On Saturday, July 3 during this year’s Anime Expo, attendees filled a very large screening room for Funimation’s premiere of Trigun: Badlands Rumble . Although it debuted at Seattle’s Sakura Con even before its theatrical run in Japan, this was the first time anyone had …Read more »
Watching a reboot of a series that originally aired in Japan in 2003 kind of makes me feel like I was cryogenically frozen at some point, only to wake up at least a decade or more down the line. Fullmetal Alchemist may not be that …Read more »
In the commentary on Disc One of El Cazador de la Bruja , the chief cast members and staffers that worked on the show describe the series (and I paraphrase) as “a buddy film.” Those words couldn’t have been more accurate… El Cazador de la …Read more »
Initial D has always managed to entertain to some degree in spite of the myriad ways it attempts to turn its audience off. Seriously, both the anime and manga practically challenge me to dislike them on a regular basis, yet I keep coming back no …Read more »
Just like Hollywood movies, anime comes in a variety of forms. Delving beyond the standard shonen, seinen, and shojo, there’s almost everything you can dream up. Buddy comedies, female empowerment, even teeny bopper fantasies all come to life in Japanese animated features. But sometimes the …Read more »
The latest One Piece DVD collection has me practically dancin' on the ceiling like Lionel Richie, because the Alabasta arc finally comes to a close. For the record I really enjoyed Alabasta, but I also dug it when I read the manga and again when …Read more »
I figured it's been a while since I've watched Neon Genesis Evangelion in its entirety, so going into Evangelion 1.11 would be kind of a fresh slate viewing, or at least a memory-jogging one. It turns out the former isn't actually possible, but it …Read more »
"From forth the fatal loins of these two foes, a pair of star-cross'd lovers, take their life.” – William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Act I My decision to take on the review of the boxed sets of Romeo X Juliet was a difficult one. When …Read more »
For me, xxxHolic walks a fine line. At its root, this series is a motley collection of morality tales framed by slapstick humor and J-horror. It’s something of a unique twist on the average anime (which isn’t particularly surprising coming from CLAMP), but, in the …Read more »
As a purveyor of shonen and seinen-style anime, it’s obvious when you stumble upon a series that is top notch. While these series are made for boys and young men, the mark of an exceptional shonen anime rests in the studios’ ability to draw an …Read more »
Conan Edogawa is up to his comically oversized ears in crime once more as the night skies light up with the presence of a new rival, the Kaito Kid. This white-clad thief—looking like Tuxedo Mask with a garish monocle—makes authorities look foolish as he zips …Read more »
Mai Mai Miracle (or, to literally translate the Japanese title, Mai Mai Shinko and the Millennium-old Magic ) could have been a Studio Ghibli film. Like Isao Takahata’s I Can Hear the Sea and Only Yesterday , Mai is a nostalgic film with a slightly …Read more »
Dedication, loyalty, and an unstoppable will to serve. It could be a fanatical religion, a really serious waitressing gig, or an incredibly unhealthy crush. In the case of Shattered Angels, it's almost a combination of all three as Kuu Shiratori and company learn their fate. …Read more »
It's a wonder that I've managed to stave off the webbed wiles of Sgt. Frog for so long. I was really close to picking up the manga at some point, but for whatever reason it evaded my grasp, so here I am finally soaking in …Read more »
In Mamio Valley, a pleasant patch of rural Japan, death disturbs the peace of a blazing autumn afternoon. A black limousine glides along a forest path, scattering a flock of crows and confusing the man tending a half-neglected shrine. On the rooftop of the town's …Read more »
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