Canadian Dub Rape
…the main characters Nagisa and Honoka will be named Natalie and Hannah in the English-dubbed version. ANN: Pretty Cure to Run on Canada’s YTV in Early 2009 (via) I’ve often… Read more »
Category: Anime
Lucky Star–Anime Review
Probably no anime series was more anticipated in the Spring of 2007 than Lucky Star. The studio had previously released two big hits in a row: The Melancholy of Haruhi… Read more »
I Still Think It’s More Important
My last post seems to have struck a nerve. First, I want to emphasize that when I said “writing is more important than art in animation” I did not mean… Read more »
Which Is More Important?
“I wouldn’t say that writing is more important than art in animation…” says Ogiue Maniax. Personally WOULD say that. In fact, I’ll say it right now. Writing IS more important… Read more »
Neon Genesis Evangelion–Anime Review
I approached this series with a certain amount of apprehension. On the one hand, it’s widely regarded as a great classic. On the other hand, many people will tell you… Read more »
Maria Watches Over Us, Season 1–Anime Review
oni light novelNozomi Entertainment seems to have adopted a unique but sensible business model for importing anime. They look for a series of decent quality that has gone for several… Read more »
ef Taxes My Credulity
ef–a tale of melodies provides a neat answer to one of the main objections that I raised to it’s predecessor ef–a tale of memories. Unfortunately it strikes me as the… Read more »
Japanese Family Titles in Anime
Since my post on Japanese honorifics seems to have become pretty popular, I am going to post my notes on family titles. Once again, this is for the benefit of… Read more »
Slayers Season 1–Anime Review
Sometimes the popularity of an anime series can be measured by its longevity. In this case the original 1995 television season was followed by 5 movies, 2 OVAs and 3… Read more »
Japanese Invent Robot That Looks Like a Young Girl
I suppose this was inevitable. Still, the picture creeps me out.