Squid Girl–Anime First Impressions
Here’s an anime series with no redeeming social value, except for the fact that it’s extremely funny. The full title is Shinryaku! Ika Musume (Invade! Squid Girl.) Squid Girl (Ika… Read more »
Otome Yokai Zakuro–Anime First Impressions
Can youkai and humans learn to get along? I was initially skeptical of Otome Yokai Zakuro (Youkai Maiden Zakuro) but the show is starting to grow on me. It seems… Read more »
Bakuman–Anime First Impressions
Bakuman is a new anime series that may be getting less attention than it deserves. I’m not saying that it is destined to be one of the all-time great classics,… Read more »
Psychic Detective Yakumo–Anime First Impressions
Psychic Detective Yakumo (Shinrei Tantei Yakumo) is a promising anime series that might turn out to be the best thing that the Fall 2010 season has to offer. It’s a… Read more »
Hereafter–Movie Review
Hereafter is a thoughtful and interesting movie with a dramatic start and a wistful, low-key ending that may disappoint some viewers. It starts with a bang, or rather with a… Read more »
Crab Vending Maching
TokyoMango links to a Japanese TV segment about a Chinese vending machine that dispenses live crabs. The Japanese reporter sounds pretty enthusiastic, so maybe they’ll be showing up in Japan… Read more »
Ore no Imouto–First Impressions
When I first heard about Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai (My Little Sister Can’t Be This Cute) I winced. It sounded like one of those… Read more »
Waiting for Superman–Movie Review
Waiting for Superman is a documentary that is likely to leave you both angry and frustrated. It does a pretty good job of illustrating the problem with America’s schools, but… Read more »
NYAF & NYCC
The last time I went to the New York Anime Festival (NYAF) was two years ago and I had a great time. This year was a bit of a disappointment…. Read more »
The Social Network–Movie Review
The first thing that everyone wants to know about The Social Network is whether this is the true story of how Mark Zuckerberg and a few of his Harvard classmates… Read more »