Jacen's Rants
Less structured and more rambly posts
From Discord - Love Live! School Idol Festival 2 Impressions
February 1, 2024
An excerpt from Discord regarding my initial thoughts on School Idol Festival 2.
Read more...MyGO!!!!! and CRYCHIC - Two bands made up of terrible people
September 14, 2023
Beware of BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!! spoilers
I don't think it's an exaggeration to call the Bandori MyGO anime one of the best anime of all time. It's utterly emotion-filled, and every episode hits you with a gut punch. I'm sure there will be plenty of people writing in-depth reviews and analyses, so I'm going to focus on my personal observation: every character in this anime is a terrible self-centered person.
Read more...From Discord - The Rui Kamishiro rant
June 22, 2023
An excerpt from Discord regarding a Reddit post I saw.
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How not to write a sympathetic villain arc, feat. F1 23
June 17, 2023
Beware of Braking Point spoilers
For the uninitiated, the Formula 1 video games added a feature in F1 2021 called "Braking Point". It's basically a story mode, where you role play as a young F1 driver and get thrown into various scenarios along the way. As far as stories go, it's definitely not going to win any awards, but sometimes a cringe campy story is all you really want from a video game.
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