*General* There is a wide scope of shows that did not make the list for very specific reasons, be they because they all follow the same formula, or because of the time period this list was made in. A few of these were considered for inclusion on the list but for one reason or another, simply didn’t make it in. Keep in mind that just because they didn’t make the final list and are instead here is not because they…
Episode 3: Once Again After Self-Medicating “I was born into this world in my search for this girl. Sacrificing life, a new world, and everything I could’ve had. The girl collected pieces of junk from somewhere. And made a body for me. My memories were murky. I couldn’t remember without effort. Where have I been? Where have I been trying to get to? I couldn’t speak to the girl, but she was the one warm spot in this world that…
…come on. Why isn’t there a car hitting one of them? It happened on Kanon. Why can’t it happen here? Oh yeah, I’m supposed to be doing this. *shoves Brandy and Fluoxetine into mouth* Let’s ride. Episode 2: The First Step To Walking Away From This Mess Following on from the last episode, Tomoya is walking around town after acting like a spastic sissy at the mere appearance of his dad. By contrived coincidence, Nagisa is right by, practicing out…
My word, Dreamworks has done it! They have made a sequel that not only is quite good to the point that it surpasses the original, but have made a film that can easily give this year’s Pixar entry a run for it’s money. Creatively speaking, that is. But seriously, Kung-Fu Panda 2 surpassed all expectations it had, and comes out as a damn fine film. The film follows after the first one, with Po (voiced by Jack Black), the titular…
Small entry this month, but a good one. Three repeats (“Boat Builders”, “Mickey’s Polo Team” and “Alpine Climbers”, referenced in the above links) and only one new addition, which I’ll review here. Don Donald (1937) My first true solo Donald Duck outing of the series, this also happens to be his first solo cartoon. In it, Don Donald travels across Mexico with his donkey to find the fair Donna Duck. The catch? Donna hates the donkey and won’t ride along…
We all know about Avengers: United They Stand. A legendarily bad show they barely lasted a full 13 episode run on the old FOX Kids’ block before being quickly binned and forgotten by everyone who experienced its lousiness first hand. But now, we have a new Avengers show out, so a look back at the previous animated incarnation of these characters seems like the most sensible idea at this point in time. If you thought this show was bad for…
Four shorts this month- two new blog entries and two previous entries, “Mickey’s Service Station” and “Thru the Mirror”. Instead of repeating my opinions on them, just read these. Now for the new shorts- The Band Concert (1935) Here we go, one of the big ones. This cartoon is regarded as being one of the most important from the 1930’s for being Mickey’s first fully Technicolor cartoon. Although the Silly Symphonies became colorized a couple of years prior to the…
What I expected. In the not-too-distant future, there lives a girl named Madoka Kaname who wishes that she could overcome her submissiveness and be something in this world. And luckily for her, this world is full of magical girls who earn their worth by killing monstrous beings known as witches. With the help of her animal companion, Kyubey, Madoka must make her wish and become the strongest magical girl to– –OH MY GOD, THAT GIRL JUST GOT HER HEAD BIT…
A bit of a late entry here, but we at Animation Revelation (or at least yours truly) has been paying attention to The Film Experience‘s Hit Me With Your Best Shot series. Covering everything from La Dolce Vita and The Night of the Hunter to Bring It On and X-Men, the blog series is a showcase for outstanding or poignant single shots from any types of movies. Although we’re all fairly big film buffs here, AR is a primarily animation-related…
Here we go, five shorts this month. How do they fare for me? Let’s see. Mickey’s Service Station (1935) This time I start off with a black and white short. In it, Mickey, Donald, and Goofy run a gas service station that are given 10 minutes to fix a squeak in Pete’s car. Funny since this short is only about 7 minutes long, and it takes about 2 to give them the time to work on it. Not much in…