My expectations for Boruto: Naruto the Movie were, like many longtime fans of the Naruto franchise, particularly low when I walked into the theater. The ten-chapter manga sequel depicting Sarada Uchia’s quest to know her father, Sasuke, fell short of many expectations in plot, action, …Read more »
Attack on Titan : a franchise that needs no introduction, the series has gone in the span of six years from an obscure monthly manga by a 23-year-old to a mega-hit, with an anime series, light novels, spinoff manga and theme park attractions. The final …Read more »
Anime often gets a bad rap where realism is concerned. Characters are born with unnaturally-colored, gravity-defying hair, they are capable of ridiculous feats of strength betraying their often-modest physique, and they use technology and fighting techniques with no logical way of practically working. In some …Read more »
Believe it or not, this didn't even make the top 10. If there’s one thing more important than how an anime or manga begins, it’s how it ends. That final impression that lingers after the final episode or chapter does a lot to shape how …Read more »
Here's a nice example of fan dedication. Japanese Minecraft player Mocchi Hajikura showed his love for Studio Ghibli and director Hayao Miyazaki's classic anime film Castle in the Sky by recreating the entire world in Minecraft . Naturally, this was no small feat. Hajikura's work …Read more »
Naming your child after a cartoon character: if Nicolas Cage can do it, why can’t we all? That was the question posed (okay, maybe not in those exact words) last week by our favorite polling site, Charapedia, who asked 10,000 anime fans what anime characters’ …Read more »
© HUISTEN BOSCH We usually try to avoid “weird Japan” stories around here: most of those stories are either presented out of context, are simply false, or don’t represent Japan as a country at large. But as for this hotel that actually has the word …Read more »
At 11am Monday morning, Hayao Miyazaki held a press conference at Studio Ghibli headquarters in western Tokyo. In the hours before the presser, there was speculation as to what exactly he would be announcing – a return from retirement? The closing of Ghibli? Or something …Read more »
Last year, reviewing the first Attack on Titan compilation film, I wrote that while seeing and hearing Titan on the big screen was fun, the compression of 13 episodes into 2 hours made for a pretty unsatisfying experience. But this time around, my thoughts are …Read more »
You may remember the 2012 announcement of a real, functioning giant robot prototype called Karatas, by Suidobashi Heavy Industries of Japan. A human pilot can actually sit inside the cockpit, drive it down the streets, manipulate its arms, and deploy its weapons. Intended as an …Read more »
News program Focus Today , on government-run China Central Television, ran a segment yesterday alleging that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe seeks war with China. The news caster mentions all the weapons Japan's acquired from the United States, as well as weapons Japan is keeping …Read more »
Daisuke Jigen, partner-in-crime to Lupin the Third, subject of last year’s Daisuke Jigen’s Gravestone and recent winner of a poll ranking anime’s coolest old guys, has been spotted around Italy lately, according to Japanese news source Culture Lab. To be more specific, Jigen’s visage has …Read more »
Anime pollsters, it appears, are on a parents kick. Last week we featured a controversial poll about anime’s worst dads , and this week the question posted by ranking site Charapedia asked Japanese fans, “what anime would you like to show your parents?” As many …Read more »
Comments from Square Enix's Tetsuya Nomura in interviews with Famitsu and Dengeki Online suggest that the PS4 remake of Final Fantasy VII announced earlier this week at E3 will go beyond a mere cosmetic update. “I can’t get go into details, but this is not …Read more »
For the uninitiated, NEET is an acronym in Japanese culture which stands for "Not in Education, Employment, or Training" and refers to hermits who refuse to get a "real job" and instead devote themselves instead to various reclusive amateur hobbies. The NEET concept is somewhat …Read more »
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