Polygon: All Posts by Just Lunninghttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/42931/favicon.ico2023-01-19T12:30:00-05:00https://www.polygon.com/authors/just-lunning/rss2023-01-19T12:30:00-05:002023-01-19T12:30:00-05:00One Piece deserves better than One Piece Odyssey
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<img alt="The Straw hats look at the camera during a cutscene in One Piece Odyssey" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/OPjNjButDeXmXRPgPK4dpZ2EtKw=/107x0:1741x919/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/71883950/one_piece_hed.0.jpg" />
<figcaption>Image: ILCA/Bandai Namco</figcaption>
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<p>The franchise’s clout isn’t enough to sustain this weak JRPG</p>
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<a href="https://www.polygon.com/reviews/23560983/one-piece-odyssey-review-manga-anime-jrpg-ps4-ps5-xbox-series-x-pc">Continue reading…</a>
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https://www.polygon.com/reviews/23560983/one-piece-odyssey-review-manga-anime-jrpg-ps4-ps5-xbox-series-x-pcJust Lunning2022-09-22T12:35:00-04:002022-09-22T12:35:00-04:00It’s the perfect time to read the Genshin Impact manga
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<img alt="The traveler, Lumine and Paimon in Genshin Impact. Lumine is leaning over a ledge looking at the landscape in front of her." src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/QrSKcoHEtE_DvTMxj3XcYyixVpQ=/0x0:3703x2083/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/71401887/Genshin_Impact_20220120110807_1.0.jpg" />
<figcaption>Image: Hoyoverse via Polygon</figcaption>
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<p>Hoyoverse didn’t localize the last three chapters, so fans translated it into English</p>
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<a href="https://www.polygon.com/23364026/genshin-impact-manga-where-to-read-webtoon-tapas-sumeru-collei-amber">Continue reading…</a>
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https://www.polygon.com/23364026/genshin-impact-manga-where-to-read-webtoon-tapas-sumeru-collei-amberJust Lunning2021-03-08T11:40:23-05:002021-03-08T11:40:23-05:00Netflix’s Pacific Rim anime takes all the big, cheesy fun out of Pacific Rim
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<img alt="A weirdly bored-looking Jaeger pilot in the cockpit in Pacific Rim: The Black" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/sobsipO7Lr9d1287yJfI3aktNmM=/118x0:1995x1056/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68929933/PRA104_41_003_00_all.0179.0.jpg" />
<figcaption>Image: Netflix</figcaption>
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<p>Pacific Rim: The Black is dour and dire, but at least it develops the world</p>
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<a href="https://www.polygon.com/22319569/pacific-rim-the-black-review-netflix">Continue reading…</a>
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https://www.polygon.com/22319569/pacific-rim-the-black-review-netflixJust Lunning2020-09-01T20:57:07-04:002020-09-01T20:57:07-04:00The lavish new anime movie Children of the Sea has a weirdly comforting message
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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/b-DUZBDaYzXTsNq4yJEBBU2ReeE=/197x0:1404x679/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67339802/COTS_Select1.0.jpg" />
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<p>‘You’re a tiny speck of nothing in the universe, and that’s a good thing’</p>
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<a href="https://www.polygon.com/2020/9/1/21417507/children-of-the-sea-review-anime-movie-netflix-amazon">Continue reading…</a>
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https://www.polygon.com/2020/9/1/21417507/children-of-the-sea-review-anime-movie-netflix-amazonJust Lunning2020-07-10T10:30:00-04:002020-07-10T10:30:00-04:00Japan Sinks 2020 is a dysfunctional, desensitizing departure for Masaaki Yuasa
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<img alt="Japan Sinks 2020: a girl stands in front of a street ruptured by an earthquake" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/WpGGNMyrhtPu6Jd98xTZ5GtdnwM=/0x0:1920x1080/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67041271/02_sub1_JapanSinks_01_033.0.jpg" />
<figcaption>Image: Netflix</figcaption>
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<p>The anime director returns with a tragic, new Netflix series</p>
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<a href="https://www.polygon.com/2020/7/10/21319904/japan-sinks-2020-review-netflix-masaaki-yuasa">Continue reading…</a>
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https://www.polygon.com/2020/7/10/21319904/japan-sinks-2020-review-netflix-masaaki-yuasaJust Lunning2020-02-26T17:12:16-05:002020-02-26T17:12:16-05:00My Hero Academia: Heroes: Rising turns the anime into a big-budget disaster movie
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<img alt="My Hero Academia: Heroes: Rising super punch" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/5NwZj2pSb_lUeHIkY3I5Q3xd-Bc=/0x0:1024x576/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66380647/___4_____1024x576.0.jpg" />
<figcaption>Image: Funimation</figcaption>
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<p>The standalone is full of spectacle</p>
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<a href="https://www.polygon.com/2020/2/26/21155098/my-hero-academia-heroes-rising-review-anime-movie">Continue reading…</a>
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https://www.polygon.com/2020/2/26/21155098/my-hero-academia-heroes-rising-review-anime-movieJust Lunning2019-10-24T09:23:24-04:002019-10-24T09:23:24-04:00One Piece: Stampede celebrates the series while keeping an eye on the future
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<img alt="Funimation" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/L0hFy7dho_8zqop3ffXawfGXRu0=/0x0:1920x1080/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/65543699/OnePieceStampede_Still030.0.jpg" />
<figcaption>Toei Animation/ Funimation Films</figcaption>
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<p>After 900-plus episodes, the anime franchise is all about catering to fans</p>
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<a href="https://www.polygon.com/2019/10/24/20929771/one-piece-stampede-review">Continue reading…</a>
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