essays

A Sonny Boy Analysis, part 1: Robinson Crusoe, Monkey Baseball, and Other Oddities

a general analysis of Sonny Boy

Mar 23 •

The Boys and Girls of Haikyuu!!

it's so refreshing when a shonen series doesn't hate women

Mar 9 •

Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere: The MCU of Fantasy

an in-depth analysis of Brandon Sanderson and his work

Jan 26 •

Sex, Power and Violence in the Poppy War trilogy by R. F. Kuang

if everything is sex, except sex, which is power...

Jan 19 •

People's Dreams Never End

One Piece and Romanticism

Nov 24, 2024 •

Take care, miss Nanami! They are trying to eat you!

or: in the end, all girls are meat

Nov 17, 2024 •

loving shonen when it doesn't love you back

Oct 13, 2024 •

Reaction channels and the loneliness epidemic

would you pay someone to watch your favorite show?

Sep 20, 2024 •

The Vampire Claudia: A Spark in the Dark

my Claudia playlist, with notes, because I'm still thinking about this show

Aug 26, 2024 •

I want to be special too, or why I love Wakaba from Revolutionary Girl Utena

everyone has "their" Utena character, here's mine

Aug 18, 2024 •

Grief, fatherhood, and tragedy in AMC's Interview With the Vampire

thoughts on Claudia and her relationship with her vampire fathers

Jul 14, 2024 •

State-Sponsored Superheroes

a collection of thoughts on the superhero genre

May 26, 2024 •

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