It’s a tale as old as time, where two Australian brothers make some crudely-animated Mario shorts and find enough success to form their very own animation studio. Then a little voice pops up in their head whispering “You should make cartoons that remind people of Reboot. Remember Reboot? Remember Hexadecimal? ‘Member?” and they do so, making so many CGI shows about video game worlds that make viewers like you go “Yeah, I remember Inklings. I remember Gaia Online culture. I…

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Another anime season, another light novel adaptation. Here’s to another smorgasbord season of crappy LN titles, now adapted for a visual format! We got your isekais, we got your imoutoshit, we got your fantasy harems, we got your crappy vanilla SAO in case you thought the alternative flavor was too tasty, but perhaps the one that has everyone talking is a fantasy anime based on a little novel called Goblin Slayer. Goblin Slayer, the latest “dark” fantasy light novel to…

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Butch Hartman has made his mark as one of Nickelodeon’s most prolific creators, having produced over 300 episodes and several made for TV movies for that network. From Fairly Odd Parents to Bunsen is a Beast, he spent two decades crafting Nickelodeon’s animated content. If it weren’t for Spongebob, he potentially could have had a monopoly on the channel unseen since the Klasky-Csupo days. But as it stands, Butch mentions in interviews that he was never given the full freedom…

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So a new re-imagining of Thundercats has been announced, and the fire from it all has been intense. On the same time that a school shooting took place and a royal wedding was being prepared, the loudest thing I saw on social media was “Did you see the new Thundercats trailer? Look what they did to Thundercats! What the fuck did they do to Thundercats?! Damn you, CalArts! Aaaaaaaagh!” This cartoon that I haven’t thought about in years is now…

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Lately, an episode of OK KO has been making the rounds for bringing back the almost dead very special episode trope to make a show about gun control, one so blatant that it ended with the show telling you to call your congresswoman. And because of all the school shootings over the years, this was a hot button issue. People against guns were praising this episode for touching on such a delicate message. Those for guns were angry that a…

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The smoke is still billowing from the Samurai Jack finale, and it will take a while for some opinions on the season to solidify. But one major part of these last episodes will surely be a subject of debate, and by part, I mean Ashi. Ever since she was first introduced, fans were polarized at the thought of a new character taking some of the spotlight from Jack. Some were happy and pretended she was the new Ilana. Many were…

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It’s finally the end, and I can finally stop doing these. This final ride for Jack’s been an intriguing one ever since it was first announced. That first teaser of the new season, where Jack’s silhouette made him look like Galactus, felt like ages ago. But now, it’s over. The sword’s sheathed for good. And we can finally relax until Cartoon Network makes a final season to something else. I don’t know. Maybe Squirrel Boy? Or perhaps the Class of…

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Oh hey, it turns out Ashi’s mom did meet up with Aku at least once. And Jack and Ashi didn’t copulate after that kiss. Well, Genndy. I admit to being rused, and I’ll salute you for that. What I also salute are some of the moments between Jack and Ashi this week. The episode improved far more in those interactions compared to last week, with Jack telling Ashi about his childhood and how the cherry blossoms flew in the spring….

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You know what would convince people to hate Mad Max: Fury Road? If Max and Furiosa had a romance plot. Their connection to each other was based on comradeship and a shared goal at hand, fighting alongside like blood brothers. If you took that away and made them fall for each other without the simplest hint of set up, you get a mess. And that’s what this episode of Samurai Jack was, a mess. Jack and Ashi becoming an item…

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In this episode, we finally figure out how and why Jack lost his sword: he killed some baby goats in self-defense. You know in the Lost Children arc of Berserk, where Guts kills a bunch of crazy elves who turn out to be children? It’s like that with Jack, except it’s treated like a bad thing instead of a necessary thing. And the sword leaves him because it can’t bear to be used to kill animals. I’m not sure about…

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