As a budding writer, I’d say I’m a man who knows his craft. Or, at least, I thought I knew. That all changed a few hours ago. What you are about to witness is the single most amazing piece of literary fiction ever conceived. Okay, not really; it’s a My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic fanfiction. For those of you who’ve been living under a rock for the past year, MLP: FiM is a cartoon comedy about candy-colored ponies singing…
This was going to be longer and have more shows, but we kinda’ ran out of time to work on it. Please enjoy what we managed to finish! ———- The New Prince of Tennis Oh hey, yaoibait’s back. Where all but two of the middle-schoolers are in their early twenties, tennis is treated like a DBZ battle, and sucks to your assmar for thinking that girls play sports. Instead, it’s only girly men who can play such stagnant sports. Because…
As far as I’m concerned, Archer is by far the wittiest and most legitimately clever animated comedy currently airing. Forget the rampant stupidity of today’s family friendly cartoons and the over-reliance on shock value of modern “adult” animation… Archer‘s dialogue is quite raunchy, yes, and the (very) occasional violence is fairly bloody, but it also sports two things shows like Aqua Teen Hunger Force (recently renamed for those keeping track) and post-revival Family Guy sorely lack: intelligence and actual cohesion….
One look at Gen Urobuchi’s Wikipedia page is proof enough that he’s a brilliant writer and a gifted storyteller. With an exceptional body of work featuring relatively famous and often praised titles such as Saya no Uta, Phantom: Requiem For The Phantom, and Puella Magi Madoka Magica, it’s hard to imagine why this guy hasn’t become a household name amongst anime fans. While Fate/Zero itself isn’t exactly new, the anime adaptation happens to be his latest endeavor… but is it…
Note: I have discovered recently that the fan translation of this visual novel is considered bad and stilted by people who can actually read Japanese. My complaints about Nasu’s prose have been rendered void in light of this, so you should probably not read the following article. The first season of the Fate/Zero anime will be concluding its run in a few days’ time. Packed with huge thrills, great animation, and a manly eminence on par with that of Dragon…
Episode 1: 3D Girls Have Cooties The story begins with our hero’s latest in a long line of romantic conquests. Of course, immediately after a riveting montage of saccharine high-school dating moments, it is revealed that his relationship is nothing but a charade; one confined to the circuit boards of his portable game console, the PFP. Meet Keima Katsuragi. He’s really good at dating sims and only likes 2D girls. Yeah, Keima’s one badass motherfucker. So badass that Hell’s demons…
“The wind cannot blow eternally… There will surely come a time when it stops.” – Ziko; Kiba, Episode 2 I scratch at the scabs on my wrists, tears welling up in my eyes. I can’t do it. The realization rushes through my brain. I just can’t. I glance at the bloody razor blade sitting on my desk. It’s impossible. I strain myself to prevent from vomiting on the carpet. “It’s fucking impossible!” I scream, exasperated and struggling to maintain a…
Welcome to the new Animation Revelation Reviews & Features page! Originally posted on December 14, 2011
UPDATE: In the second episode of our podcast, we reflect upon and discuss this list. We at Animation Revelation feel that we know a thing or two about quality animation. And after seeing a couple of lists try to rank what would be some of the best animated series of all time, we figured that if anyone should have a say at that, it should be us. In true vintage format, we’re doing 65 entries instead of the standard 100,…
Did you like the first season of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni and its follow-up, Kai? Did you grow to love the main characters and get sucked in by the constantly evolving but always mysterious storyline? Were you looking forward to seeing some light and fun everyday adventures involving the relatively large cast post-srs bsns time loop drama? Well then, Mion tells it like it is. Death Note fans will no doubt be surprised to learn that the word “kira”…