Anime Roundup 2/20/2014
Space cats, fighters wielding giant paintbrushes, evil ones with exposed brains and more atmosphere than you can shake a stick at – it’s Anime!
Space cats, fighters wielding giant paintbrushes, evil ones with exposed brains and more atmosphere than you can shake a stick at – it’s Anime!
Media apologists everywhere would have you believe that Hollywood only runs the way that it does because of this concept called “marketability.” We could never have Asian-American headliners in an Akira movie because we don’t have enough big-name Asian-American actors. We can’t keep the integrity of the original story because it’s not culturally significant to an American audience. God forbid a movie challenge an audience’s perspective on another culture or give them an insight into how other parts of the world react to certain situations
In this week’s viewing: Hozuki no Reitetsu and Kill la Kill have epic sporting meets, Samurai Flamenco celebrates love and friendship, and more!
Whenever discussing animation, the name that always springs to mind is Ghibli and man behind it all, Hayao Miyazaki. Over the past many decades, he has created masterful films for audiences across the globe. Beginning […]
A French graphic novel is coming to a theater near you….maybe.
A review of the art book: 1,100 Ideas By 100 Manga Artists
In this week’s viewing: Kill la Kill turns enemies to possible allies, Samurai Flamenco turns reality to fantasy or maybe vice versa, and more!
Morgana Santilli reflects on a year of posts and blogging. Happy Blogiversary!
In this week’s viewing: Many cans of whoop-ass are opened, plus some gardening facts.
An examination of the world of anime in its current state and with its current offerings.
In this week’s viewing: The final lineup for this season is set and Japan is menaced in all sorts of ways.
Religious figures and anime make for a provocative mix.
In this week’s viewing: hapless teenaged boys are dragged into supernatural doings left and right, and a dark comedy wins premiere week.
Monsters have always been with us in genre fiction, in ancient myths, and fairy tales. But are they ever new?
A look at criticism of Space Dandy and some thoughts with relation to Cowboy Bebop.
In this week’s viewing: High hopes meet reality in the first batch of winter premieres.
What do you do when there’s nothing to watch? Make Hugo recommendations. And there are a couple more premieres to know about…
In this week’s viewing: Kyousougiga and Galilei Donna wrap things up with family reunions, and more!
What’s coming to the intersection of anime and sf worlds in January? (Spoiler: No Sailor Moon, unfortunately.) So many new and renewed shows you’d think it was Christmas or something!
You may have heard of the famous Japanese directors Akira Kurosawa and Hayao Miyazaki. You should have heard of Satoshi Kon – and now you will….
In this week’s viewing: Kyousougiga and Galilei Donna hurtle toward seemingly inevitable conclusions, and more!
Morgana Santilli discusses etiquette of how to say you aren’t interested in anime, and the prejudice you show in saying you don’t like anime.
In this week’s viewing: Heading into the homestretch of the season, series compete for the most amazing twist!
Can wisdom be found in a ramen noodle shop? Fans, Anime and Food collide – but there’s no need to call in Senator Blutarsky.
In this week’s viewing: Samurai Flamenco falls further down the rabbit hole, Kyousougiga promises to emerge from it, and more!
Is anime a way for some of us to retain our childhood fancies? Or do we recognize ourselves in the characters we’ve chosen to admire? Morgana Santilli discusses her reasons for her favorite characters when she was younger and how her preference have changed with growing up.
Two of the first wave of TV shows that brought modern anime to America are joining forces.
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