latest ARTICLES by d.j.
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Current Gen, Free, Video GamesThe Fight of Your Life! ‘Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls’ Review
I often tell people that there are video games, and there are fighting games. While, yes, fighting games are a…
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Features, Video Games‘LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight’ is a Light in the Gloom
From the moment I saw the trailer for the newest title from Traveler’s Tales (LEGO Star Wars, Spyro the Dragon)…
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Anime, Features, Media, TV ShowsCozy and Queer: ‘Go for It, Nakamura-Kun!’ Episode 1 Review
“Love at first sight,” “puppy love,” “teen angst and longing.” All of these and more are apt and immediate descriptors…
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Features, Media, MoviesHope and Heroism: ‘Superman’ (2025) Review
(WARNING: Moderate spoilers for Superman (2025) ahead.) I’m a certified old, definitely in the Joel category. So I didn’t quite…
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CultureBad Times Don’t Last: Remembering Razor Ramon
Hey yo. How am I doing? Better than you, chico. Yesterday, we lost one of the true greats. Scott Hall…
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Culture, Video GamesDear Capcom, Hear Me Out: Let’s Master Slams on Saturday Night.
So, I play Capcom games. A lot. And not JUST Monster Hunter, either! I have been a lifelong fan of…
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Editorials, FeaturesClassic Anime Review #3: How Lapis Lazuli Told the Story Wormmon Couldn’t
When I was 10 years old, I stole a candy bar from the grocery down the street from my house.…
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Anime, Features, Media, Movies, TV ShowsClassic Anime Review #2: What Determines Who We Are?
“Life. The great miracle, and the great mystery.” Those lines have lived rent-free in my head since 1998. I don’t…
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Anime, Media, Review, TV ShowsClassic Anime Review #1: And. . .FIGHT!
The ’90s saw the meteoric rise of anime in the United States. For many a nerd, a black nerd especially,…
