

I have not seen many anime shows with such fluid flowing animation besides those of Ghibli films. Speaking of which, the background animator of Made in Abyss comes from the Ghibli films!

It can be difficult for some to empathize with child characters in anime, but Made in the Abyss does an excellent job of making the viewer concerned and emotionally invested in the survival of Riko and Reg. Their friendship with one another is deeply heart-warming, as they have, no ulterior motives, and genuinely enjoy their time together. There is no journey without the other. It’s difficult not to have a visceral emotional response when one of the two is desperate, miserably trying to save the other’s life.

A Word of Caution…

Some caution should be taken when watching Made in Abyss, as it is by no means a happy adventure. With every episode, there is fear that one of them may die, that they may be betrayed, or forced to kill or commit some other horrid act. This is seldom a concern for most anime. Most protagonists will always survive and reach some sort of happy ending to their story. But not Made in Abyss. It makes very clear that bad things are inevitable, which, given the setting, is perhaps only appropriate. Made in Abyss is by no means something that should ever be viewed by children, and even adults would do well to prepare themselves if they are not accustomed to these sorts of horrors. The abyss is not a wonderful land of treasure, but an awful place where awful things happen.

There are still some minor issues with the story, however. Most prominent is the fact that there is as of yet no actual ending. Will this be where the anime ends, in the middle of their journey? “Hey, this is the end of the anime, so go and read the manga” is not quite what you want to hear when you are emotionally invested in an anime. The story is too grand in scale for it to end after only thirteen episodes.

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Made in Abyss Characters

Regu

Regu is a robot who appears to be a little boy. His actual age, origins, and even name are unknown, as he can’t recall anything about his life before his encounter with Riko. Riko named him Regu after a dog she used to have.

Regu’s body is extremely durable and resistant to physical damage and is much lighter than its size would suggest. His arms can be extended to be 40 meters in length, and each of them has a built-in Incinerator relic. These high-powered beam cannons are capable of reducing to ashes almost anything. However, his Incinerator is a weapon of last resort as even a single shot depletes the body’s energy almost completely, which in turn makes Regu lose consciousness for 2 hours ten minutes after its use. Having an artificial body, Regu may be one of the only intelligent beings completely immune to the Curse of the Abyss. Because of this, he is sometimes referred to as an “Aubade,” or, the “Treasure of the Deep.”

Despite being a formidable fighter, Regu is rather shy and unassertive. He blushes easily and often cries when in distress. Unlike Riko, Regu becomes easily flustered when in danger, and must often rely on Riko’s judgment in difficult situations.

Riko

Riko is the only child of the legendary cave raider and white whistle Lyza “The Annihilator.” When Riko was two, her mother went missing during a quest to the bottom of the Abyss.

By the age of twelve, Riko attained the rank of an apprentice, giving her the right to wear a red whistle and explore the shallowest level of the Abyss.

Riko is a good-natured and energetic child. She has a quick and inquisitive mind. Riko is resilient and stubborn and, while not much of a brawler, her ability to keep cool under pressure and make rational decisions in the heat of battle allows her—along with Regu’s help—to successfully tackle many of the dangers the Abyss has to offer.

Nanachi

Nanachi is the so-called “Final Form”—a survivor of ascension from the sixth level of the Abyss. Madness and/or death are not uncommon results of such an attempt. Due to certain circumstances, Nanachi was able to keep their personality and mental faculties intact. Their body, however, was deformed beyond recognition.

Nanachi’s gender or sex is never expressly stated. Talking about themselves, Nanachi uses the gender-neutral pronoun “oira.”

Not much is known about Nanachi’s past—they were born in the Far North region of Sereni, lost their family and home at a young age, and were taken to the Abyss by treachery.

Nanachi looks very young, but their vast knowledge of the physics and ecology of the Abyss seems to suggest they’ve lived there for quite a while. They also appear to be an accomplished healer with significant surgical skills and knowledge of medicinal plants and such. Most of the time Nanachi is cool and reserved. Their ironic attitude often borders on being sarcastic and even cynical. However, behind this mask, Nanachi hides a kind and gentle soul capable of deep compassion and selfless devotion.

Mitty

Mitty is an amorphous creature that lives with Nanachi on the 4th Layer of the Abyss.

She (Mity) used to be a regular human girl in the past. Her current appearance is the result of the ascension from the 6th layer forced on her by Bondrewd. Her condition caused her soul to be imprisoned within the amorphous carcass which was previously her body, though she’s unable to communicate in any significant way. In her current form, she is also “immortal,” in that stab wounds or other similar injuries cannot affect her whatsoever.

At the end of season 1 in the anime, Nanachi wants Regu to shoot and kill her with his Incinerator. This”erases” and rewrites the rules of the Abyss so she(Mitty) could finally be at peace.

This scene almost killed me. I cried for two days.

Have you already seen this anime or read the manga? What did you like or not like about it? Let me know in the comments below!

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November 19, 2018
The Dragon Prince: Should You Watch?

If you loved Avatar: The Last Airbender, I’m pretty sure you’ll love Netflix’s new show: The Dragon Prince. While scrolling through, The Dragon Prince popped up on my watch list and I decided to give it a try. Fans might recognize a familiar Avatar voice(Sokka) who voices Callum in this wonderful, new and magical tale.

But Should You Watch The Dragon Prince?

In the opening premiere, the viewers are introduced to the land of Xadia. Here, magic is drawn from six sources or elements like the Sun, the Moon, the Stars, the Sky, the Earth, and the Ocean. But, there’s a twist…a thousand years ago, human mages created a sixth source…dark magic. This caused the humans to be forced into the western part of the world and the dragon king(oh yes, there’s a DRAGON king) who is left to guard Xadia. But then the humans decided to be buttheads, and kill the dragon king and destroy his heir, still an egg.

The show opens there to show a group of Moonshadow elves who have been sent to assassinate the human King Harrow and his heir, Prince Ezran, as a retaliation. The “problem” arises when one of those assassins, Rayla, lets one of the humans go instead of killing them. This inadvertently gives away the elves’ approach.

Rayla wants to redeem herself, so she rushes into the castle, where she meets the two young princes, Callum, and Ezran. Immediately, you can see the brotherly bond between the two. Callum is unsure of his place in the kingdom, as he is a “step-prince” but he still goes out of the way to ensure that Ezran is protected. Even going as far as pretending to be Ezran so Rayla would kill him instead.

During this, Rayla and the two brothers learn that they’ve ALL been misled and the heir to the dragon king is in fact, still alive. Deciding to put war and fighting aside, they decide to return the egg in hopes to save and protect their world.

The Interesting Storyline

The very first episode draws you in. It explains the basics and makes you wonder WHO are the good guys are. The Dragon Prince’s main antagonist is more of a manipulator but each person has their reason for doing things. While watching, you start to side with both the mages and the elves. You feel deeply for the characters, and yet there are moments of comedic gold that EVERYONE can giggle at.

One of my favorite things about the show itself is General Amaya. She’s a deaf woman of color who uses American Sign Language. Amaya’s deafness is integral to who she is and how she engages with the world. But it’s by no means her defining trait. She’s a strong, kind, and powerful character. I believe that casting her as such a strong person in the show was a wonderful move for the show.

Conclusion

So, should you watch it? I would say yes. The first season is short and sweet, yes, but there are deep moments that will drag you back in wanting for more. Hopefully, the next season will arrive soon so we can see more character development and the stunning world of Xadia.

Check out The Dragon Prince on Amazon!

Have you already watched The Dragon Prince? What did you think? Let me know in the comments below!

As always,

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October 15, 2018

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