Renting Anime
I don’t rent software. Never have and never will. I buy DVDs, and I’ve bought a hell of a lot of them. But I do this. This is like those… Read more »
Category: Anime
Noir–Anime Review
Noir sets the standard for anime thrillers. It is often imitated but rarely equaled. There are many shows that are darker or bloodier, but few that are as exhilarating to… Read more »
Manga Simulcasts?
The latest trend in anime is to offer English-speaking fans legal access to subtitled versions streamed on the Internet starting at approximately the same time that the episode is first… Read more »
Spring 2009 Anime Season First Impressions
Given that some people were predicting that the season would be a total loss, I think things are looking better than expected. Likely Winners Cross Game This seems not so… Read more »
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind–Anime Review
Technically this wasn’t made by Studio Ghibli but most people think of it as a Studio Ghibli film, since this was the movie that got the studio started. Hayao Miyazaki… Read more »
Shibawanko no Wa no Kokoro
This is interesting. Shibawanko no Wa no Kokoro (Shibawanko’s Japanese Spirit) is a children’s anime in very short segments, only a couple of minutes each. Shibawanko, a serious-minded hard-working talking… Read more »
Tears to Tiara–Episode 1
You know you’re showing your origins as a video game when… …the hero jumps on the back of a giant wild boar, stabs it through the heart with his sword,… Read more »
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Spirited Away–Anime Review
This is probably the most acclaimed anime ever made. It won the 2002 Oscar for Best Animated Feature, the only foreign-language film ever to do so. It is one of… Read more »
Clannad After Story–Episode 22
Fail. I guess this just illustrates the difficulty of converting a visual novel into the linear format of an anime. Kyoto Animation did a fine job of this with Kanon… Read more »