It’s Tranadol which is one of the brand names for Tramadol which is a low level opioid painkiller.

I watched it for the first time in the last year as someone who is largely anime naive. The mystery/mystical aspect of the narrative was the most intriguing part of the experience for me. I tend to enjoy genre-bending so the idea of using a battle mech anime as the vehicle to tell a character driven story appealed to me. However, I found many of the characters pretty difficult to accept.

Overall it was enjoyable but it’s not as special to me as I feel it is to others. I’m sure it’s because I am approaching it 30 years later and without an appreciation for the genre, but I don’t regret it. I’ll make the perhaps inappropriate comparison to Doki Doki Literature Club for someone who’s not familiar with the dating sim games.

I never understood why Breath of the Wild was so beloved. I played through it and Tears of the Kingdom, but I really wonder if they would have been as well received if they didn’t benefit from the Zelda franchise.

I found myself getting annoyed with the game more often than excited. I very quickly became annoyed encountering koroks, or shrines, or the stupid sign guy. I think the bevy of side quests and collectibles diluted too much of the narrative and enjoyment of the world.