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Article by Sean Wilkinson, a.k.a. the Animeister Are you alright? Can you hear me? I haven't found anything to corroborate this, so it's purely a notice of thematic and contemporary coincidence, but Frieren: Beyond Journey's End  is being adapted from an ongoing  manga written by Kanehito Yamada , illustrated by Tsukasa Abe , that was published beginning in April 2020, a month and a half after the official declaration of COVID-19 as a pandemic. The manga is about Frieren, the titular elven mage who accompanied a human hero and his stock-ish party of companions (a dwarven warrior and a human priest) on their quest to defeat the Demon King (as one does in a fantasy series). Since elves live longer than all other races, the manga (and by extension, the anime) picks up with the Demon King having been defeated...and Frieren having to spend the first episode watching her human companions grow old and die (which is why I almost didn't watch the anime—I expected it to just...

Content Calendar Announcement, Week of May 31, 2026 by Sean Wilkinson, a.k.a. The Ticketmaster. As of yesterday evening (which Blogger counts as Saturday morning because time zones exist), it is still June  until Wednesday, but this month has exceeded my expectations in terms of views (because I decided not to have any, and to run from my emotionally draining work life, only to bring my feelings on stay-cation with me and be a useless, volatile asshole to my family for an entire week). Yeah, I'm still peachy-fucking cheeks right now; thanks for asking. The important thing (besides acknowledging  introspectively that shitty circumstances make for shitty people) is that  Just the Ticket  is having a second month in a row of surpassing my long-standing goal of ten thousand views, and will likely land just shy of fifteen thousand. So, yet another big thank you to my (growing) reading/sharing audience for continuing to be the best pseudo-silent minority on the inte...

Article by Sean Wilkinson, a.k.a. The Ticketmaster II. Just kidding, Ticketholders; I'm still the original me ( Minus whatever forty-plus years of life experience has ground from my soul because I don't have indestructible skin or immunity from...). Anyway, this week's  Goj -Year- ra   entry "ends" June on a return to the School Of Confusing International Movie Titles with  Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla II , which is an unconnected reboot of Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla (which is also this film's Japanese title, following the Heisei convention of using the English "vs" in its kanji presentation) and not to be confused with Terror Of Mechagodzilla (wherein the rebuilt antagonist is Mechagodzilla 2) or Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (I went over the confusion and title stylization of these movies in a previous post). Again, the financial success of recycling and rebooting Shōwa Era foes kept  Toho  on that track, first considering a Heisei take on King ...

Article by Sean Wilkinson, a.k.a. The Omnibuster. As of this writing, Just the Ticket has surpassed my monthly goal of ten thousand views for the second month in a row. I will have also been on stay-cation for five days by the time this publishes, watched and drafted a review of Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla II , and hopefully be done bingeing both seasons of  Frieren  so I can update that review. To keep things chill, this will be an edited compilation of the Grimm Universe Trade Paperback, plus a couple of yearly bonuses that may or may not be relevant. Grimm Universe Volume One The first thing you'll probably notice is the labeling of this collection of One-Shots as Volume One, possibly hinting that there was supposed to be a Volume Two at some point that was canceled. Like Myths & Legends , though, the Grimm Universe branding would be revived at the beginning of the decade for quarterly specials. I said in my " Angel & Gods" post that I would talk about the ...