Sep 19, 2023 Sunao Katabuchi’s The Mourning Children Gets a Haunting Trailer The upcoming film explores the darker side of Japan’s Heian period.
Sep 8, 2023 Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These by Shunsuke Tada (Review) The sprawling space opera series inspired by Yoshiki Tanaka’s novels gets a modern remake courtesy of Production I.G.
Aug 26, 2023 “Binary Star” by SawanoHiroyuki[nZk] and Uru An epic sci-fi anime needs a suitably epic theme, even one that borrows a riff from a Starship song.
Jul 31, 2023 The Final Evangelion Film Is Getting a Collector’s Edition, Theatrical Release The collector’s edition comes with 4K and Blu-ray editions as well as bonus features, a book, and a poster.
Jul 20, 2023 Ergo Proxy by Shūkō Murase (Review) A deeply existential dystopic tale that seems intent on doing everything it can to leave viewers scratching their heads, for better or worse.
Jul 9, 2023 Rurouni Kenshin Returns With a New Anime Series Himura Kenshin and his friends return in a new animated adaptation of the ultra-popular samurai franchise.
Mar 11, 2023 The Princess and the Pilot by Jun Shishido (Review) Thanks to detailed artwork and solid animation, The Princess and the Pilot isn’t a bad movie. But it had the potential to be much more.
Sep 10, 2022 Yoshiaki Kawajiri’s Wicked City Is a Sleek, Stylish (and Stomach-Churning) ’80s Anime Classic (Review) Wicked City tells a compelling story with style to spare, but its body horror and sexual violence is probably too much for most viewers (myself included).
Sep 9, 2022 Remembering Newtype USA During the early-to-mid ’00s, Newtype USA served up all of the anime coverage an American otaku could want, and then some.
Aug 24, 2022 The Televangelist: The Angelic Ambiguity of Haibane Renmei If you’ve grown tired of “typical” anime fare, then Haibane Renmei might just represent a breath of fresh air.
Aug 16, 2022 Death Parade Peers into the Darkness of the Soul (Review) Death Parade ultimately caused me to be thankful for a Savior who knows that I am but dust.
Jul 12, 2022 Macross 101: An Intro to the Legendary Anime Franchise Macross is one of anime’s most storied franchises, but it’s been largely unavailable to Western audiences. Until now, that is.
Apr 28, 2022 Yukikaze by Masahiko Ôkura (Review) Thrilling aerial combat and super-cool designs can’t make up for a muddled and confusing storyline.
Apr 10, 2022 Watch the First Teaser for Makoto Shinkai’s Suzume no Tojimari The latest from the Your Name director arrives in Japanese theaters this November.
Mar 4, 2022 Studio Ghibli Fest Returns for 2022 Some of the anime studio’s best and most beloved films will be screened throughout the year.
Feb 25, 2022 Netflix Announces Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045’s Second Season I don’t know if it’ll be any good, but it can’t be any worse than the first season. Can it?
Jan 28, 2022 A Delightful Promo for Studio Ghibli’s Theme Park The theme park opens on November 1 in Japan’s Aichi Prefecture. I want to go to there.
Aug 20, 2021 Sayonara, Evangelion Hideaki Anno’s “Rebuild of Evangelion” ends the iconic anime series with one final apocalypse.
Jul 4, 2021 First Trailer for Star Wars: Visions Anime Anthology The nine-episode series will arrive on Disney+ this September.
Jun 25, 2021 Zillion: Burning Night by Mizuho Nishikubo (Review) Influenced by Walter Hill’s “Streets of Fire,” this OVA is a prime example of cheesy ’80s sci-fi/action anime.