Of the 50-plus anime series that air each season, so-called late night shows, which typically air well past midnight, are a special breed: because they’re on so late, far from the eyes of youngsters, they typically feature more of the sex, violence and pure weirdness …Read more »
Many western anime fans find themselves drawn to the medium because, unlike western cartoons, some anime films and series are aimed at an adult audience. This particular fan remembers well the shock he received on stumbling across the ultra-violent Fist of the North Star at …Read more »
If phrases like “adults 18-49” and “Live-Plus-Three” get you excited, this is the article for you. Television ratings within the greater Tokyo region will now include digitally recorded content, which may be a big boon for anime. The announcement was made by Tokyo-based company Video …Read more »
Sex, drugs, ultra-violence and lots of fan service. Since the late 1990s, late-night Japanese TV has been the host of a new breed of TV anime, one that has skirted all rules of socially acceptable behavior and successfully reached the airwaves by the sole virtue …Read more »
Matt Schley
