Is "Fairy Tail"...bad?

Besides Attack on Titan (and if you count my other blog, then Sword Art Online as well), I think the anime I've discussed most over the past year is Fairy Tail. I mean, I've covered everything of the anime released in English. I've mentioned it more than once in my reviews and have it featured on many a Top 10 lists.

Oddly enough, it's not even one of my favorite shows. I mean, it is, but in more of a Top 15, and those don't really count. Sure, it's got one of my favorite soundtracks of all time, but as a whole, it's something I enjoy watching, but not something I would die without. It's just something that's very accessible, and compared to other long-running, popular anime, it's pretty short. I mean, comparing it to something like One Piece in regards to length is like comparing the first "Harry Potter" book to the fifth one. Kind of a big gap between them.

Blog Update #4--ULTRON!!

Hey so guess what guys it's about to be April and you know what that means?

Fate/Stay Night is coming back! Easter! JELLY BEANS! But most importantly of all, we are simply that much closer to the movie with all da hype, Marvel's the Avengers: Age of Ultron.

Thus, to cash in--er, I mean celebrate!--the movie bringing everyone's favorite psychotic robot overlord to the big screen, I felt it appropriate to try and focus as much as we could on Ultron. After all, he is one of the greatest villains in comics, and this is going to be one heck of a big movie.

Arrow "Suicidal Tendencies" Review

FULL EPISODE SPOILERS AHEAD

Another very solid entry into the log of the CW's Arrow this week as we saw another split storyline between the (new) Suicide Squad and Oliver dealing with things in the city to take down a criminal obsessed with him. Honestly, he really has an issue with that. Although this time it was more of another superhero.

It really did feel like this episode was split in two and almost could have been one very different episode. It makes me hopeful that either the Suicide Squad will return more prominently in the next season of Arrow or be featured as sort of a "back-up" team to whatever Justice League forms in the upcoming new show featuring a bunch of new heroes and villains. Much like The Flash we saw some goofiness from our characters that has been sorely lacking in superhero live-action media, even in some of the Marvel movies where the jokes are written, not necessarily acted out. But I'm getting off topic.

The Flash "Rogue Time" Review

FULL EPISODE SPOILERS FOLLOW

My goodness are the Rogues freaking awesome in the show. With the exception of the Reverse Flash no other villain has stood out as being very excitable to see and watch the characters interact with. But even then, these guys are way more fun and the actors are having the time of their lives portraying our current Rogues gallery.

But hey, it wasn't a half-bad week for Grant Gustin's Barry Allen either. I expected some disorientation from the time-travel, but he portrayed it very well and showed how much this would effect someone. From the beginning of the episode where he is finishing everyone's sentences to when he excitedly asks Iris out (quite the facepalm moment, really), it was just a fun time watching Barry cope with what he's done.

Blue Nexus #19--Pride of the Jungle

            Come find me.

            That voice…

            I am where you are needed.

            That place…

            He will bring you here.

            That…wait, who?

            Startled, Kyle burst his eyes open. He felt a twinge of electricity course through his body as a sudden soreness overcame him as well.

Arrow "The Offer" Review

FULL EPISODE SPOILERS FOLLOW

Yet another solid entry into the annals of the CW's Arrow. It wasn't "fantastic" or have any mind-bending moments, but in many ways it felt like the series returning to its strengths. Great action. Great acting. Great character interaction. And a fun looking villain!

Yeah, Murmur was kind of pointless to the story but did what most villains on Arrow normally do and serve the purpose of Oliver realizing what an idiot he was in the first half of the episode and becoming better for it. In that, there were many other one-off villains who could have filled the role, but like I said, he looked cool. That's what matters, right?

"Green Arrow: Year One" Review

Over the last year or so, I've reviewed three "Green Arrow" comics--#35, #25, #9--had a discussion post on Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino ending their run on "Green Arrow," reviewed every episode of the show Arrow since Season 2 Episode 13 "Heir to the Demon," did a review of all of Arrow Season 2, and had a discussion post regarding where the show could go in the current Season 3. If you haven't noticed, the Emerald Archer runs this blog. And why wouldn't he? He's my favorite super-hero after all.