Kobato Ends
This is not another CardCaptor Sakura. (Few things are.) It’s much less ambitious, a simple story that might have been better if told in fewer episodes. Nevertheless it’s a winner…. Read more »
Speaking of Gainax Endings…
…what do you suppose the odds are that Gainax is planning a Gainax Ending for the upcoming final episode of Hanamaru Kindergarten? Based on previous examples it might go something… Read more »
Alice in Wonderland–Movie Review
Alice in Wonderland is the latest in a long line of movies and TV shows based on Lewis Carroll’s books. There probably have been over 100 of them, and generally… Read more »
Sora no Woto Ends
The series wraps up with an ending that is sort of sweet, but mainly is ludicrously dumb. Dumb on so many levels that there really is no point in complaining… Read more »
A Japanese Scholar Considers Anime Bad For Kids
“Author” is puzzled by a Japanese graduate student at an American university who lets his children watch American cartoons, but not anime. I don’t think that’s very surprising. Assuming that… Read more »
When Sumo Wrestlers Go Bad
Sumo wrestler steals cash machine from Moscow shop. (via)
Gakuen Alice–Anime Review
Have you ever wondered what X-Men would be like if it were a shoujo manga? Me neither, but I think we have the answer here anyway. It would still be… Read more »
The Last Station–Movie Review
The Last Station is an interesting, well-acted and poignant film about the last year in the life of the great Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy. In 1910 Count Tolstoy (Christopher Plummer)… Read more »
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief–Movie Review
Whew–try to say that title without pausing for breath! Some people say that Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief is a second-rate imitation of Harry Potter. That seems… Read more »
Memoirs of a Samurai Gangster
Musui’s Story–The Autobiography of a Takugawa Samurai by Kokichi Katsu offers an unusual glimpse into a side of historical Japan that is rarely discussed, the seedy underside of life in… Read more »