Monthly Archives: September 2017

Izuku Midoriya: The Anti-Snowflake

Posted on September 18, 2017 by Rawle Nyanzi

My Hero Academia is one of the best anime currently in progress. It is not a grimdark bloodbath. It is not a trippy experimental piece. It is not a harem. It is an exciting, action-packed series with an optimistic bent … Continue reading →

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The Teenage Girl’s Robot Army — Some Thoughts

Posted on September 17, 2017 by Rawle Nyanzi

Before we get to the story, let me tell you how it came to be. Just so you know, I wrote this story long before I read any pulps or Appendix N work, and long before I had any contact … Continue reading →

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A List of Links

Posted on September 16, 2017 by Rawle Nyanzi

Today, I show you some interesting links I found throughout the internet. —– (Three-act structure does suck. The “second act” always needs more meat.) “IT’S THIS WHOLE DULL FOCUS ON BEGINNING, MIDDLE, AND END, WHICH MAKES SOME BASIC SENSE IN … Continue reading →

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Yokio Jokio

Posted on September 15, 2017 by Rawle Nyanzi

Through an incisive article by JD Cowan on the decline of pop culture, I found a trailer for a new anime-style Netflix series called Neo Yokio: I thought that, at the very least, it would be a cringe volcano, but … Continue reading →

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Romantic Weapons

Posted on September 13, 2017 by Rawle Nyanzi

Yesterday, I spoke of why ancient weapons such as swords captivate modern audiences. But I thought on the issue some more and realized that the past isn’t the only source of idealized weaponry, for there are two other instruments of … Continue reading →

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The Swords of Our Fantasies

Posted on September 12, 2017 by Rawle Nyanzi

We live in an era of truly destructive weaponry: Automatic rifles, precision guided missiles, nuclear bombs. They are delivered by tank and by plane, by ship and by rocket. Comptuer technology has taken this to another level, allowing for delivery … Continue reading →

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I Heard Light Novels Were Good, but I Read Some and Was Disappointed!

Posted on September 11, 2017 by Rawle Nyanzi

Light novels: a form of popular literature in Japan, comparable to the pulps of yesteryear. They eschew high literary aspirations in favor of violence and sex. Lovely dames easy on the eyes, not mannish harpies drawn ugly, grace the covers … Continue reading →

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Can Steemit Monetize Short Fiction?

Posted on September 10, 2017 by Rawle Nyanzi

It is well known that today, one cannot hope to make any real money at short fiction; the payouts are too small and even the biggest venues are too obscure, largely read not by general readers but by other authors … Continue reading →

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Constant Adventure vs. Constant Worldbuilding

Posted on September 9, 2017 by Rawle Nyanzi

A day before this posting, I finished reading Jon Mollison’s new novel, Adventure Constant, about an astronaut who gets stranded on an alternate Earth where battles are fought with swords and modern tech is nowhere to be found, but counterparts … Continue reading →

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2.B.A. Master, Pokemon’s Surprisingly Good Soundtrack

Posted on September 6, 2017 by Rawle Nyanzi

Back in the innocent days of the 90s, a little Game Boy game from Japan called Pokemon took the US by storm. It became a national obsession, with a well-regarded television anime and a dizzying array of collectibles turning up … Continue reading →

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