Last night The Simpsons aired its yearly “Treehouse of Horror” special, and once again it included nods to otaku interests. The first story segment, titled “Information Rage” and written by Rob LaZebnik, spoofs American politics in the form of giant fighting kaiju. It begins when …Read more »
The Simpsons’ “Treehouse of Horror XXXIII” Halloween special, which included a segment spoofing Death Note (titled “Death Tome”), has officially received an Emmy for its good work! It competed against Bob’s Burgers episode “The Plight Before Christmas,” Netflix’s Entergalactic special, Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal episode “Shadow …Read more »
The Simpsons’ Treehouse of Horror XXXIII in 2022 included a brilliant spoof of Death Note titled “Death Tome,” nailing everything from the opulent music to the animation (using an animation studio that worked on the real Death Note!) to Lisa thinking she’s bringing justice as …Read more »
During The Simpsons‘ parody of Death Note on last night’s Treehouse of Horror, The Simpsons‘ writer Carolyn Omine live-tweeted Easter eggs and behind-the-scenes information on how the episode came to be. In the sequence, Lisa takes on the role of Light Yagami, and uses her …Read more »
In two days The Simpsons’ new Treehouse of Horror will premiere, and it includes a spoof of Death Note that was animated by a studio that worked on the Death Note anime. Earlier this week a clip was revealed of Lisa (as Light Yagami) receiving …Read more »
This Sunday The Simpsons’ newest Treehouse of Horror Halloween special will air, and it includes a spoof of Death Note. The Simpsons have done some anime spoofs before — like this homage to Ghibli or this Treehouse of Horror where Homer became an anime character. …Read more »
Last night The Simpsons played a new episode titled “The Dad Feelings-Limited” that included references to anime. Comic Book Guy and his wife, the mangaka Kumiko, start hanging out with Homer and Marge, doing trivia and eating ramen with them. (And if you look closely, …Read more »
The Simpson’s new Treehouse of Horror included a segment called “Into the Homerverse,” where Homer accidentally makes a tear in the space-time continuum while trying to get Halloween candy out of a strange machine at the power plant. Homers from other universes show up, including …Read more »
You may have heard about the Bartkira project , which has hundreds of artists from across the globe working to recreate Katsuhiro Otomo's epic Akira manga with characters from The Simpsons . The project started with some art from Ryan Humphrey, and with the assistance …Read more »
It's a strange, post-modern art project that shouldn't really work but somehow does: Bartkira , the project started in 2013 to redraw all of Akira with characters from The Simpsons . Ridiculous as the premise is, it's no small undertaking: the original Akira manga spans …Read more »
The original The Tracey Ullman Show incarnation wasn't the only alternate version of themselves the Simpsons family ran into in the latest annual Treehouse of Horror episode. In addition to Adventure Time , South Park , Archer , and other versions, The Simpsons showcased some …Read more »
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