So yesterday, The Pokémon Company just revealed more info about Pokémon Legends ZA. Although, the truth is, the direct itself was underwhelming. In fact, the direct was so pointless for many, that this was the top comment section of the video.
My dear and fellow beloved otakus across the state from Florida to fellow neighbors Texas. I do indeed have some very bad and awful news to tell you. This news is truly disappointing. As a Floridian otaku, I urge all of you to spread the news on what’s going on in Texas. It’s important for the anime, manga, and video game content. This topic is about censorship. It’s not only about how it will affect you. It even lands you into prison if this bill is passed.
Right now, there are two things that are certain right now. One is, the Nintendo Switch is about to turn eight years old this year, and secondly, this year, Nintendo has officially Revealed the Switch 2 on its near eighth anniversary. The truth is, the development and the eventual reveal of the switch 2 has been in the making for some years now by Nintendo, with constant rumors an leaks about the Switch 2 going on for quite some time now. Finally, on January 16, 2025, the Switch has been officially revealed at long last. Interestingly, though, the reveal for the Switch 2 by Nintendo was notably moderate and more quiet compared to last time when the first Switch was revealed back in 2016.
Everyone wants the following in their fantasy life.
A Cool Warrior
A Cool Dragon
A Cute Dog/Cat Companion
These were the words said by my older brother when I showed him my four favorite TCG cards of my collection. Indeed, he is 100% right. When I look at my favorites, it exactly matches what he said. My cool dragons are the Red-Eyes Black Dragon from Yu-Gi-Oh! And the Nillious Ultra from Bakuman, my adorable black cat like companion who is Umbreon from the Pokémon franchise, and my cool Knight, the Knight of Infamy from Magic: The Gathering. These cards are my favorites, and looking back, It’s something that I have always stuck around with. For some reason, I have always loved the dark and edgy looking TCG cards from nearly every franchise.
The Red-Eyes Black Dragon has always been a fan favorite of mines. Ever since its debut in the original Yu-Gi-Oh Duel Monsters, when I saw its first summon by Joey, I instantly fell in love with it. Its slick design, unlimited potential with future cards making it more powerful, and its lore as a potential power for the duelist automatically made it a fan favorite of mines. I would use Red-Eyes Black Dragon on every Yu-Gi-Oh video game, such as The Falsebound Kingdom, World Championship, and Tag Force. When I finally owned my first Red-Eyes Black Dragon card, (a rare limited edition by the way), it felt like a feeling of joy. Years later, I still love it, and even though I love other monsters like Black Wings, Dark Rainbow Dragon, etc., Red-Eyes will always be a favorite of mines.
Then There’s Umbreon, a long favorite of mines and my favorite Pokémon of all time. Since Umbreon is from a video game franchise, which is the Pokémon franchise, anything related to Umbreon will always be an automatic number 1 favorite since it is my favorite Pokémon of all time. So there is no need for a long description of why Umbreon is my favorite of all time. That will be reserved for another time. Despite this awesome looking Umbreon card, I am unsure if it will remain my favorite Umbreon card of all time. As I am aware that there are plenty of more cool looking Umbreon cards, and perhaps more useful in the TCG metagame than this one. Nevertheless, its holographic slick design, beautiful TCG artwork, and nice layout definitely wins an automatic favorite for me.
Nillious Ultra from Bakugan has always been a fan favorite of mines. Now, don’t get me wrong, I love a lot of Bakugan models. However, I can’t lie to you that Darkus and Aquous are my favorite elemental types of Bakugan, and in fact, they are my majority collection as I have showed it in the previous article and photo of mines. Of course, I plan to collect more of the others in the future. Nillious Ultra is another favorite of mines simply because he has a dark cool edgy design, an impressive looking Bakugan figure, used by an interesting character who is named Magnus Black, and overall, I just love it. Now, there are more upcoming Bakugan in the future, so, let’s see if it can hold its crown as my number 1 Bakugan favorite.
Then we have The Knight of Infamy. Now, please excuse me for this. I have only recently got into Magic: The Gathering last year. I am a complete noob to Magic and I sincerely hope that I hone my skills with the game more and more as I discover new cards and new things about Magic. Aside from that, Knight of Infamy was a random card that I randomly saw when searching for my first ever MTG purchase. When I saw its design, description, and its element, I couldn’t help but decided that this card will become my favorite. Now, as time goes on, I know Knight of Infamy will be challenged by other MTG cards, and it’s unknown if it will be able to keep his title defended. Aside from that, he’s awesome!
All of these cards are awesome, and I hope to collect some more in the future. Slap in other franchises like Beyblade, Digimon, others, and the edginess is complete!
Well well well, would you look at that? After nearly 12 years since Pokémon X and Y’s release which was on October 13, 2013, we are finally going back to the Kalos region, with the announcement of Pokémon Legends: Z-A which is scheduled for a 2025 release, I can’t help but feel extremely satisfied. Nearly all Pokémon regions have enjoyed their fair share of in depth lore, filled with a wide variety of Pokémon, constantly being mentioned as nostalgia bait, and getting new additions to the region, and it’s Pokémon over and over again. New characters from the region, check! New Pokémon forms from the region, check! Old characters and old mechanics from the region, check!