August 13, 2023

Smoky Mountain Fan Fest 2023 Review: Well Executed General Admission Experience Now Needs to Refine The VIP

As many of you know Smoky Mountain Fan Fest is an event that has become one of my go to yearly events. So much so that I skipped another event that previously held this status to attend this year. With a new year comes a lot of new things for this convention such as a…
August 6, 2023

My Life Reincarnated as a Sword Season One Review: A Nice Blend of Humor and Character Growth

So now that I have an HDive account I try to find shows to watch on there since I’ve grown to really enjoy the streaming service. In my random scrolling for shows I came across yet another isekai called My Life Reincarnated as a Sword. Now as you can surmise from the title it’s about…
July 30, 2023

Otakon 2023 Review: Easier Than I Expected

Otakon has been one of those events that’s always been on my list to go to; however, it always fell near other events that I had planned that would eat up too much of my budget for me to attend. This year I made an effort to plan time to attend and try this convention…
July 23, 2023

The Legendary Hero is Dead Season One Review: A Unique Idea Done Well Even With Some Pitfalls

The Legendary Hero is Dead falls under one of the more unusual shows I’ve found myself watching. In this anime the legendary hero is a powerful warrior named Sion who protects the world from demons; however, he sadly falls into a pitfall trap set by Touka Scott to stop demons and dies. Now the world…
July 19, 2023

I Got A Cheat Skill In Another World and Became Unrivaled in the Real World Too Season One Review: Two Worlds, Two Stories, Both Great

I just recently finished watching another show and the title is so long that I’m going to abbreviate it as Cheat Skill. Cheat Skill is about a man named Yuya Tenjo who was overweight, bullied and neglected by most of his family except his grandfather. Upon his grandfather’s passing Yuya is left with his house…
July 16, 2023

Convention Stories: Keith Silverstein the Matchmaker

This is a pretty quick story about my first time meeting Keith Silverstein back in Anime Weekend Atlanta 2017. Now at this event, Keith was signing one item for free and I had a couple of Fire Emblem items I wanted him to sign. My wife, who was my fiancé at the time, volunteered to…
July 12, 2023

Vendor Spotlight: Otaku Joe’s

So far on the vendor spotlight, I’ve highlighted great sources for anime merch; however, today let’s talk about a vendor who excels at providing the animes the merch comes from. Otaku Joe’s is a vendor that you can very easily recognize at a distance because you’ll notice the huge row of Blu rays complete with…
July 10, 2023

Fanboy Expo 2023 Review: I Got What I Came For and Had No Reason to Stay Longer

This year I find myself once again at Fanboy Expo the event where all of my travels started. Despite the fact that it is one of the closest events to home I don’t go every single year unless they have someone my wife and I really want to meet which was why we decided to…
July 9, 2023

Phantom Breaker Omnia Review: My Body’s Ready and My Heart’s on Fire

So Phantom Breaker Omnia is a game I actually bought long before it’s release date last year; however, I bought the physical edition that was being made by Limited Run Games so that’s why it took me so long to do a review. At the time of writing this I don’t actually have the physical…
July 4, 2023

Anime Expo: Is it Worth It?

Anime Expo is easily the biggest anime con in the states and has been the subject of both praise and criticism. The amount of discourse and the fact that it’s so polarizing begs the question of if this event is worth the aspects people critic to enjoy the aspects that have motivated hundreds of thousands…