Insights and obervations from someone who has been there and back again
Kei and Yuri are back and ready for more action, adventure, and indiscriminate property damage. A new mission and five misadventures await the damsels of destruction, as they’re hurled into an experience that truly is a blast from the past. This time, there are no saucy assassins, adorable cat mascots, or galaxy-threatening plots. With this [...]
Every so often, a series comes along that’s so terrible, one can only wonder why it ever left Japan. Everybody’s seen at least one series like this – anyone who claims otherwise is either very easy to please, or a filthy liar. Magikano, Gonzo’s clumsy attempt at a harem series, is the latest series to [...]
In the eighties, the Dirty Pair were a valued gem in Sunrise’s stable of content. The series’s combination of sci-fi action and oddball humor charmed viewers across twenty-six episodes TV, an assortment of OVAs, and a full-length feature film. For some, it was a shining example of golden-era extravagance. For others, it was an embodiment [...]
Time is the greatest, most deadly of all plagues in the universe. It’s the one force that will doom the rich and the poor, the young and the old alike. It marches ceaselessly forward, and plays host to a never-ending cycle of war, peace, and revolution. It cannot be resisted or fought, nor can it [...]
Is it time for another show featuring sad girls with gigantic eyes? Why, yes, it is! It must be time to discuss another Key/Visual Art’s work! This time, we look at Kyoto Animation’s 2006-2007 anime adaptation of the original 1999 Key work, Kanon. Kanon is often referred to as the ‘sad girls in the snow’ [...]
By their very nature, humans are creatures that lose things. Useless trifles, childhood treasures, and even the people we hold dearest will eventually be lost in the sands of time. As one gets older, he begins to wonder just where these lost memories go. Where did that keepsake wind up? What happened to those I [...]
The samurai drama has become a bit of a rarity in recent years, especially in anime. There have been creative “re-imaginings” of classics, such as Samurai 7 or Kaze no Yojimbo, as well as playful reinventions of the genre, like Samurai Champloo. However, it’s rare to see a serious epic on the scale of Lone [...]
In the modern anime market, the harem series is somewhat of a staple genre. Countless shows were produced over the years, from Love Hina to Rosario + Vampire and Angel Tales, each following the same base formula that’s served shows of their ilk for generations. They all revolve around the same cookie cutter plot of [...]
Keroro and company are back for thirteen more episodes of alien antics. In the second half of the season, there are new friends, new adventures, and more Gunpla than you can shake a stick at. Fans looking for more froggy antics surely will be satisfied by this second hilarious volley of Sgt. Frog. The biggest [...]
What do frogs, military incompetence, and Gundams have in common? No, they’re not on the checklist of reasons to invade a suddenly-rogue Japan. Well, maybe they are… the list hasn’t been updated in a while. However, they’re also major points of Sunrise’s Sgt. Frog. Based on the manga by Mine Yoshizaki, Sgt. Frog is possibly [...]
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