When I was younger, I used to be obsessed with the Power Rangers, a show which until recently I was completely unaware was based on the Japanese Super Sentai series. As I grew older, and as American companies adjusted their tastes to even more Japanese shows, I ended up picking up on shows like Pokemon and Sailor Moon, both which played back to back on the WB at the time. As anime began to take over the minds of the…
Wh-whaaa? The ARevelation crew actually keeping up to date with their reviews? You’re darn right we are! For stupid legal reasons, I gotta say that this review was originally from my movietome.com review under the username petewrigley. Great, another place to stalk me… While Pixar movies in general depict quite the environment filled with colors, hues and images you would only expect to see in a doctor’s office waiting room poster, “Up” really sets the standard. All Pixar movies preceding…
“Classic Review?” “Rewind Review?” Well, whatever title we decide on, just know that every now and then, we’ll be dusting off the ol’ delorean to go back in time and review some of the animated works from back in the day that stood out to us. So without further ado… Instead of having bedtime stories told to me when I was younger, I was raised watching videos before going to bed. My video collection, while not as gigantic as my…
When initially planning this review, I was planning on dedicating my opening to the original Jonny Quest, to discuss it’s impact in the world of televised animation and why it’s remembered so fondly to this date. Due to issues of length and the sake of the article’s pacing, however, I may likely save what I had planned to say about the series at a later time and focus on the show for only two sentences. When Hanna-Barbera’s adventure-based series Jonny…
Closing into Christmas in the middle of the busiest shopping week of the year, I think it’s time for AR to reflect on the best releases of the year, and give you recommendations on what to check out for your loved ones, as well as yourselves, in easy to navigate catagories for each type of person you’re shopping for. Action Lovers: Black Lagoon Season 1 box set + Season 2 Individual Volumes Bam If you find this scene kickass and…
Of many little things that have occurred during my life in which I can remember, watching the classic Looney Tunes with my grandfather will remain one of the most memorable to me. You see, before there was TV or video to watch these fabled shorts, you’d have to go to a movie to see a cartoon short, and my grandfather was there when this was prevalent, so while I’d be making future memories, my grandfather was also reliving nostalgia, which…
When the name of this show is mentioned to an American fan of animation, the first thing that would come to their mind is probably something along the lines of: “Wasn’t that the show that bombed on Nick?” Yes, its true that 6Teen received poor ratings when it aired on Nickelodeon, a while ago. However, as one might be able to tell from its style of animation alone, this series bares a striking resemblance in tone and detail to the…
Billy & Mandy: man, it’s been too long. Back when the show was fresh. I’d catch it as much as I could and revel in the wit and charm that Maxwell Atoms pulled off in the show was great. I loved Billy’s stupidity, Mandy’s dark sass, and Grim’s frequently random mood swings were big turn-ons, but I think the best part of the show were the numerous recurring characters. People like Fred Fredburger, Hoss Delgado, and Dracula could easily brighten…
Well, its been a good couple of months since FUNimation released the surprisingly good, or in terms of action anime, well above average, first season of Yu Yu Hakusho. Now, really, what could it be that sets this series apart from another series that was airing around the same time, which went under the title….Dragon Ball Z, I believe? Well, with season 2 covering a majority of the Dark Tournament story arc that might be a question which someone looking…
Alright, so Friday night, Cartoon Network’s new action block, You Are Here, just aired. Being two weeks since Toonami ended and the hype for The Secret Saturdays and Star Wars: The Clone Wars giving me enough interest to check in on them, I figured it was worth coming to. Now, initially, I wanted Foggle to review Saturdays and ensatsu-ken to do Clone Wars with me, but both of them need to get a DVR but good, so I decided since…