You don’t have to like it but it’s a 35 year old series that has been consistently one of the most popular franchises with young men. A cultural critic should be aware of it

If you’re a cultural critic you should know what One Piece is

Okay but how the hell do you not know what One Piece is

Just saw the Look Back film adaptation. It was super good, I had to hold back from bawling in the theater

She was a tour guide when she lived in Nibelheim, that was her uniform

In her case she’s kind of a subversion of expectations alongside Aerith. Aerith is the spunky go-getter despite being a staff wielding healer, Tifa is polite and reserved despite punching dudes in the face

Encyclopedia Eorzea, the lore book series for Final Fantasy XIV

Gazans deserve not to suffer not because they are morally superior but because nobody deserves to suffer

I see takes like this a lot and while I understand where they’re coming from I’m wary of the subtext that immigrants/refugees would be free of the bigotry and racism that is being condemned

The last big thing to come out of Broadway was Dear Evan Hanson and uh Oof