Late again, I know. We bring shame to our families. We’ll be more timely next time, I promise. Love you guys~ <3 Bakumatsu Gijinden Roman Do you remember what happened last time Monkey Punch made an anime that wasn’t Lupin-related? Allow me to refresh your memory. While less laughably incompetent, Bakumatsu Gijinden Roman is just as bad… which in essence probably makes it worse. Bakumatsu is about as close as a show can get to Lupin III without actually being…
It’s been over three long years since Studio Khara’s brilliant Evangelion 2.0 graced our unprepared eyeballs and earholes with its fresh and exciting take on the classic anime series. Fans grew antsy and expectations ran higher than ever for this third film in the Rebuild of Evangelion tetralogy to deliver the goods, and Neon Genesis mastermind Hideaki Anno knew he really had to shake things up with the newest installment to keep everyone flocking to theatres and DVD racks in…
For all the “Ragtag-Team of Lovable Warriors On A Quest To Save The World” stories and cartoons we’ve been fed over the years, you’d think adding another one to the pile would just result in a ho-hum, neat little cartoon that reminded you once again of how cool you thought this stuff was when you were maybe ten years younger. Whether it was The Slayers or The Pirates of Dark Water or whatever, you know at one point you loved…
Alright, let’s see what I’m going to tackle this week. Dexter’s Laboratory: “Star Spangled Sidekicks” In this first short, Dexter and Dee Dee are watching Major Glory’s TV show, as he faces against Doctor Diablos, an obvious Doctor Doom spoof. Even though this episode only seems to last less than thirty seconds, it totally pumps the siblings up, especially when Major Glory himself announces to his viewers that he’s looking for a new sidekick at their local mall. Talk about…