Global Shinkai Day Movie Marathon part 1: Voices of a Distant Star (2002)

Global Shinkai Day Movie Marathon part 1: Voices of a Distant Star (2002)

I’ve honestly never heard of Makoto Shinkai before the trailer for The Garden of Words came out, but the overall style and drama the trailer hinted at was enough to pique my interests. And whaddya know, a couple weeks later, crunchyroll just so happened to be streaming his better known movies for public visual consumption. How convenient. One of the first Japanese dramas I ever looked into in some form was Saikano: The Last Love Song on This Little Planet….

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An Animated Guide To The Birds And The Bees

An Animated Guide To The Birds And The Bees

“This is how you know you’re living in the future: when the pornography bears no earthly resemblance to sex as even the filthiest of us know it. You may as well be renting DVDs of aliens fucking.” — Warren Ellis I could never get with all that Tale of the Fisherman’s Wife shit. I mean, if you want to see a giant octopus penetrate a woman (or man… or dog), that’s cool; not my thing, though. But that’s the lighthearted…

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Why You Should Be Reading Excel Saga (And Why You Probably Aren’t)

Why You Should Be Reading Excel Saga (And Why You Probably Aren’t)

I’ve never made any pretenses about what my favorite manga is. And no one else has ever made any pretenses about the fact that there are only maybe ten people in the US who read it. Excel Saga is a black comedy about relatively normal people who unwittingly become involved in a low-impact battle for world city domination. It features absolutely no cutesy aliens or reset button shenanigans, and relies more on wry wit than silly slapstick for humor. More…

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Plastic Tack-Tic: Psycho-Pass Initial Thoughts

Plastic Tack-Tic: Psycho-Pass Initial Thoughts

Psycho-Pass is one of those unapologetically brutal shows that hits the ground running and continually pummels you with depressing truths, and yet for some reason you welcome each and every blow. Of the new anime that premiered last season, Psycho-Pass’ blatant grittiness was definitely enough to warrant at least some attention in an age where most anime rely on the whole concept of moe. Even the series’ chief director made a point in an interview that the m-word mustn’t even…

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Winter Anime 2013 Clusterfuck

Winter Anime 2013 Clusterfuck

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…

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Evangelion 3.0: (I Wish) We Could Redo

Evangelion 3.0: (I Wish) We Could Redo

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…

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Wakfu

Wakfu

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…

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Cartoon Cartoon Callback Week 7- No Fat, but I Got an Eddy!

Cartoon Cartoon Callback Week 7- No Fat, but I Got an Eddy!

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…

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