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Is there anyone as cool as the swordswomen of anime? They’re brave, they’re talented, and they make any duel look good. Plus, they’ve got cool outfits that have our cosplay envy running full blast. Here are just a handful of the anime swordswomen we admire. …Read more »
Stage Struck! Revue Starlight gives us a surreal backstage view of show business complete with sword duels and talking giraffes When you think of musical theater, you might thinks of shows like Rent, Aladdin, and Wicked. Bright colors, awesome musical numbers, insane wardrobes, and a lot of sparkle: …Read more »
Claudine seems like a missed opportunity on all fronts. Author and artist Riyoko Ikeda is one of the most important manga creators of the latter half of the 20th century; few titles can claim the level of influence and the critical acclaim her 1970s classic …Read more »
Nearly 30 years later, Record of Lodoss War remains the best tabletop session anime has to offer. It’s a pretty amazing time to be into tabletop gaming, especially storied mainstay Dungeons & Dragons. Even if you don’t have a regular crew to play with, there …Read more »
In the West, our exposure to highly exaggerated Japanese historical figures is mostly limited to some ninja, samurai, and the occasional Oda Nobunaga, but there’s another fairly big one: the onmyoji. These mystics, active between the 7th and 19th centuries, practiced “onmyodo” (which includes divination …Read more »
Ryuko’s victory would be assured, if only Senketsu’s battle form weren’t so … revealing. Fear is freedom. Subjugation is liberation. Contradiction is truth. Fashion is fascism. Clothing is humanity’s original sin. These are the truths of this wild and crazy world. Welcome to Kill la …Read more »
Live-action adaptations of anime and manga are an inevitably contentious topic, as more often than not fans are worked into a furor over a film project that may not ever enter production. Case in point: the recent announcement that Scarlet Johannson has been cast as …Read more »
For the 20th anniversary of Sailor Moon , many of us were excited to see Bandai’s release of a new line of jewelry to commemorate the occasion. The items were classy and perfect for those of us who have grown up with the series, and …Read more »
Anime has a long and proud history of gender-bending and stereotype challenging, be it for comedic purposes or awkward romantic entanglements. But there is a through-line of three girls in particular who don’t just mirror each other, but directly inspired each other’s creation. One was …Read more »
Hot on the heels of the recently released Evangelion move Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo is the announcement of a new Evangelion-related exhibit, set to run from August 7-26 on the 8th floor of the Matsuya Ginza department store in Tokyo. Announced in the …Read more »
It should come as no surprise that manga is a rich medium for exploring gender issues; boys' love/yaoi content is famously infamous within fandom, and girls' love/yuri is becoming almost as recognizable, if not as emblematic for manga, as its male/male counterpart. Yet for all …Read more »
If people in America know Space Adventure Cobra at all, it tends to be because clips from the movie were used in the music video “Girlfriend” by Matthew Sweet. But that was nearly 20 years ago at this point, and most people who can even …Read more »
A lot of things go into making an anime worthwhile. Story, music, voice acting, and (of course) animation are all part of the package. A show doesn’t have to have stunning animation to be memorable. But when it combines all those other factors with beautiful …Read more »
Next month, Lupin the Third vs. Cat’s Eye premieres worldwide on Amazon Prime. The team-up celebrates big anniversaries for two classic series… and it’s a match made in heaven. The two heist-centric series have a lot of promise together… but we think there are some others …Read more »
Enola Holmes is back on the fan radar, with Millie Bobby Brown returning as the sister of Sherlock Holmes. The literary sleuth is one of the most regularly reimagined characters in all of entertainment… anime included. And we’re not just talking Sherlock Hound (though we still …Read more »
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