YOU NEED TO WATCH LAIN: A SERIES OF ANIME-RELATED HAIKUS

RAHM JETHANI - Writer, 1st Year, Japanese

This is something new / A short series of haikus / I’m not very good at this

Serial Experiments Lain: You need to watch Lain / Texhnolyze is much better / But you should watch Lain

Studio Ghibli Movies: These are really great / Childhood distilled in art / Still, too much screaming

Pokémon: A cool idea / So many badass moments / I really miss Ash

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 2 is the best / Other parts are alright too / JOJOLands looks sick

Pandora Hearts: Plot roller coaster / I still don’t know anything / It was amazing

Digimon: Very high highs, but / Extremely low lows as well / Tri wasn’t that bad

The Day I Became A God: It was too hyped up / But it was really just fine / Don’t bully Maeda ;-;

Code Geass: Akito the Exiled: A true hidden gem / I’m mad that no one else cares / CGI was peak

Into the Forest of Fireflies’ Light: 44 minutes / Proves that length doesn’t matter / To make an impact

Seraph of the End: I love the premise / Erik would hate calumny / So I’ll say it’s good

Banana Fish: The last episode / Makes me so terribly sad / (There’s an epilogue)

07-Ghost: The vibe of the show / Comfy yet terrifying / Severely slept on

Dragon Ball Super: A whole entire / Episode dedicated / To a single fight

Blue Exorcist: SEASON 3 OUT SOON / I AM REALLY EXCITED / This could be special

Berserk: It is packed with style / And it features a big sword / So therefore… S tier

Death Note: A novel concept / Featuring some filler, but / It earns its large fame

Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood: If it brings back Mom, / Then let’s go find and kill God / (Mustang is the best)

Yu-Gi-Oh: There is enjoyment / In repeated tellings of / What Pot of Greed does

Samurai Champloo: “Hip-hop samurai” / Is one hell of a sales pitch / That I’m so glad worked

Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children: I guess that this counts / I actually liked it / Despite its small flaws

Fate/Zero: The best Fate entry / Full of high stakes and deep loss / And fantastic songs

One Piece: The One Piece is real / And it will be found soon, just… / In about 2 years

Perfect Blue: Tense and insightful / Psychological thriller / About an idol

Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl: This movie ended / At least 3 or 4 times, yet / The last one was nice

Psycho-Pass: Opposite sides with / Engaging philosophies / …not America

Guilty Crown: Overly hated / Beautiful music and art / And it has passion

Z.O.E. Dolores, I: Has a big IP / And has space violence, yet / It’s about a dad

Terror in Resonance: How could they think that / Sad Icelandic music worked? / And how were they right?

TRANSITION: The focus will shift / From anime to some games / Inspired by it

Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch: Ghibli RPG / With wholesome themes, and moments / Where I want to cry

Valkyria Chronicles Series: Watercolor art / In a war-filled world of tanks / And super soldiers

Suikoden II: A war-torn country / Where you become a leader / And where you grow up

Tales of Arise: Super insane plot, / Great character chemistry, / Tad underwhelming

Xeno Series: I am too small-brained / But the worlds tell their own tales / That will destroy hearts

Final Fantasy XV: I’ll die on this hill / 15 was a masterpiece / Just very damaged

Nier: Automata: The best way to be / A wise existentialist / And a pervert too

Persona Series: You get to bond with / Like, 20 characters, yet / Only one is right

Chrono Series: You will never feel / Such magic from other works / And I am grateful

Kingdom Hearts Series: Favorites may change / But people will not deny / The feels are strong here

Heaven Burns Red: I know… gacha game… / But it still hits so damn hard / Global version when?

Team ICO Games: There are many words / That describe these thoughtful games / I choose “intimate”

Serial Experiments Lain (again): This isn’t a game / But you should really watch Lain / It will leave you changed