Insights and obervations from someone who has been there and back again
If you recall, we held an ongoing discussion on Blue Ocean products, and how simple concepts can be leveraged to create a favorable unbalance in the anime market. For example, we saw Crunchyroll deliver inroads to digital distribution and simulcasting that the market takes for granted today. Or, in the case of the Kindle, allowed [...]
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 [...]
FUNimation announced that they acquired the domestic rights to two anime titles. Toriko and Wolf Children Ame and Yuki were added to the company’s stable of titles. Wolf Children Ame and Yuki will receive a theatrical release next year, followed by a DVD and Blu-Ray release. Toriko‘s first set will hit stores on January 8, [...]
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 [...]
On August 31, Consumer Reports released the results of a poll regarding how people consumed televised media.The poll, which had a sample size of 15,277, stated that 52 percent of respondents used a streaming video service like Netflix or Amazon Instant in the previous month. The preferred provider was Netflix, which 81% of streaming respondents [...]
A few weeks ago, Adult Swim watchers took notice that the Toonami lineup was about to undergo a change. With Deadman Wonderland’s finale on the horizon, questions about what would replace the (relative1) ratings powerhouse began to arise. On July 31, Anime News Network revealed that the network would place Gonzo’s Samurai 7 into the [...]
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 [...]
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