Eorzea Journal #4 – The Struggle Is Real

Since my last update, I made a lot of progress on my path to finishing the base Heavensward content on my way to playing the current Shadowbringers expansion. As of this writing, I have FINALLY finished the Heavensward Main Scenario Quests! Although there is still work to be done: there’s the patch content that needs to be explored, called the “Dragon Song War”.

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Pokémon: Twilight Wings – Episode 5: Assistant

This entry is part 6 of 8 in the series Commentary - Pokémon: Twilight Wings

This was the episode that was delayed by a couple of weeks from the usual mid-month releases, due to the on-going COVID-19 pandemic. We are in the window of the sixth episode–which looks like at this point a permanent first of the month deal, but first–let’s talk about what Episode 5 tells us of Charmian Rose’s assistant, Oleana.

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Pokémon: Twilight Wings – Episode 4: Early-Evening Waves

This entry is part 5 of 8 in the series Commentary - Pokémon: Twilight Wings

Four episodes in of Pokémon: Twilight Wings, and we finally get to see Best Girl, Nessa! Keeping with an apparent theme of these episodes involving gym leaders (see Episode 2 featuring Bea), Nessa is in deep thought following a recent battle against fellow gym leader, Milo.

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Eorzea Journal #3 – Onward to Heavensward

So, here it is… a long waited post after the last post. It’s been a long time since I’ve done a written update of my progress in Final Fantasy XIV that I don’t even know where to begin, and not to mention the fact that I’ve made huge progress between my time playing through A Realm Reborn content up to Heavensward. In my attempt to catch up to the content of the current Shadowbringers expansion pack, a lot of my progress was televised on Twitch. However, in my attempt to better my productivity, I have decided to return to my roots with written content, with the occasional video update once in a while.

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Bleach: Byakuya Kuchiki… Can Sing?!

That’s right… Byakuya can sing! How is this possible?! It’s all about Bleach Soul Sonic. It’s a live, radio-style drama featuring the Japanese voice actors of Bleach. Many of the recordings are parodies of episodes, like this video featuring Byakuya and his voice actor, Ryotaro Okiayu (who is also the voice of Treize Khushrenada), on the career of an Enka singer…

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Pokémon – “Everything Changes”: I’m not crying, you’re crying!

February 27th, 2020 marks Pokémon’s 24th anniversary since the release of the first Pokémon games in the series. And what better time than to stumble across a gem from a part of the franchise that is the 2.B.A. Master soundtrack, featuring original music for the English dub of the Pokémon anime?

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