The Fate series has always proved more appealing in theory than in execution to me. Its core conceit is brilliant: throwing figures of myth into a battle royale laden with arcane rules that exist only to be twisted taps directly into both our ancient fascination …Read more »
In theory, Japanese animation is a rich medium with a diverse palette of storytelling conventions and character archetypes. And to a large degree this is true—within just the past five years you can find dark fantasy (Attack on Titan), figure skating (Yuri!!! on Ice), and …Read more »
Love, Time, and other Dimensions! There are some anime theatrical features in the world that downright refuse to be ignored. They’re the classics that are immediately rattled off to anyone who says that anime has never produced anything of substance, anything so breathtaking that it …Read more »
If there’s one thing I’ve learned from watching anime, it’s that, sometimes, the best anime don’t need any source material. The anime industry doesn’t really have the wiggle room for original works, which makes anime-first works such treats to watch. Take, for example, the likes …Read more »
Iron Blooded Orphans is the most dramatically effective entry in the Gundam series since 0080: War in the Pocket, a suspicion I’d felt while watching the series as it aired and one affirmed totally after watching Bang Zoom!’s dub of the first season over the …Read more »
The Big O was like catnip to a certain strain of conspiracy-obsessed anime fans when it premiered on Toonami in the spring of 2001. Composed of a series of design elements that were so recognizable as to be cliché on their own but that together …Read more »
Picture a life in which the mere act of lifting your head from your school desk involved colossal levels of effort. Perhaps you live that life, or perhaps you’re just living with a debilitating condition that makes it so. In either case, I salute you. …Read more »
Roughly half of gamers are women, but you wouldn’t know it when asking the average person. Most people are still caught in the same antiquated mindset that women just aren’t interested in games. It’s an idea that’s certainly not true, as we all know (especially …Read more »
Yoshihiro Togashi, the creator of YuYu Hakusho and Hunter x Hunter, is obsessed with power. It’s an unsurprising fascination for the author of escapist fantasies that center on young boys of remarkable martial prowess, even less so for an author who has built a career …Read more »
What if sending your mortal enemy to Hell was as simple as typing their name into a website? Rumors are spreading about one such site, Hell Link, which can only be accessed at the stroke of midnight by tortured souls pushed to the very brink …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 »
City on Fire In the far-flung future on a planet that may or may not be Earth, technology has taken over. The entire world is covered in a byzantine network of industrial construction, a self-replicating structure known only as the City. Pockets of humanity survive …Read more »
Hiroshi Matsuyama is the CEO of CyberConnect2, known for everything from the .hack series to Asura’s Wrath and a plethora of Naruto games. With the release of .hack//G.U. Last Recode putting these games back in the spotlight, we had the opportunity to speak with Matsuyama-san …Read more »
To promote the upcoming live-action version of Fullmetal Alchemist, fans in Tokyo were provided with some special treats in celebration of this new development for one of the most beloved manga and anime series of the 2000s. FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST x Princess Cafe Though the name …Read more »
If you follow general Japan news, you know the country held an election this weekend. While here in the real world, it looks like Shinzo Abe will keep his job as prime minister for the time being, pollsters Charapedia used the opportunity to ask readers …Read more »
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