I’ve got a newsletter!a wee-little update on where to find me lately and why I haven’t posted much here!Jul 1, 2023Jul 1, 2023
Ys IX: Monstrum Nox — It’s All a Prisonan analysis of Nihon Falcom’s 2019 game Ys IX, a title deeply in conflict with itself.May 19, 2023May 19, 2023
The Biggest Flex in Manga: Saint MuscleExploring the history of the series that influenced Fist of the North Star and Baki and taught manga to embrace the muscle.Nov 22, 2022Nov 22, 2022
An Analysis of Valkyrie Elysium — Our Web of ControlValkyrie Elysium is often criticized for a light, empty narrative that I found thematically rich. Let’s talk why!Nov 4, 2022Nov 4, 2022
Mad Panic Coaster — Speed, Thrills, and the Joys of AnxietyOn a 1997 game for the PlayStation that redefined digital thrills and taught me to revel in fear.Mar 31, 2022Mar 31, 2022
Linda³ and the Story We TellDiscovering truth, beauty, and fiction in an idiosyncratic RPG that never left Japan.Feb 9, 20221Feb 9, 20221
Published inSUPERJUMPTits and Tiles: The NSFW History of Strip MahjongFor the first time in English: a story of sex, politics, and the video games that ruled arcadesOct 14, 2021Oct 14, 2021
Motion Gravure Series (PS2) — The True Motion of the WorldHarumi was the first to be shot.Jul 22, 2021Jul 22, 2021
Wonderful Everyday: Chapter 2 Impressionslooking at chapter 2 (Down the Rabbit Hole Part 2) of the visual novel Wonderful EverydayJul 16, 20212Jul 16, 20212
Wonderful Everyday: Chapter 1 Impressionswhere I think about the beginning of a famous visual novelJul 10, 2021Jul 10, 2021