Reflections of an old anime fan: On gatekeeping

For the last couple weeks I’ve been thinking about gatekeeping, inspired mostly be Irina’s post about why she doesn’t participate in it. Here’s the thing. There was a time when the people that liked video games, roleplaying games, Magic cards and anime were the outsiders. These were the people nobody else wanted to know. They […]

In My View: Yes, Genre is Important

Over the last few months, I’ve heard a few comments dismissing the importance of genre. These vary from saying that you can’t say that a show is bad because you don’t like a genre to genre is a marketing tool developed to sell more stuff. First, I want to say that genre is important for […]