Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin features some of the most top-rate action animation made in years. “Prequel saga” is a phrase that, at this point, elicits otaku dread and disappointment. After all, how much do we really want to see our favorite heroes and villains …Read more »
Eruna is an unmotivated middle school girl with no wish to go to high school unless it has pretty female classmates in cute uniforms. One day her cousin shows her the brochure for his private high school and she spots the girl of her dreams, …Read more »
School-Live! handles the zombie apocalypse with a surprising amount of delicacy and poignancy. “For many of us, school is (or was) a haven where you can spend time with your friends, hang out in after-school clubs, eat lunch together, fall hard for your first crush, …Read more »
GATE brings the military might to a premise that’s both fun to watch and thoughtful in ways you wouldn’t expect. It’s a tried-and-true premise in movies: One day, our world suddenly finds itself on the receiving end of a massive invasion from otherworldly forces. Whether …Read more »
Cinderella gets a modern makeover in this light-hearted romantic comedy. The title may be a mouthful, but the plot is fast and amusing. Hinana lives her life by the clock. Every day she gets up at the same time and follows the same routine, morning …Read more »
The common, established wisdom says the mark of a terrible story is one that features a character with absolutely no flaws. Perfect at everything, unmatched in talent, and adored by all, such characters are typically seen as nothing more than idealized projections of the author …Read more »
In anime and manga there’s a subgenre that we only have a passing familiarity with over here, that of iyashikei or “healing” series. These are series may be part of the slice-of-life genre and offer a more atmospheric and relaxing tone for their audience. With …Read more »
Plum is a cat who lives with her owner, high schooler Taku Nakarai, at his mother’s traditional dance school. Plum is a sweet, smarter than average cat and is comfortable at home with the Nakarais—until a stray kitten shows up to disrupt her peaceful life …Read more »
In a wasteland of rusty metal, on a heap of broken robot parts, a scientist finds a young woman’s metal head. Hefting it back to his shop, Daisuke Ido—a surgeon/mechanic who works on both biological and cyborg parts—finds the brain inside still perfectly preserved and …Read more »
When you think about anthropomorphic squids (if you think about them at all), Nintendo's Splatoon video game series likely comes to mind. But there's another important squid in the anime realm as well: Squid Girl! Short in stature, tentacle-esque hair, clad in white, her name …Read more »
The work of H.P. Lovecraft (1890-1937), the creator of octopus-headed Cthulhu and other horror icons, has inspired manga artists and authors ranging from the serious (Junji Ito’s slimy Uzumaki, Hideyuki Kikuchi’s pulp novels of demons and alien gods) to the not-so-serious (Toshio Maeda’s X-rated Urotsukidoji, …Read more »
“Minato Sahashi is a loser,” begins the back cover text of Sekirei, thus ensuring, according to the ancient laws of manga, that within the first 10 pages a hot, devoted girlfriend with supernatural powers will fall into his lap. In this case it happens literally, …Read more »
High school student Kasumi has been obsessed with stars all her life, chasing the feeling she had when she was a kid. She’s looking for, specifically, the “Star Beat,” or the exciting sound she heard one night while gazing at the stars. She’s a sprightly …Read more »
Gosick may be cut from a different cloth than your typical anime drama, but it’s all the better for it. Set in 1924, it’s a mysterious narrative wrapped around high school student Kazuya Kujo, who’s just been transplanted into the European country of Saubure. While …Read more »
Welcome to Japari Park, a futuristic nature preserve where a mysterious substance called “Sand Star” transforms wild animals into affable, anthropomorphic characters called “Friends” who spend their carefree days frolicking for the amusement of the human guests. One day, a lost human child wanders into …Read more »
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