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Wakfu: The Animated Series [Season 4 Episode 9 Review]

Oropo’s back? NOOOO!

Noximilien. Qilby. Oropo. Toross Mordal. The Big Bads of Wakfu. One of these baddies suck. Care to guess which one?

…Qilby?

WRONG! I’m so disappointed in you, dear reader. No Yugo energy dinner for you!

Last episode ended with Yugo’s capture by Mordal. We open this episode, not surprisingly, with our favorite hero confined to a Wakfu sucking tower for the nutritional enjoyment of the residents of evil in Necroworld. Talk about a biohazard.

If Yugo’s Wakfu energy’s completely drained he dies or becomes a Wakfu Zombie. But, not to worry because…

(1.) Mordal knows how to ration Wakfu and…

(2.) Yugo’s got help in the form of…Oropo.

You’ve seen it before, my fellow anime/anime-adjacent cartoon fans. The Big Bad is super powerful—almost unstoppable—so the hero(es) must find a way to level up their skills, train to become stronger, or simply bullsh*t their way to ultimate victory.

Little Yugo’s getting a bit of all three.

Welcome to adulthood, Yugo. Enjoy your complimentary stack of bills and bowl of responsibilities.

~Mind Training~

Yep. Yugo’s mind training to up his EXP Points thanks to Oropo and Bouillon, two of Yugo’s unplanned kids (I guess Bouillon’s a Eliatrope despite not having Wakfu horns. Maybe glowing eyes is enough?) living in Yugo’s subconscious? Consciousness? Whatever. It’s all bullsh*t to make Yugo powerful enough to stop Mordal once he escapes. And you KNOW he’s gonna escape at some point.

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Wakfu: The Animated Series [Season 4 Episode 8 Review]

Yugo? No no. Yu-stay!

Our heroes meet Toross Mordal, King of Necroworld. Spoiler: It doesn’t end well.

But all of that happens in the back half of the episode. Lets backtrack a bit, shall we?

Eva reads Flopin’s note while she and the rest of the Percedal Family search for him. Eva’s devastated, of course. But after reading her son’s letter, she decides it’s better to let Flopin go off with her deadbeat super assassin dad and live his own life, no matter how painful that decision is.

For the record, Eva, I agree. Flopin wants to get stronger and see the world. Let him. It’s better than dragging his butt back home and have him be resentful of you and his awesome demi-god siblings. I don’t know if we’ll see the fruits of Flopin’s training before the season ends, but if there’s ever is a fifth season or sequel series I look forward to seeing what happens to the little guy.

*SIGH!*

…It’s back. Ruel’s subplot…

Look on the bright side. Flopin’s room’s free so Goultard doesn’t have to sleep in the bathtub anymore.

Fortunately, it’s short. Just long enough to punish the audience by reminding us it’s still a thing. Basically, Ruel’s wife, Arpagone, is traveling the World of Twelve, donating Ruel’s wealth to charitable organizations. Ruel’s pissed and wants to stop her. Don’t they have police in this world? Call them! Eh, whatever.

Thank goodness that fart of a subplot is blown away by the incredible main plot.

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Wakfu: The Animated Series [Season 4 Episode 7 Review]

Toross Mordal wants to know your location. And, no, he’s not asking permission.

I think it’s safe to say the undisputed king of the Necroworld will be this season’s Big Bad. Toross Mordal’s his name; eating wakfu’s his game. And by what looks to be six Dofus attached to his body, he’s playing for keeps. Not that it wasn’t obvious considering he kept the Eliatrope Goddess prisoner for centuries. Safe to say, the World of Twelve is screwed when he decides to take an Uber there himself.

What I find interesting is the other World of Twelve gods not only banished the E.G. to Necroworld knowing it’s residents could keep her imprisoned, but—if Nora’s correct—they did it to also gain more followers. It’s not that farfetched a theory considering Necroworld is described by Nora as a “rotten reflection of the World of Twelve”. Necroworld is the way it is because of that planet’s Dofus. It’s what could have happened if Yugo really screwed up using the Eliatrope Dofus back in the OVA.

School field trips when having social anxiety.

Not that the other World of Twelve gods care. They simply want more worshippers/followers. And you thought YouTube content creators where evil!

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Wakfu: The Animated Series [Season 4 Episode 6 Review]

The Necros want a quick meal. But what happens when fast food fights back?

The World of Twelve isn’t taking the Necros invasion lightly. At least the main characters aren’t. Most of the planet doesn’t yet know how screwed they are. But no worries! Yugo and Amalia are on the job!

Most of the episode is focused on them and the Eliatropes trying to stop the invasion. Yugo and Amalia make a great team. The two were able to hold off hundreds of Necros for a few minutes without directly using wakfu. Not bad. Commence appreciative yet slightly sarcastic slow clapping.

You’re supposed to have one more sword in your mouth.

Fortunately, Nora, Qilby and some background Eliatropes decided to lend them a hand (one in Qilby’s case), forcing the Necros attacking Sadidia Kingdom to retreat. Well…actually, a mysterious Necros hiding in the shadows called off the attack. I wonder who this person could—Efrim.

There’s no point in dragging it out. We know Nora’s dragon twin brother fell while saving the Eliatrope Goddess. We learned in this episode a being drained by Necros become a Necros. 1+1=Zombie Efrim. Awkward family reunion incoming.

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Sonic x Shadow Generations [Hands-Off Review]

I’m so excited for this one, folks!

While I wasn’t much of a Shadow the Hedgehog fan, Sega recently released an animated prologue to the game and gee willikers is it awesome!

Did you see that? Shadow being all serious, then all sad, then all angry. And the fighty-fight fights! Wow! Oh, Rouge. You’re so sassy! You’re my favorite flying rat ever. Sorry, Ray.

This is the one. The one game I MUST play. I have to know what happens between Shadow and Maria Robotnik. Do they reunite due to time-travel shenanigans? Is the timeline forever changed to include Maria or at least a time displaced version of her? Will Shadow get to say goodbye to his friend if this truly is the end? I must have answers. Time to order Sonic x Shadow Generations!

…But what if the ending sucks?

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Wakfu: The Animated Series [Season 4 Episode 5 Review]

Invasion of the Wakfu Snachers!

What I love about this episode is watching both world-wide and interpersonal drama jamming together in dub-step harmony.

For example, the episode was almost bookmarked by the invading Cape Necros—first with their appearance in the World of Twelve and last with the group summoning a giant monster. But then, at the very end, we’re shown a quick shot of Yugo traveling to the Sadida Kingdom in order to help Amalia, defying his mother’s request to abandon this world. The main plot is slowly affecting our main characters in a natural and interesting way.

I talked about the beginning and end. Now, let’s get into the middle/meat/vegan alternate option part of the episode.

Armant and Amalia return to Sadidia after the World Leaders meeting. Armant, of course, is being a prick—concluding that the Eliatrope Goddess is a threat while also trying to gaslight Amalia into thinking she’s blinded by her feelings for Yugo because she doesn’t agree with him. What a royal pain in the tofu bird Az!

P. Necros be wanting to party, and you gotta tell them no.
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Dragon Ball Sparking! Zero [Hands-Off Review]

The best Dragon Ball fighting game since the last one!

Just look at those amazing graphics and impressive gameplay. There’s even a story mode with What If scenarios. As a long time Dragon Ball fan who’s only played Dragon Ball Fighterz for five minutes during a free trail, I’m so excited to one-day play this game for at least an hour before deleting it out of frustration over losing every online match to fighting game experts with months of gameplay experience and high cholesterol under their belt.

At least I was until I found one glaring problem with this otherwise fantastic game:

Where are all the characters?!

Dragon Ball Sparking! Zero currently hosts a measly 182 character roster. Are you kidding me? Where’s Super 17 from Dragon Ball GT? The Farmer from the first episode of Dragon Ball Z? Mr. Popo? Jaco? Android 8? Dende? Grand Elder Guru? Gine? Dr. Briefs? How could Bandai Namco forget about them?!

Also, why are there so few Goku alternate characters? Where’s Heart Disease Goku and Recovering In Medical Pod On Namek Goku? What about Pink Shirt Vegeta, Baseball Star Yamcha, Cell Egg, Mildly Depressed Tien, and Pregnant Videl? They’re all nowhere to be found. What the hell’s going on here?!

And you can just forget about playing as a guest character. No Arale from Dr. Slump, Beelzebub from Sand Land, Mihawk from One Piece, or Sailor Uranus from Sailor Moon. Ghostface from the Scream franchise was such an obvious pick I’m flabbergasted he still hasn’t been announced at the time of this review. Even freakin’ Superman from DC Comics is nowhere to be seen.

I can only hope these characters and more will become available in future DLC. Although, it’s a shame another video game developer has potentially gatekept hundreds of fan-favorite characters just to make an extra buck.

Shame on you, Bandai Namco. Grow some dragon balls and stop giving in to corporate greed.

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Wakfu: The Animated Series [Season 4 Episode 4 Review]

The true enemy of world peace—Politics.

Before we go there, I’d like to mention how much I loved this episode’s opening sequence. Wakfu turned the Eliatrope Goddess’ backstory into an AMV (Anime Music Video)! The music. The animation. The emotion. It all came together in an very fun way. Although “fun” may not be the correct word given what we saw.

As far as I can tell, The Eliatrope Goddess (E.G. if you’re nasty) hung out with the other gods/goddesses of the World of Twelve, then went traveling in space and met the Great Dragon (I spent two minutes researching before running away scared from all the lore). The two had a one-night stand in space (Giving a whole new meaning to “in space, no one can hear you scream”.), Yugo and his siblings were later born, then the other gods/goddesses—not liking her Baby Daddy (I think)—banished her to Space Nevada where she was trapped by some old pink-eyed dude. Trust me, it all looks cooler in the episode.

The other gods/goddesses found out her babies’ daddy doesn’t recycle.
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Taylor Swift Endorses Monkey D. Luffy For Pirate King [2D News]

Pop superstar Taylor Swift shocked the world recently by endorsing Emperor Straw Hat Luffy for Pirate King hours after Dr. Vegapunk’s world-wide broadcast.

In an Instagram post, Swift encourages her fans to “do your research”, further explaining her decision to vote for Straw Hat Luffy has to do with agreeing with his desire to fight for his friends and eat slabs of various unspecified meat on a bone.

Taylor felt obligated to make an announcement now after learning a shape-shifter was posting as her while endorsing Emperor Blackbeard for Pirate King, stating “The simplest way to combat misinformation is with the truth, something even an Ancient Weapon can’t destroy.”

Surprisingly, Taylor Swift signed her post as “Childless Cat Devil Fruit User” leading fans to the realization that despite being photographed in bikinis, there’s never been footage shown of the superstar actually swimming.

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Terminator Zero [Hipster Hotline]

Come with me if you want to watch a Terminator anime.

No spoilers! General thoughts only.

Not really sure if this qualifies as a “hipster” series, seeing as it’s based on a popular movie franchise, but I’ll allow it this one-time because there’s never been a Terminator anime project.

Quick Opinion: I really liked it.

Terminator Zero is an anime set in the Terminator universe, but after watching all eight episodes, I don’t think there’s any required viewing of previous Terminator movies to enjoy it, but doing so will enhance your experience. This is because The Terminator franchise involves time travel and time travel is…messy.

Because of this, Terminator Zero takes place in an alternate timeline. This gives the show room to be as crazy or subtle as it wants to be without having to worry about stepping on previous continuities. And, I think, the creators took full advantage of it. Time travel shenanigans is directly addressed in the show and I think it helps accept this version at face value while posing an interesting question about whether time travel benefits the machines or humans more.

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