Apr 13, 2021 Review Round-Up: Hideaki Anno’s Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 What are critics saying about the long-awaited final film of the storied anime franchise?
Apr 3, 2021 Mamoru Hosoda’s Belle Just Keeps Looking More and More Gorgeous The anime maestro’s latest looks like a mash-up between Beauty and the Beast and his own Summer Wars.
Mar 21, 2021 “At the End of the Melting Dream” by Yoichiro Yoshikawa The off-kilter opening theme to the 1994 “Iria” anime series sounds like a pop hit from another solar system.
Feb 21, 2021 A Gorgeous (and Too-Short) Teaser for Mamoru Hosoda’s Belle The director’s latest looks like yet another feast of stunning visuals.
Dec 26, 2020 Watch the Final Trailer for the Final Evangelion Film (Which is Finally Done) Evangelion: 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon a Time finally arrives in Japanese theaters on January 23.
Aug 27, 2020 Macross Plus at 25: Revisiting & Reevaluating an Anime Classic Though parts of its story haven’t aged too well, Macross Plus’ animation, visuals, and music are still as stunning as ever.
Aug 9, 2020 UA:LA’s Pilot Episode is Live Action Anime Done Right Everything about this My Hero Academia-inspired short feels anime-esque without ever once looking cheesy or cartoonish.
May 10, 2020 SAC_2045 Is an Empty Shell of a Ghost in the Shell Title (Review) From its lifeless 3DCG animation to its nonsensical storyline, the latest Ghost in the Shell title underwhelms in every way.
Apr 11, 2020 Iria: Zeiram the Animation by Tetsurō Amino (Review) Thanks to its exotic-looking visual aesthetic, this sci-fi/action anime title is an overlooked gem from the mid ’90s.
Feb 23, 2020 The War For Cybertron is Coming to Netflix Rest assured I’ll be tuning in on day one (along with my inner eleven-year-old).
Oct 26, 2019 Major Kusanagi’s Never Looked Cuter In Netflix’s Ghost in the Shell Teaser It may only be 30 seconds of footage, but it doesn’t exactly inspire confidence in the new series’ style.
Oct 25, 2019 This Lupin the Third Trailer is 3DCG Animation Done Right There’s nothing at all cheap or lifeless in this trailer, which makes me happy every time I watch it.
Jul 19, 2019 Another Short Teaser for the Final Evangelion Movie It’s not much, but at this point, I’ll take anything I can get.
Jul 6, 2019 The Final Evangelion Film Looks Like It’ll Be Completely Over the Top (As It Should Be) Based on this 10-minute preview, Evangelion 3.0+1.0 will have spectacle to spare when it finally arrives in 2020.
Jun 19, 2019 How Hideaki Anno’s Depression Influenced Evangelion Polygon’s Aaron Stewart-Ahn has written an excellent piece on the famed anime filmmaker.
Jun 17, 2019 A Deep Dive Into Hideaki Anno’s Mind-blowing, Groundbreaking Neon Genesis Evangelion Since its 1995 debut, Evangelion has become one of the most popular, influential, and controversial anime titles of all time.
May 24, 2019 Princess Mononoke and the Rage of Hayao Miyazaki Hayao Miyazaki’s historical fantasy epic is his darkest film, but it gets to the heart of his complicated worldview.
Apr 11, 2019 The First Trailer for Makoto Shinkai’s Weathering With You Brings the Beautiful Rain Another Makoto Shinkai movie about rain? Yes, please.