NYAF Cosplayers
Cosplayers and other characters at the New York Anime Festival. (Click for larger images.)
Category: Anime
Dennou Coil–Anime Review
This series is one of my all-time favorites and I’m sorry that nobody has seen fit to license it yet. Some shows seem destined to win awards and critical praise,… Read more »
Majokko Tsukune-chan–Anime Review
There’s not much to this one: just a short and funny OVA. At first glance it looks like a standard kodomo (children’s) anime, with simple, brightly colored artwork, bouncy inane… Read more »
Japanese Names and Honorifics in Anime
One of the main advantages of watching anime in Japanese with subtitles is that even if you don’t understand Japanese you can pick up a lot of information that will… Read more »
Cosplay Photos
Photos of cosplayers at Connecticon 08.
Kure-nai–Anime Review
I initially had mixed feelings about this show, but it’s definitely interesting, if a bit unsettling. I find that it grows on me as I rewatch it. The show has… Read more »
FUNimation Rising
Three announcements in quick succession: 1) ADV Films is in deep financial trouble and has once again lost the rights to several of their current anime series (including, frustratingly, Kanon… Read more »
Rumiko Takahashi Anthology–Anime Review
Rumiko Takahashi is best known for sprawling epics that go on and on seemingly forever, but this series suggests that her greatest talent is writing short stories. Each of the… Read more »
The End of InuYasha
Well, it seems to be official. Rumiko Takahashi will finally bring the InuYasha manga to an end with the next issue. That’s 558 chapters in 56 volumes over a period… Read more »
Hatenkou Yuugi (Dazzle)–Anime Review
This recent anime hasn’t received much attention and I think it deserves more. It’s short and amusing; rather dark but witty and cute. This is a set of traveler’s tales,… Read more »