For reference, I’m currently caught up with the series and am only behind in terms of making entries on them. Really digging the series so far, though I do have something of a minor gripe. The episode starts off with a chase scene between Rikka and her sister, and we see what I can only assume to be Rikka’s after school free-dress which… works oddly well. Usually I think of the Lolita style to be one of those things that…
Halfway through the new season of anime, I guess it’s about time I started another episodic review. For reference, the other new shows I’m following are PSYCHO-PASS and Robotics;Notes. And with PSYCHO-PASS being too srsbzness, and Robotics;Notes being relatively vanilla so far, Chu2 seemed the most bloggable. Flickering text on a screen coupled with blurry images of people? Just what kind of animation studio would take such artistic liberties with its introductory scene? Ah, Kyoto Animation. Keeping in mind the…
This series is the highlight of my weak. My only problem is finding the time to do it. Dexter’s Laboratory: “Double Trouble” And here is the first appearance of Dee Dee’s best friends, Mee Mee and Lee Lee, who are pretty much like Dee Dee, except black and Asian, respectively. I’m sure that you are familiar with these characters. Well, the episode starts out innocently enough, with the girls playing in Dee Dee’s room. Except when has Dee Dee ever…
Another week, another set of Cartoon Cartoons to look over. And yes, I will probably still be this lazy with every introduction for now on. So let’s just get started. Dexter’s Laboratory: “Dexter’s Rival” At last, the first day of school is compl… er, here. And poster boy genius Dexter is ready to shine in his class, until the class’s new student (it’s the first day, who cares if he’s a new student?) Astronomenoff, or Mandark for short. This guy…
I stopped watching at episode 13 even though I know that technically the first arc ends at episode 14, but with the direction things were going, I couldn’t put myself through another episode of this. Sword Art Online started off promising enough, taking place in a distant future where technology has reached the point where mainstream videogames not only appealed to a slightly broader audience than you’d expect, but also were able to literally insert yourself into the game. Mix…
While you could definitely find my enthusiasm in last week’s entries, I don’t think that I articulated why I have such a particular affection for Cartoon Network’s programming on the 90’s/early 00’s. Well, the 90’s were a great period for animation. Besides the birth of Cartoon Network, Disney and Warner went through a renaissance, primetime animation arguably started up, and Nickelodeon also started its own collection of animated series. This period started out around the mid-80’s, when Disney, under new…
Greetings everyone! I am Count Foggula, Foggle’s 70% eviler and 100% more sparkly great uncle. It is on the day of this year’s glorious All Hallow’s Eve celebration that I have been asked to bring you some holiday-themed editorials, straight from the bowels of Hell itself. Penned by the eternally damned souls of several Animation Revelation forum members, this feature covers three pieces of horror animation in shocking 2D! What could possibly be more terrifying? Please enjoy reading their thoughts…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Foggle Email: CBostic@gmail.com ANIMATION REVELATION ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH THE OOO TRAVEL GUIDE Hold Your Applause, Please It is my pleasure to announce that, as of 10:45 PM Central Time on October 30, 2012, (un)acclaimed internet-based cartoon forum Animation Revelation has begun hosting episodes of BlackCatula’s popular “The Ooo Travel Guide” podcast alongside its own “Thaumatropy: An Animation DogmeCast”. As stated by its illustrious host, “The Ooo Travel Guide is a fan-driven podcast that takes a deep,…
Hey guys, Foggle here! This season’s installment of the clusterfuck is a bit late (my bad on that!), but hopefully you’ll still enjoy reading our opinions on some of this fall’s shows. And sorry about missing summer 2012… it won’t happen again (as far as you know)! Btooom! No, this isn’t the synopsis to the next Michael Bay movie. Instead, its the title of yet another anime series about people getting trapped in an online game having their lives affected…
Okay, so I wasn’t sure what to do on the blog for Cartoon Network’s 20th anniversary. Should I write about the golden days of Toonami, before it ended with a whimper and Naruto fillers and came back as a substitute for [adult swim]’s Saturday night anime block? I could, but it’d sound like a whiny post for the fans that stick around with the new Toonami, the ones who are interested in most of the series currently airing (my personal…