More college semesters are ending by the week, and soon high schools and elementary schools across the country will follow. That means there’s only one thing on the minds of youths right now: SUMMER VACATION! As I’ve shown through lists like these before, video game music provides the perfect theme for any holiday or season, and the summertime is no [Read more…]
Anime fans, like anyone else, can be more than a little stubborn when it comes to the subject of favorite and least favorite genres. We like to think that we know what we like, and we’re absolutely certain of what we don’t. Every once in a great while, though, a series comes along that challenges us to rethink our supposedly [Read more…]
Welcome to another installment of Channel Chaser! Seeing as there’s been a lot of buzz in recent years surrounding TV and movie expansions of the Marvel and DC Comics universes, I thought it was high time I talk about one such show: the CW’s latest comic book spinoff, Arrow. Arrow is the story of Oliver Queen, a wealthy playboy who [Read more…]
With the first season coming out on DVD this month and a fancy Blu-ray box on the horizon, Love, Chunibyo and Other Delusions has wandered in and out of my mind a few times recently. I was in the middle of describing Dekomori’s endlessly amusing “Mjolnir Hammer” attack to a friend when something odd occurred to me: anime is bursting [Read more…]
Before I was a video game fan, I was a theme park junkie: before I picked up my first Game Boy, I begged my parents to take me to Walt Disney World. Today, I am a nerd in two areas: rides and games. And now, I’m seeing those two distinctly different realms of geekdom beginning to converge. Iconic geek culture [Read more…]
When it comes to the new generation of game consoles, racing sim fans have had plenty to complain about. Xbox One owners have arguably been in the best shape thanks to Forza 5, but the continued lack of dynamic weather and night racing has been a perennial point of contention. The PS4 crowd has had it even worse, with Driveclub [Read more…]
Welcome to another edition of Channel Chaser! Few characters in television have received more attention in recent years than one of the most iconic super-sleuths of all time: Sherlock Holmes. Following the wildly successful revival films starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law, a host of other shows have sprung up around Sherlock characters: most notably, the BBC’s Sherlock and [Read more…]
You’ve found the perfect introductory anime series or movie and talked your friend into watching it. Only one step remains: making a one-time experience into a regular hobby. This is the part over which you’ll have the least control, since most of it comes down to what happens in your friend’s mind. However, there are a few simple steps that [Read more…]
You’ve finally made it. Another grueling school year of classes, projects, papers and tests is finally almost over. But if you’re like most “model” students, you’re going to want to avoid the panic-inducing stress of your greatest obstacle, the dreaded final exams, for as long as humanly possible. Luckily for you, there are far too many video games that are [Read more…]
You’ve done it. After hours of pondering, inspiration has finally struck like lightning. You’ve come up with the ideal series or movie with which to introduce your reluctant friend to the wonderful world of anime. There’s just one tiny little problem: you still have to convince the lad or lass in question to sit down and watch it. It’s time [Read more…]