Line #23 WebVideo/Arkada


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:[[CatchPhrase "Stay frosty!"]]]]
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4	Tristan "Arkada" Gallant[[note]]rhymes with "a plant", if you're wondering[[/note]] is a [[UsefulNotes/{{Canada}} Canadian]] {{anime}} {{review}}er on Website/YouTube. He is the founder of ''[[http://www.glassreflection.net/ Glass Reflection]]'', co-founder of Podcast/{{Podtaku}}, and former member and [[TheManBehindTheMan website owner]] of The Website/DesuDesBrigade.
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6	Along with ''Glass Reflection'', he has two Website/YouTube channels, one for [[https://www.youtube.com/user/GRArkada anime]] and one for [[https://www.youtube.com/user/ArkadaGaming gaming]]. He is also on [[https://twitter.com/glassreflection Twitter]] and [[http://glassreflection.tumblr.com/ Tumblr]], and has a [[https://www.patreon.com/Arkada Patreon page]].
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9	!!Tropes include:
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11	* AccentUponTheWrongSyllable:
12	** He is unfortunately prone to this; some more egregious examples include [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Na-RU-to]] and [[Manga/{{Akira}} Ah-KEE-ra]]. Lampshaded in his review of ''Anime/TimeOfEve''; he even has a clipboard with the proper pronunciations on it.
13	---> Dammit, why am I not better at pronouncing these things?
14	** One of his criticisms of the dub of ''VisualNovel/{{Clannad}}'' is that some names are noticeably mispronounced throughout, specifically mentioning Nagisa's name being pronounced [=NaGEEsa=].
15	* BadassFingerSnap: This is his SignatureTransition, done when he goes into the body of full reviews and just before the ClosingCredits. {{Subverted\|Trope}}, however, when he doesn't add the accompanying screen distortion and sound effect.
16	* BadassLongcoat: He sported a white lab coat up until the review of ''Anime/SummerWars'', in which he debuted his mountie-esque jacket. The lab coat made a return in the ''CLANNAD'' review.
17	* BadassInANiceSuit: He usually wears a dress shirt, tie, and dark red vest for his GR reviews and Let's Plays, although the mountie jacket keeps this getup covered.
18	* BerserkButton:
19	** ''VisualNovel/SchoolDays''; several GR reviews lampshade his hatred of the show, although he did do a proper review of it.
20	** DVD packaging that's either flimsy or cumbersome (i.e spindle cases & tins), as indicated in almost any of his reviews where this is present. The latter is made especially clear in his review of ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' where he has to turn the metal tin upside down and let the cases fall out of it because there's no space to lift them out with your finger(s).
21	** He still hasn't forgiven Creator/KyotoAnimation for the [[Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya "Endless Eight"]].
22	** Seasons/Series ending InMediasRes or without a proper conclusion; at the very least, these impact his thoughts on whether the anime in question is worth your time or not
23	* CallBack: Ark will occasionally refer to something he's said in a previous review which ties into the one he's currently doing, such as when he revisits ''Anime/{{ICE\|2007}}'' and plays a clip from his original review where he says that ''ICE'' would possibly be improved by an English dub.
24	* CatchPhrase: He has several, for different occasions.
25	** His most iconic one would be "stay frosty", which he uses at the end of all of his videos (usually along with the next catch phrase), as well as his farewell in Podcast/{{Podtaku}}.
26	** Many of his reviews start with a short introduction, then "Ladies, gentlemen, and others. My name is Arkada, and welcome to ''Glass Reflection''. Today [name of the discussed anime]. Let's jam!" ''cue finger snap and visual effects''
27	** "The ending is paramount." For Ark, a show's ending is one of the biggest deciding factors about whether or not he'll recommend it, and a bad ending will taint an otherwise good show and can even break it.
28	* CloudCuckooLander: Mostly in crossover videos.
29	* EnemyWithout: In his ''Manga/DesertPunk'' review, Ark had to go head to head with his real life self Tristan over whether or not it was okay to make a masturbation joke since Tristan has a girlfriend. Arkada wins by pointing out that ''Tristan'' has a girlfriend, not him.
30	* GilliganCut: Done twice in the ''Anime/PrincessTutu'' review. The first time was after declaring that in no way was he ever going to review the aforementioned series. The second time was declaring that he was definitely not following it up with a ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura'' review, which is then subverted when he's instead shown watching ''Literature/{{Baccano}}!'' after the Gilligan Cut.
31	* HotBlooded: Sometimes.
32	* AnIcePerson: Vixen assigns Ark as this in her Let's Play of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyI'', as he is from the snowy wastes of Canada, eh? He also uses "frosty" as a synonym for "cool" and as something of a personal theme.
33	* IdiosyncraticRatingsScale: Arkada formerly combined a numerical score that was a rough aggregate of various factors with a unique overall rating system, but eventually went solely with the overall ratings as the scoring was cumbersome and often confusing and contradictory between reviews. His scale, from best to worst, is:
34	** '''Certified Frosty''': As he puts it: "A rating reserved only for the best of the best and those shows too important to ignore."
35	** '''Buy It''': A very good show that's worth shelling out the money to add to your collection.
36	** '''Stream It''': Worth watching, but only worth buying if you really dug it.
37	** '''Skip It''': Generally not worth your time.
38	** '''Fuck It''': Usually reserved for titles that are a complete failure for one reason or another. ''[[Manga/NoMatterHowILookAtItItsYouGuysFaultImNotPopular WataMote]]'', while it had some merit, earned this rating mainly due to its unbearable cringiness.
39	* {{Keet}}: He can get really energetic sometimes.
40	* TheLancer: Was this to fellow reviewer Professor Otaku back in their D2 Brigade days.
41	* LargeHam: Arkada's favored acting style. He even admits it. He uses it himself from time to time, albeit he doesn't consider himself to be particularly good at it.
42	-->... because [[Anime/CodeGeass Lelouch]] is one big, giant ham. I can be pretty bad like ''snickers and leans close to camera'' real talk, real talk, I can be pretty horrible...
43	* LetsPlay: Makes them at Arkada Gaming.
44	* LongHairedPrettyBoy: He wore his hair long and in a ponytail for some time, though he cut it short again around the time that he put the mountie jacket on hiatus. Former fellow-Brigadier Vixen even lampshaded it on Tumblr once, asking when he grew his hair out.
45	* MadScientist: Plays this up from time to time.
46	* MooseAndMapleSyrup: Arkada's Canadian accent is at times very obvious, and his mountie jacket is the icing on the cake. He also frequently mentions the problems living in Canada causes when it comes to availability of some anime.
47	* MotorMouth: Occasionally lapses into this.
48	* NoEnding: Dismissively calls these "Read the Manga Endings", theorizing that quality adaptations like ''Literature/NoGameNoLife'' and ''Literature/TheDevilIsAPartTimer'' only air for a single season because they're marketing tools for the source material.[[note]] The Devil is a Part-Timer ''did actually end up getting a second season...eight years later, after the light novel series itself ended.''[[/note]]
49	* PrecisionFStrike: His reviews occasionally have moments of profanity, usually for descriptions but occasionally commentary, such as:
50	-->[''from the ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya ''review'']: \
51	'''Ark''': Like, I'm not gonna sit here and call it the greatest anime ever. It has its flaws, like anything else. What those flaws are, well...\
52	'''Mikuru''': That's classified!\
53	'''Ark''': Oh, goddammit!
54	* RealMenWearPink: In his review of ''Anime/PrincessTutu'', he says "Real men like ''Princess Tutu''". He then quotes it in his "25-ish Anime Recommendations" video.
55	* RedOniBlueOni: He's the Red Oni to Prof.
56	* SociallyAwkwardHero: Acts [[LargeHam super bombastic]] on camera, but has gone on record saying that when it comes to real life social situations with people he does not know (for example, fans at cons) he has a lot of trouble with that. It is not that he does not ''want'' to talk to them, he really does, he is just awkward in person.
57	* {{Squick}}: [[invoked]] While he's watched and enjoyed many a violent and gory anime, [[InvokedTrope he was too grossed out]] by the body morphing in ''[[Manga/{{Parasyte}} Parasyte: The Maxim]]'' to be able to do a full ''Glass Reflection'' review, instead doing a First Reaction video about it.
58	* StupidSexyFlanders: To Creator/CrispinFreeman and Creator/SteveBlum, but mostly Crispin Freeman, but who can [[{{Bishonen}} blame]] him?
59	* ThatRemindsMeOfASong: Loves bursting into song.
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