Author: moritheil

One might be forgiven for thinking that Moritheil is a postmodern literary critic who started reviewing video games in 2001, and spent the early 2000s learning at the right hand of con staff and fansubbers. However, those rumors are spurious: Moritheil is actually a distant relative of Genghis Khan who stands poised to conquer the world via the Internet. Follow along at http://twitter.com/moritheil.
Posted in Anime Reviews

Aika Zero: Yielding to Victory

What defines Aika Zero? The fact that it deliberately imitates fetish porn? The fact that the overarching target for the first story arc is a…

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Posted in News

Kafuka on Haiti

Is Pat Robertson moe? Is Kafuka Fuura moe? On the surface, these are unrelated questions.  And yet, there are more similarities between the two than…

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Posted in Editorials News

The Future of Love

Many people look upon those who express love for characters as having “given up” or “retreated from reality.” While it’s true that they have turned…

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Posted in News Video Games

MangaGamer sparks outrage over Soul Link

Game publisher MangaGamer announced Soul Link CGs would be removed, leading to cries of hypocrisy over their initial plans to produce an “uncensored” version. A…

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Posted in Manga Reviews

Shitsurakuen: A Tired Argument

Shitsurakuen is metafiction. However, rather than metafiction that cleverly employs existing genre tropes to make an argument, it is metafiction that simply arrives back at…

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Otaku no Ken II: The Dark Side

Its cold blade, collecting on its surface the moment it is drawn the vapour of the atmosphere; its immaculate texture, flashing light of bluish hue;…

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