Episode 1 We pan out to a bleak town, where we hear someone bitch about the monotony of it all. Not even a minute passes by, and it already gets tiring, with such crisp dialogue as, “There’s no place I’d rather not go ever again.” As we get more scenery of the setting, our lead, Tomoya, walks into the path of a red haired girl who inexplicably mutters “Pan-pan,” the Japanese word that children use to say bread. Why a…
As we continue down the rabbit hole, we now arrive at the infamous Games episodes. The Games era, at the time, was considered a huge affront to the concept of Ren & Stimpy. It leaned far heavier on gross-out gags than any other kind of humor, and episodes themselves frequently devolved into nothing more than a contest to see if the next joke could out gross the previous. To fans, this was seen as sacrilege, but in reality… it was…
I recently stumbled upon this fine fellow’s wonderful review of the upcoming 22nd volume of Excel Saga. Now, we here at Animation Revelation don’t usually review graphic novels, but I felt that I needed to make an exception in this case; Chris “Studly” Zimmerman’s review simply was not mentally deficient enough to provide a proper analysis of content or achieve his goal of delivering a brilliant critique on Excel’s latest misadventures. As you are no doubt aware, AR takes great…
Time for the next batch, and let me say that I fully enjoyed both sets so far and can’t wait to do the next one. Before I start with the three “new” cartoons I’m reviewing, let me give a special mention to my first repeat short of the series- “Thru the Mirror”, which I reviewed last time. Besides being on one of the hard-to-find Treasures sets, it has recently been rereleased on Alice in Wonderland‘s Blu-Ray release, and it looks,…
Yes, everybody else blogged about the movie months ago. Yes, this probably won’t change whether or not you’ll go and watch it. Yes, none of us except for DaemonCorps or Desensitized like Haruhi that much to give anything resembling an informative review. But in the end, does it matter? Well, yeah. But alas, fuck it. Let’s get to the review. It’s Christmas time for the SOS Brigade, and what a better way to celebrate the holidays than to loosely enact…
Everybody who reads this blog should love Disney. Can you blame us? Arguably no one has done more for the animation industry than Walt, and just about everyone should have at least one project from the Mouse House that they enjoy, be it a particular movie, a Winnie the Pooh character, or if you just. really like Phineas & Ferb. As you guys might know, I personally enjoy Disney quite a lot. The studio has left an undeniable impression on…
Introduction Ren & Stimpy and I have a complicated history. As a kid, I never really liked it. It’s hard to remember why exactly, but back in the day I would much rather watch Nicktoons like Rocko’s Modern Life or Doug than Ren & Stimpy. The show never really got along with my tastes as I much preferred a well timed joke or visual gag over toilet humor, no matter how well done it was. Well, my cohorts over at…
You know, they don’t make them like this anymore. I’m not just referring to animated 2D movies like Cats Don’t Dance as they are made today today. Big budget 2D animated films might be a rarity today, but back in the 90s (even the late 90s) they were still quite popular. But in that the old hacky phrase was essentially the same one used to describe the film when it originally came out in 1997. I mean this twofold, in…
So it comes to this, ripping off AnimeNewsNetwork’s seasonal feature. You know the deal. I’ll post up several episode reviews of new anime premiering this Winter. Most will suck, few will rock, and I’ll spend the day after wallowing in shame. And remember, these are just reviews for the first episodes. While first impressions are crucial, a series shouldn’t be judged purely on that. There’s always the occasion where the show can suddenly get really good at episode six, or…
Evening, all! Now we at AR realize that some of you don’t know what exactly the Ludovico Trials are and what led to its creation. And because of these issues, here are some basic answers for those wondering what the hell is going on. What does “Ludovico” mean? It comes from the Ludivico Technique, a fictional drug-assisted therapy featured in Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange, in which the main character Alex DeLarge was subjected to utterly horrific footage of rape…