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PERSONA 5 FUNKO BOX - Unboxing by Urizen

   I am really late when it comes to getting into things sometimes. I often mean to, but either money gets in the way or I forget. So after months and months of holding off, I finally bought Persona 5, having never played any other Persona game. Even then, I held off still for months and months more until finally giving the game a shot. At that point I became addicted, and started binge playing while I was on vacation. Unfortunately I still have not finished playing it as it takes so much time, and work interferes. I am really enjoying it so far and can’t wait to get back into it. I really hate that I didn’t get into it sooner honestly. I would have so much more merchandise if I had known how great of a game this was.    With that I sadly also missed out on the Persona 5 pop figures that came out. Now I can only find one of them. I hope to eventually get them all one day, but was happy when I found out about the Persona 5 Funko box coming out. It at least gave me an opportunity t

TOKYO GHOUL S by Urizen

There was a time when I, like most others, was convinced that nearly every live action movie adaptation of an anime was terrible. The only decent one I had seen was Death Note (not the Netflix one…you can read my opinions on that). Even still, the Death Note movies told mostly the same story, but changed a bit. My opinions started to change on this eventually though with the release of the first live action Tokyo Ghoul movie.    It is an understatement that I am a huge fan of Sui Ishida’s manga series. I love the art, the story, the characters, it is just a great read. The anime came along and seemed promising in the first season before turning into a disappointing train wreck by the time it ended. Still, I can find a lot I liked in the anime. The idea of a live action movie was both exciting and terrifying. I really wanted to see the series I love brought to live action, but I wanted it to be done well. To my surprise though, the first movie was pretty good and included things t