Travis Hymas

Salt Lake City

Freelance Writer at Freelance

Anime and Manga Editor at In Between Drafts

Anime & Manga/Assistant Games Editor @InBetweenDrafts | 1/2 of Rookie Pirate Radio | Contact: [email protected] | he/him

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‘Doctor Who’ Season 2 Episode 3 review: "The Well"

1 week ago | inbetweendrafts.com | Travis Hymas

Science fiction is a very elastic genre, but it’s speculative nature it gravitates towards horror. Doctor Who season 2 episode 3,”The Well,” is a fantastic example of that principle. It’s an episode that executes incredibly well; and that’s before the reveal of the secret connection to a previous episode. Even the aspects of the meta narrative that tend to butt in help elevate the tension and mystery. That tension and mystery leads to the best episode of season 2 so far.
‘My Hero Academia: Vigilantes’ Episode 3 review: "Bee"

2 weeks ago | inbetweendrafts.com | Travis Hymas

One of the most appealing things about My Hero Academia as a series is that it tries to actually consider what kinds of impacts super powers would have on society. The story looks at both the positives and negatives of hero society, with a focus on those positives being worthwhile. In My Hero Academia: Vigilantes episode 3, those lines continue to become blurry. In this episode, subtle hints at each of the main cast begin to surface as they learn to operate together.
‘Doctor Who’ Season 2 Episode 2 review: “Lux”

3 weeks ago | inbetweendrafts.com | Travis Hymas

It’s so much easier to review something that’s bad than something like this. Doctor Who Season 2, Episode 2 is a jumbled mess of ideas that only barely makes it over the finish line. But some of those ideas are begging to have full episodes to focus on them. The creativity that makes the show so fun is on full display. The threads connecting that creativity are stretching their limits, however.
'Doctor Who' Season 2 Episode 1 review

4 weeks ago | inbetweendrafts.com | Travis Hymas

It turns out it takes a whole season to shake off the rust. Doctor Who’s first full season after the return of Russell T. Davies and his production company had some really high moments. It also had quite a few low points. Many of the elements behind these highs and lows are present in Doctor Who season 2, episode 1, “The Robot Revolution.” Somehow though, the end result is significantly better. A new companion mystery actually feels compelling.
'Doctor Who' Season 2 Episode 1 Review

4 weeks ago | inbetweendrafts.com | Travis Hymas

It turns out it takes a whole season to shake off the rust. Doctor Who’s first full season after the return of Russell T. Davies and his production company had some really high moments. It also had quite a few low points. Many of the elements behind these highs and lows are present in Doctor Who Season 2 Episode 1, “The Robot Revolution.” Somehow though, the end result is significantly better. A new companion mystery actually feels compelling.
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Episode 2 Review

1 month ago | inbetweendrafts.com | Travis Hymas

It is easy to forget that in the age of streaming, anime still primarily follows traditional broadcast structure. Such is the case with My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Episode 2. This episode is clearly the missing piece the premiere so desperately needs. The series has the time slot it has in Japan, so the show must make the choices it can within that slot. Had these two episodes been released together, they would have been one satisfying introduction.
Guilty Gear Strive Dual Rulers Episode 2 Review

1 month ago | inbetweendrafts.com | Travis Hymas

Guilty Gear Strive: Dual Rulers Episode 2 is really hoping less hardcore viewers do not mind not understanding what is happening. Even more so than the premiere, this episode has zero interest in filling in blanks. It cares so little about doing so that it reaches peak hilarity in avoiding lore dumps. That’s going to — reasonably — turn off a lot of potential viewers, but they will also miss out on some pretty consistent production value. Okay but how does any of this work?
'My Hero Academia: Vigilantes' Premiere Review

1 month ago | inbetweendrafts.com | Travis Hymas

It’s clear that Toho and Bones Film putting My Hero Academia: Vigilantes to animation is an attempt to extend the brand’s life. The main anime will be concluding later this year, and Vigilantes can easily slide into the slot it leaves. A cynic might compare it to something like Boruto, which at first blush exists to keep an IP flowing. The new series is definitely that to a degree — its relevance to MHA proper passed about three seasons ago — but there’s more underneath that mask.
’Guilty Gear Strive: Dual Rulers’ episode 1 review

1 month ago | inbetweendrafts.com | Travis Hymas

Video games and anime go pretty well hand in hand, but never as much as Guilty Gear Strive: Dual Rulers. Visually, the game is just as if I was playing my PS5 copy of Strive in real time. Narratively, I’m just as overwhelmed as I am trying to understand the game’s lore while playing. This is one of those series that’s really for the fans, and I kind of loved its first episode because of that.
'Sakamoto Days' episode 11 review

1 month ago | inbetweendrafts.com | Travis Hymas

With Sakamoto Days episode 11, the US finally gets to be caught up with the rest of the world. Naturally, that’s because this is the last episode of the cour. As far as planning out a break, I have to give the anime credit. “Casino Battle” wraps up the conflict over Lu’s future and sets up the second half of the season without being uneven. This gives Lu’s story more focus as it rightfully deserves while selling a proper escalation of events for the show’s return. Casinos, how do they work?