Josh Viel Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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Anime Review: Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, Part One

Editor’s Note: We were sent two copies of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. Given that one of our reviewers had never seen the first series ...

By Josh Viel Legacy AuthorAugust 17, 2010

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Anime Review: Birdy the Mighty

There’s something about English that Japan just seems to love. I’m not exactly sure what it is about my native language that our ...

By Josh Viel Legacy AuthorJuly 15, 2010

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Anime Review: Utawarerumono

A pet peeve of mine when it comes to television has always been when I see a show with an interesting or unique ...

By Josh Viel Legacy AuthorFebruary 16, 2010

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Anime Review: Spice and Wolf

What do you suppose you get when you take late Medieval economics, sprinkle in some character drama, add a lot of snark, and ...

By Josh Viel Legacy AuthorJanuary 15, 2010

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Anime Review: Air

As a reviewer, in my own (admittedly limited) experience, I’ve found that the hardest reviews to write aren’t about the series that I ...

By Josh Viel Legacy AuthorDecember 21, 2009

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Anime Review: Shonen Onmyouji

Shonen Onmyouji is an interesting departure from what I often see: As a historical fiction, the series is based around the adventures of ...

By Josh Viel Legacy AuthorDecember 11, 2009

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Anime Review: Claymore

When it comes to anime, I tend to look toward action-based series with a cautious eye. Too often, it seems, writers for action ...

By Josh Viel Legacy AuthorNovember 24, 2009

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Anime Review: Devil May Cry

You’ve all heard about the horrors of video game movies: They’re ludicrous messes of distorted, mismatched plot elements that show no respect for ...

By Josh Viel Legacy AuthorOctober 16, 2009

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Anime Review: Ghost Hunt

When you think of the word “ghost” and combine it with the word “anime,” the image that comes to mind probably has more ...

By Josh Viel Legacy AuthorOctober 8, 2009

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Anime Review: Romeo x Juliet, Part Two

In my review of the first half of Romeo x Juliet, I concluded that it was an enjoyable tribute to the original Shakespearian ...

By Josh Viel Legacy AuthorSeptember 3, 2009

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Anime Review: Kyo Kara Maoh!, Season 1

What would you do if you suddenly found yourself king of a country in another world? Kyo Kara Maoh! tries to answer this ...

By Josh Viel Legacy AuthorAugust 21, 2009

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Anime Review: Romeo x Juliet, Part One

Shakespeare: Quite possibly the most influential and, some would say, the greatest playwright that ever lived. His plays are near legendary for the ...

By Josh Viel Legacy AuthorJuly 15, 2009

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