Few franchises became important to people as quickly as Pokémon did, or maintained such a rock-solid brand formula over 25 years.
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[Keywords] The Pokémon TCG and Approachability
Welp, it finally happened – I’m way into Pokémon cards now. Turns out, I just needed to see it cleverly rounds off its harsher edges.
[Keywords] Horimiya and Vulnerability
Horimiya thrives on its characters’ vulnerability – and that’s exactly why I’ve never once felt uncomfortable on their behalf.
[Keywords] Street Fighter V and Small Ponds
I’m absolutely garbage at Street Fighter. But that’s perfectly fine – ultimately, my failures are more helpful than embarrassing.
[Keywords] Yuru Camp and Hobbyism
Few things blend pure enthusiasm for a subject with a light fiction to tie it together nearly so well as Yuru Camp.
[Keywords] “The Day I Became A God” and Slow Starts
I almost didn’t finish The Day I Became A God, which is really weird for me. But sometimes these things just take a while.
[Keywords] Café Enchanté and Comfort Zones
I had the same conclusion about otome that I use to avoid a score of other genres: “It’s just not for me.”
Which is, of course, a ridiculous statement to make about an entire genre.
[Keywords] Witch Hat Atelier and Tactile Magic
Everybody has a preference between weighty hard fantasy and flashy, delightful soft fantasy. Witch Hat Atelier does both marvelously.
[Keywords] Final Fantasy XIV and Hooks
Welp, an MMO finally got its claws in me. Makes some sense that it’d be Final Fantasy XIV. But this isn’t the first time I’ve made a pass at this particular MMO – so why does Final Fantasy XIV work for me now?
[Keywords] Silver Spoon and Home Turf
Man does anime love to geek out over oddly-specific stuff. That can be a real trip when, like Silver Spoon, it hits on something personal.