Yumekui Merry Ends
Yumekui Merry isn’t a terrible anime series. It’s nicely drawn; the main characters are reasonably likable; and there is a suitably exciting conclusion. Still this isn’t what I would call… Read more »
Author Archives: Jonathan Tappan
Bakuman Ends
Well Bakuman sort of ends, with the final frame announcing a second season. That makes sense. The boys now have a serialization contract, but that represents the start of their… Read more »
Source Code–Movie Review
Source Code is a taunt and clever science fiction thriller. Captain Colter Stevens (Jake Gyllenhaal) is a helicopter pilot in Afghanistan. Then he wakes up on a commuter train in… Read more »
Fractale Ends
I don’t want to be to hard on Fractale. This show has the sort of ambition that I would like to see rewarded. If “90% of everything is crap,” Fractale… Read more »
Paul–Movie Review
Paul is a moderately funny comedy that will probably please sci-fi fans but may offend the religiously sensitive. Graeme and Clive (Simon Pegg and Nick Frost) are British nerds who… Read more »
“Nuclear Boy” Explains Fukushima Crisis to Children
Supposedly this was broadcast on Japanese television. (via) UPDATE: Japan Times describes the origin of the video here.
Coelasquid on the Uncanny Valley
“Coelasquid” provides a short, simple and fairly comprehensive explanation of the “uncanny valley” problem here. This is the bane of computer generate animation, but can also occur in other contexts…. Read more »
Apocalyptic Fantasy vs. Reality
Kylaran, who experienced the Sendai earthquake firsthand, muses on the differences and similarities between real life and depictions of catastrophic earthquakes in manga and anime (specifically the manga Kanojo wo… Read more »
The Fighter–Movie Review
The Fighter is still playing in some theaters thanks to the Oscars won by Christian Bale and Melissa Leo, so I was able to finally get around to seeing it… Read more »
Rango–Movie Review
Rango is a movie that pushes the envelope of computer-generated animation, but it may leave viewers feeling vaguely unsatisfied. The good news is that it is visually amazing, probably worth… Read more »