Rose of Versailles was always that show I heard referenced to for years, but never got around to watching it. For years, I’ve watched more of that musical theatre version of the story than the manga or the anime. Embarrassing, I know. How dare I write reviews of anime when I haven’t watched all of the greats yet? But that was then, and now I’m cured, delivered, and I’ve seen the light that is a 70s/80s anime from Tokyo Movie…
Angel’s Egg has always been something I’ve been meaning to check off my anime to-do list for quite a while. Every anime reviewer I listen to tells me this is a great film in desperate need for more attention, while also saying the typical “it’s not for everyone” or “it’s really arthouse” statements to warn the unprepared away. And I think that’s stupid, because Angel’s Egg doesn’t hold your hand so why should its fans do the same? If you…
I wake up after discussing my dissertation on why Earthbound is capitalist propaganda when my roommate bumps my head, telling me “Jim, you gotta watch this show called Steven Universe!” What the hell is a Steven Universe, I asked. Why should a masculine Greek name encompass all of existence? I made a quip about how Steven Universe is clearly controlling of Jane Galaxy or Fujiko Nebula. My roommate ignored me, opened up their self-made laptop, and showed me said Steven…
So I’ve been slacking off on some anime recently. Haven’t watched the latest Durarara episode. Yet to see Shimoneta beyond the first few episodes. And don’t even talk to me about Overlord. But there’s one show that has confused me so much that I must witness it week after week hoping for an answer but only receiving a sucker punch. This show was not just bad, but horrifying in its fumbles and mistakes, creating a world without human emotion and…
Last time on Animation Revelation…okay, no one on this site actually reviewed Battle of Gods. But Lord Dalek went over why Toei sucks as a studio in detailed fashion around the same time it was released in the U.S. last year, which sorta counts! And now, three fanboys stand to face the challenge of reviewing the franchise’s latest installment, “Resurrection ‘F’”! But is it a feature worthy of the franchise, or just a cheap cash-in to trick die-hard fans out…
I honestly can’t even believe this OVA was produced. That’s right! Diabolik Lovers (that horrible rape-ridden vampire show from 2013) is back, to the applause of literally no-one! The only response the OVA announcement yielded was the s̶͡oun͝d҉͘ ͝o͢f̵͜͡ ͜me̷͢ ̡̡͠vi̸̕c̢̛͟i̢͢o̡u̸͢͝s͜l͝y̸̛ c͠r͟y͏i̢̢͡n̶ǵ̢͢,́ k̡͘ņo̧̡̕c͜͝k͠in̢͞g̨ m͡y͢͢͞s͡e͞l͠f̶ ͠ba̢c͠͝͠k͢͠ ҉̷a̸͘ńd̶ ̧f̨̀҉o͞͡r̛̕t͟ḩ͘͡ ̧i̵n ͢a͡͝ ͜d́͠u̧ś̨̨t̷̨y͘,́ ͘f͟ilt͟͠͡h́y ̶c̷o҉͜r̶̢̢ne͟r̡̛ trying to forget this media franchise existed in the first place. You don’t even want to imagine my reaction to the second season announcement, because lots of bad things…
Despite the freezing rain that was pouring down over the city just after the new year began, I ultimately decided to drag my ass from the North Bronx down to the Village to watch “Song of the Sea,” despite not eating anything that day. Due to some issues with the train, I ended up missing the 2:30pm showing — though I forgot how to get to IFC Center anyway — so I resolved to spend my time at the Hudson…
NOTE: This review was written in September and not posted until now. Year: 2013 Director: Shinobu Tagashira Studio: Zexcs Licensed By: Sentai Filmworks A show rarely comes along with such insult in its blood; Diabolik Lovers is 2013’s worst anime, something met with unanimous agreement. From its lack of plot to its creepy subtext, Dialovers is a trainwreck both as an anime and an adaptation. This show is diabolical, disgraceful and disgusting – not to mention painfully unerotic – and…
So Psycho-Pass 2 has recently ended. And after my commending impression of the first episode, this show went off the rails more than any other show this season could do. Yes, you can say that Grisaia or Sword Art Online were worse, but they didn’t have that extra sting of being promised a sequel to a wonderful show. Maybe it was blind idealism getting in the way of seeing what was going on before the beginning. One could hope that…
Release date: Summer 2011 Director: Keiichiro Kawaguchi Script: Reiko Yoshida, Keiichiro Ochi and Yuka Yamada Studio: feel. Well, here’s this year’s review that I am doing for Animation Revelation. Last year, I wrote about Bodacious Space Pirates, a very fun and entertaining show that I still quite like a lot. Now, as 2014 comes to a close, I am taking a look at another show, brought to us by the wonderful folks from Sentai Filmworks having since gotten a re-release…