Hello dear readers and thanks for joining me here at Shoot the Rookie. Today’s post is the next instalment of my Shoot from the Hip series in which I take a short sharp shot at something I’ve played or watched recently to give you, the readers, an idea if you might like it. Today I’m taking a look at the 2025 video game Ninja Gaiden 4, so why not join me to see what you think!
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Hello dear readers and thanks for joining me here at Shoot the Rookie! After a longer than planned break, I am glad to be back writing again and my first post of 2026 is no small undertaking. In today’s post I will be reviewing the massive anime series that is My Hero Academia. Why not join me to find out what I thought and if I’d recommend it to others.
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Hello dear readers and thanks for joining me here at Shoot the Rookie! Today on the blog I am reviewing another anime for my The Rookie Watches… series, in which I take an in-depth look at an anime I’ve finished watching recently. In this post I am taking a look at A3! So why not join me to find out more about this fun, theatre-based anime.
Continue reading “The Rookie Watches… A3!”Scotland Loves Anime 2025
Hello dear readers and thanks for joining me here at Shoot the Rookie! Today on the blog I am reviewing the films I saw at the recent Scotland Loves Anime film festival here in my home city of Glasgow. Why not join me to find out more about the weird and wonderful films that were on show.
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Hello dear readers and thank you for joining me here at Shoot the Rookie! Today on the blog I’m revisiting the phenomenal Atlus JRPG, Metaphor: ReFantazio, which just celebrated its first anniversary! More specifically, I’m going to be talking about some of the characters from the game, so why not join me to find out what I made of them.
Continue reading “Ranking the Follower Stories in Metaphor: ReFantazio”One Shot Anime Party – September 2025
Hello dear readers and thanks for joining me here at Shoot the Rookie. Today’s post is the latest entry in my occasional blog series, the One Shot Anime Party. This means that I will be talking about a whole lot of different anime, so come join me to find out more, and perhaps discover your new favourite show!
Continue reading “One Shot Anime Party – September 2025”Shoot from the Hip: Demon Slayer – Kimetsu no Yaiba: Infinity Castle
Hello dear readers and thanks for joining me here at Shoot the Rookie! Today’s post is another in my semi-regular blog series, Shoot from the Hip, in which I take a short, sharp, spoiler-free look at something I’ve watched or played recently. Today I am writing about the anime movie Demon Slayer – Kimetsu no Yaiba: Infinity Castle, so why not join me to find out what I thought and whether or not you should go see it too!
Continue reading “Shoot from the Hip: Demon Slayer – Kimetsu no Yaiba: Infinity Castle”The Rookie Watches… Sasaki and Miyano
Hello dear readers and thanks for joining me here at Shoot the Rookie. Today’s post is one in my review series, The Rookie Watches, in which I take an in-depth but spoiler free look at an anime series I’ve watched recently. Today I am talking about Sasaki and Miyano, so why not join me to find out more!
Continue reading “The Rookie Watches… Sasaki and Miyano”Lasting Impact: Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE
Hello dear readers and thanks for joining me here at Shoot the Rookie. In today’s post I am returning to one of my occasional blog series’, Lasting Impact, to take a look at the impact a specific title has had on me. So why not join me to discover the many and varied ways Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE has changed my life!
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Hello dear readers and thanks for joining me here at Shoot the Rookie! Today’s post is one I am very excited about sharing as I am finally reviewing the game I’ve been playing for what feels like forever, Metaphor: ReFantazio. Why not join me to see if Atlus’s latest giant JRPG is a hit or miss.
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