Idle Master

  Hey, it's me, ya boi. Back for another fire track. Not gonna lie, I was extremely happy with the positive response I received with my last essay on dramatic irony and with yet another conclusive episode of 86 this week, I just can't hold back on writing another essay anymore. I ran through the concept of thematic arc last time so let's just jump into it this time. This week's thematic arc is on the concept of ideals. Or more specifically: When do ideals become more than empty words? I crafted this question back in episode 4 due to our dear uncle Milize, who I will let speak for himself. Ideals are ideals specifically because they are unattainable. Those who continue to seek them is foolish and cowardly, don't you think? The first time I heard these words, I jumped out of my chair, red with anger. Those two sentences almost seemed laughably ironic to me. I thought: "how can you call someone who is chasing ideals cowardly, isn't it you who gave up so easily...

  I will always remember the first two episodes of Vivy fondly. In fact, I liked it so much I even wrote an entire essay on it, which to my personal metric, means it's some good shit. But unfortunately, Vivy has been very confusing for me lately. Not to say that it is a bad show. Far from it. I still have fun just looking at its action set pieces, great ost and solid animation. However the initial thrill and expectations I had with the first two episodes are left somewhat unmet.  This won't just be a rant. Instead, I want to dissect step by step exactly where this confusion stem from, and to an extent even provide a possible benefit of the doubt to the show. It, after all, is still ongoing and my confusion may all be quelled with answers going forward. But I still want to write my thoughts as I feel like I can learn a little from this confusion I am feeling. If you enjoyed the show and you still feel excitement waiting on its every episode. Then I will say read these criticism...

  This season of anime has been one of the most technically impressive anime season for the last few years. From studies of tension like 86 and Vivy, to innovative concepts like Mars Red, and even the rich and realistic dialogue in Odd Taxi, I am basically having a field day every week just thinking about and dissecting these anime one by one. To which it will come to a surprise to me that out of everything, my favourite anime this season is Zombieland Saga. I love Zombieland Saga. I love almost everything about it. From its quirky concepts and characters to its insanely hype performances. However if one would ask me what is the "best" anime of this season, I doubt I would answer with ZLS. The word "best" after all, reflects the idea of something that is a technical marvel, revolutionary even. Something that brings forth concepts that have never been seen before. Something that can spark an entire legion of fan arts or fan theories just on its story and characters a...

  "That was weird in a way that I was interested, creeped out, engaged and completely confused at the same time for all the duration of the episode. I have no real idea where this is going, this seemed like a prologue. There was barely any action which I don't complain about but this being about vampires I'm interested on how they'll do it if the want to stay away from it. Finally, I found the animation good for what it showed. It was slow and no action in it, so if it is bad, it might not be showing. That said the direction, composing, even the music and sound design were absolutely gorgeous." This was one of the top posts on the discussion for the first episode of Mars Red. (Courtesy of Frankuck99) And the reason why I picked out this comment in particular is because it seemed to echo what the majority's, and even my, feelings on what was a beautifully confusing mess of a first episode.  Now I don't want to sound like a snob, but whenever I watch a show,...