Few anime can claim to chronicle the life of a real man known to history as "the patron saint of transvestites", but somehow, this series pulls it off... and through the brilliant intertwining of other contemporary historical figures and events with myth and fiction, weaves …Read more »
Just as in Hollywood, adaptations of videogames to anime have a quite spotty track record. Often it is cited that the games don't have enough plot or story to fill out a movie or TV series, so the end result is padded out with a …Read more »
Western otaku are used to being inundated in Japanese cultural elements when watching anime... Whether it be the school uniform "sailor suits", the honorific "sans", "chans" and "kuns", or characters dutifully removing their shoes on entry in a home, almost every anime is steeped in …Read more »
Julian Gnam
