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  Cowboy Bebop 26 Episodes | 1998      Cowboy Bebop is an incredibly unique one-off show that you've probably heard of at some point. I actually didn't love it right as I was watching it, my appreciation for it took months of hibernation in the depths of my brain. I thought it was fine when I finished it but it was just refusing to leave my head for months and months. This show has a very unique, weird vibe and pace to it and is entirely carried by its characters and the aforementioned style as there isn't much plot to speak of. Each scene is masterfully presented and edited, with a unique flow and pace which makes the show very memorable and atmospheric. Spike Speigel is my favorite protagonist in anything, he is a deceptively simple character at first but there is so much more to him and Steve Blum's incredible voice (the English dub is the definitive way to watch this show) and the stylish character design make him very memorable. The show also drip-feeds you info...

WARNING: Full spoilers for The Last of Us and The Last of Us Part 2   I have never liked a Naughty Dog game. Despite third-person, linear, narrative-focused action games being my favourite sub-genre, I have not enjoyed any of Naughty Dog’s catalogue, despite them being one of the most important developers within the genre. The first Last of Us bored me to tears, same with every single Uncharted game. I kept desperately trying to get into them but the trite, cliched stories and uninspired gameplay have always prevented me from finishing any of them. None of them felt inspired in any way, the art direction and characters were bland, the gameplay is just there because it's a game and it needs gameplay so here’s a gun or something. I was really not interested in the sequel to a game I already did not care for at all.  That is until the entire plot of The Last of Us Part 2 leaked back in 2020 and I was surprised by how interesting and different it sounded. Killing the beloved pr...

          Over the past week, I have binged most of Hayao Miyazaki’s films and I have discovered one of my absolute favourite filmmakers. Almost each one of his films has connected with me emotionally on at least some level, some more than others, and all have been worthwhile experiences, impressive considering the sheer number of them.       I have identified certain key traits that run through all of his films and why those traits make his films so relatable and easy to connect with. Spirited Away and Kiki’s Delivery Service have been the two films that connected with me the most and are my favourites of his, so they will be brought up most often.      Yubaba is the closest character to an antagonist in Spirited Away , and yet she also has a twin sister that looks just like her who turns out to be one of the more positive characters in the film, despite her initial entry consisting of her attacking Haku. Now, combin...