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May, 2022
B.A. in Broadcast Communication
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About Matthew Magnus Lundeen

Matthew Magnus Lundeen is a writer, critic, and aspiring cinephile trying way too hard and simultaneously not enough. He writes anime features for The Best War Games when he isn't trying to write fiction.

Favorite Anime

My favorite anime is Bungo Stray Dogs. Come for the superpowers and beautiful characters. Stay for an emotional story with subtext about battling trauma.

Favorite Console

Living with a roommate that has an Xbox has spoiled me, so I don't really pick a side in the console war, but I'll always be a PlayStation boy at heart.

Favorite Games

There are several, but the easy choice is and always will be Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater.

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Fate/strange Fake Has the Potential to Be the Best Fate Yet

With the first episode set to release officially at the end of the year, we look ahead at the next major story from the Fate Series.

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It Was Just a Gas Leak: Fate’s Longest Running Joke

Across multiple series, the Holy Grail War has wrought much destruction, to which the "official" explanation is always the same.

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Dandadan Producer Explains the Show’s Chaotic Charm

We asked Hiroshi Kamei about the anime's global appeal, the crazy opening by Creepy Nuts, and the winning chemistry between the leads.

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Dandadan: The One Where Everyone Is Naked

What's worse than fighting aliens, the Loch Ness monster, and a hulking mantis shrimp with boxing gloves? Doing all that while naked.

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Fate/strange Fake Episode 1 Review

The season premiere might not be quite as bombastic as its previous special, but it's hard not to get excited for what's to come.

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Dandadan: Would-Be Love Triangles and BIG Misunderstandings

After putting Acrobatic Silky to rest, Aira makes amends with our duo, but she still doesn't have a clue - in more ways than one.

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Dandadan’s New Episode Is a Masterpiece

Okarun and Ayase's fight against Acrobatic Silky reaches a climax, but the end of the fight is only the beginning of the pain.

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Dandadan’s True Story Has Just Begun, and It Rocks

The hunt for Okarun's family jewels begins slowly, but to Ayase and Okarun's surprise, the first of the elusive pair comes to them.

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My Hero Academia You’re Next Shows Why We Need Shonen Movies

Dubiously canon shonen films have sometimes been called pointless, but it just sounds like some people don't know how to have fun.

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Dandadan’s Love Story Is Stupidly Cute

Okarun and Ayase return to school, but now they have to deal with their next big problem: love... and Okarun's balls being stolen.

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My Hero Academia You’re Next Is Just One Big Homage

The new film in the worldwide shonen phenomenon doesn't just feel like a celebration of the series, but Studio Bones' biggest hit.

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Why the John Wick Anime Prequel Is A Smart Move

John Wick is getting an anime prequel, and while there's reason to be wary, this has huge potential if the creators play it just right.

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Dandadan Brings Its First Arc to a Stunning Close

This week's episode will have you seeing red - literally - as Okarun and Ayase's battle against Turbo Granny takes to the streets.

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My Hero Academia: All the OVAs, Reviewed

Over the last eight years, Bones has produced a number of OVAs, some of which you won't find on Crunchyroll, but is that a real loss?

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Dandadan Keeps the Hits Coming with One Fierce Granny

It's Granny vs. Granny on this week's Dandadan, although time has clearly been far kinder to one of these ladies than the other.

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My Hero Academia Season 7: Peak Fiction

With solid directing, impeccable artwork, and generational feats of adaptive flair, Season 7 is My Hero Academia at its absolute best.

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‘My Hero Academia: You’re Next’ Is a Fun, Aesthetic Marvel

The fourth film in the acclaimed shonen series isn't just a worthwhile watch, but an exquisite celebration of Studio Bones' artistry.

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My Hero Academia Season 7 Goes Out with a Smile

All Might and All For One's rematch puts their fight from Season 3 to shame and - miraculously - closes out Season 7 with hope.

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Look Back Speaks to the Artist in All of Us

This adaptation of Tatsuki Fujimoto's one-shot is a short but powerful celebration of creation, camaraderie, and the will to live.

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Dandadan: The Quest to Save Okarun’s “Banana”

The second episode of Dandadan delivers a fantastic fight scene, a stupidly cool transformation, and some interesting world-building.

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