If Drifters contains too much testosterone in your revisionist war history wish fulfillment for your liking, worry not! Japanese otaku and the Winter 2016 anime season also offer their other most common variant. For, as strange though it is for me to say this, “alternate …Read more »
Tetsuya Akutsu stands with his hands in his pockets, an embarrassed grin on his face. “I haven’t cleaned the place in a while,” he explains. In his defense, the place, a room on the second floor of a house in west Tokyo, isn’t so much …Read more »
In the early going of Tiger Mask W , a character wonders why the devious Tiger’s Den gym (not to be confused with the heroic Tiger Mask) would recycle 50-year-old gimmicks like Yellow Devil and Black Python in place of creating new ones for its …Read more »
What are the most moving anime of all time? That was the question put to readers of Charapedia, who were asked this week, “what are the anime and manga series that have moved you most?” The results themselves may move you (well, move you to …Read more »
Comedy is all about premise. Whether we’re talking stand-up, sitcoms, or anything else along the side-splitting spectrum, every joke starts with the backbone of a good setup. A particularly solid one can serve as fuel for a series of jokes depending on how agile a …Read more »
There’s little doubt that horror anime is dominated by TV series. However, horror films were one of the early driving forces of the growing popularity of anime in the West. Here are some recommendations for those that want a more manageable single dose of horror. …Read more »
For a solid recent example of sakuga, Trigger's Little Witch Academia (now a TV anime!) short is truly exceptional. Since the days of Astro Boy , the Japanese animation industry has by and large followed a conservative production model, relying on cost-saving limited animation tricks. …Read more »
The going had been tough for the Kitauji High School concert band for a while; at least ever since the club’s advisor changed. It seems like just yesterday that they weren’t even able to make their way to the qualifying competition for the Nationals, but …Read more »
When you think of a “magical girl,” what do you think about? A sugary sweet young woman with a penchant for all things cute? Maybe Sailor Moon and the Sailor Guardians come to mind. Or maybe you’re more of a Cardcaptor Sakura person, and your …Read more »
This winter sees the return of the beautiful and tragic Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū in its second season following Kikuhiko’s tutelage of Yotaro. While the series itself is a great introduction to the art of rakugo, some fans may have found themselves wanting to delve …Read more »
That’s a wrap for day one of Comic Market 91. The long-running celebration of fan-made manga, games, animation and more that goes by Comiket for short is on in Tokyo, and we made our way there today to peruse, schmooze and, most importantly, snap some …Read more »
As an anime fan, living in Japan doesn’t have the same import it used to. Sure, the omake – the events, the posters, the feeling of being in the country that makes the stuff you’re into – that’s all there. But as a pure consumer …Read more »
The antihero: far cooler than your average goody two shoes, this is the archetypal badass who takes no prisoners, cares about no one, and doesn’t have time to chat. Think Clint Eastwood in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly , Mad Max or basically …Read more »
The current season of anime has seen an above-average number of shows ( Long Riders and Brave Witches , to name just two) that have had to delay the broadcast of at least one episode because of production problems. The problem caught the attention of …Read more »
Westworld : the HBO series about cowboys and robots is the biggest thing among TV geeks since, well, HBO’s last geek-centric series, Game of Thrones . And just like that series, the break between seasons already feels interminable. Enter our handy solution: a rundown of …Read more »
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