It's unavoidable, but also kind of fruitless to compare the original Sailor Moon anime to the new Sailor Moon Crystal series. Yes, the latter sticks more closely to Naoko Takeuchi's original manga, and the former is a bit goofier and very '90s, but it's difficult …Read more »
One of the most memorable parts of the Dragon Ball franchise is its amazing collection of fighting techniques. I'd say most fans have tried to do a Kamehameha Wave once in their lives. The variation and creativity of these special moves set Dragon Ball apart …Read more »
Anime and manga weren't the main thing at San Diego Comic-Con, but you didn't have to look too far to find fellow otaku. In the midst of more than 130,000 fans, otaku were definitely showing their fandom in the form of cosplay. (Okay, you caught …Read more »
Sit back and take a long, hard look and you'll see we're living in a pretty swell period for anime. Each season has had at least a few standout shows, both new and recurring, one of which involved Mind Game director Masaaki Yuasa returning to …Read more »
With the recent success of Edge of Tomorrow and the release of Godzilla , it’s clear Japan’s pop culture franchises can be adapted into big-budget Hollywood films. While neither Edge of Tomorrow or Godzilla were based on anime or manga properties, Japanese cartoons and comics …Read more »
For anime fans, it’s one of Tokyo’s must-sees: the 1:1 scale Gundam statue. Completed in 2009, the real-life RX-78 currently keeps watch over the Gundam Front theme park in Odaiba, Tokyo. It’s an impressive tribute to the continued popularity Gundam has had over the decades, …Read more »
The hype surrounding the recent Sailor Moon remake is yet another reminder that the Japanese animation industry is an unrelenting, ouroborosian machine that consumes itself just as fast as it reinvents itself. Sailor Moon ’s staggering popularity in Japan was matched in the U.S. by …Read more »
Otaku expert Patrick Galbraith is out with a new book, The Moe Manifesto, which explores the moe phenomenon with interviews from various moe fans, detractors and experts. We continue our interview with Galbraith as he discusses a famous otaku feud and Tokyo's recent prohibition on …Read more »
If you pay attention to social media, you may have noticed that people have been talking non-stop about the World Cup for what feels like forever. If you keep up with current anime, you may have noticed that one of last season’s most interesting titles …Read more »
Patrick Galbraith, author of several books about anime and the people who love it, including The Otaku Encyclopedia and Otaku Spaces , is out with a new book called The Moe Manifesto , an in-depth look at just what this whole moe thing is all …Read more »
It’s time for another installment of Your Favorite Anime is Secretly Horrifying. Thank you for leaving the dark corner in your bedroom for long enough to read this article. This week we’re looking at one of the most popular anime franchises of all time. If …Read more »
I don't think I would have believed the current state of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure even as recently as when we first shared our impressions of David Production's anime adaptation . When Part I: Phantom Blood kicked off, a small vocal fanbase let their feelings be …Read more »
Welcome back to Your Favorite Anime is Secretly Horrifying , where we make anime fans cry. We look at popular anime that are surprisingly dark when you peek under the surface. The conclusions we come up with probably weren’t the intentions of the creators, but …Read more »
It’s only a slight exaggeration to say if you’ve watched any anime in the last five years, you’ve seen something written by Mari Okada. An incredibly busy script supervisor, screenwriter and one of the most prominent women working in anime, Okada’s credits include (but are …Read more »
Our buddies over at Crunchyroll reported the other day that the video for the latest One Piece opening song, “Wake Up!” by AAA had been released. They noted that “Wake Up!” is the 17th opening song for the series – yes, 17th! – which got …Read more »
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