Tag: June 2020 issue

Africa Salaryman [Anime Review]

A field day in the office Anime is no stranger to animating the working lives of regular people. Shows like Aggretsuko have shown that anime is willing to jump into our boring office lives and try to find entertainment in people sitting around a desk …Read more »

Dallos [Anime Review]

August 21, 2020

J.L. Carrozza

Space oddity The early 80s anime classic Dallos is a real blast from the past. It is the first OVA, a term well known to old school anime enthusiasts referring to an animated program released directly to home video instead of theatrically or to television. …Read more »

Vinland Saga [Anime Revew]

August 9, 2020

Gerald Rathkolb

Unless you’ve been under a rock (kind of like me) you’ve probably come across some sort of article or radio show that keeps talking about how we are in some “golden age” and eventually you’ll hear the much-bandied about “prestige television” phrase that’s been thrown …Read more »

Dirty Pair Omnibus [Manga Review]

July 24, 2020

Daryl Surat

Revivals of 1980s pop culture are all the rage now, which suits me just fine. Though rooted in that era, the venerable Dirty Pair franchise continually overhauls its visual aesthetic to follow current trends. This omnibus is no exception, looking sharply distinct from the original …Read more »

Gal Gohan [Manga Review]

July 20, 2020

Shaenon K. Garrity

Disappointed by his failure to connect with students, young home ec teacher Shinji Yabe starts a cooking club. But the only student to show up is Miku Okazaki, “the school’s number one gal,” who has huge boobs, masses of bleached blonde hair, and no domestic …Read more »