Outcast Silver Raiders By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • July 15th, 2024 Beware the OSR! Outcast Silver Raiders, that is.
I’m Tommy Pickles, and I’m Here to Get Shit Done By Megan Bidmead • July 11th, 2024 I picked it up again, determined to finish it. But I got a headache from the music and I found the whole thing really frustrating.
Interlinked Oh Mothra, Advance With Silk and Song By Phoenix Simms • July 10th, 2024 Mothra is at once an icon of ritual and tradition as well as one of feminine transgression.
This Mortal Coyle Purrcy from Mystic Mansion By Deirdre Coyle • July 9th, 2024 I find myself thinking about how Purrcy fits into the kawaii template of vulnerability and harmlessness. Purrcy does have these visual signifiers. I do want to help him. I am also terrified of him.
Grimrock Isle By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • July 8th, 2024 Welcome to Dove’s Bay, the most horrible island in Maine (take that, Stephen King)!
Past Presence Killing the Dragon By Emily Price • July 3rd, 2024 Both Dungeon Meshi and the Katamari franchise ask you to zoom in and look closely, keep your eyes peeled for small details, and never forget them even when they’re a speck on the surface of a massive star.
Run It Back Cute By Oluwatayo Adewole • July 2nd, 2024 Kawaii is consumed by the West as beauty without threat, whereas the very designation of Blackness is full of threat. What does it mean for a Black woman to try and be “cute?”
Noise Complaint Kawaii, Kaiju, and Guitar Pedals: Window Shopping With Effects Bakery By Ben Sailer • June 28th, 2024 Ben falls in love with an impossibly cute guitar pedal company that brings kawaii style and rock and roll together.
The Filming of Conan the Barbarian By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • June 24th, 2024 What is best in life? More Conan talk!
