May 22, 2017 Netflix’s Blame! Adequately Captures the Spirit of Tsutomu Nihei’s Cyberpunk Manga (Review) But those hoping to see lots of the manga’s vast, dystopian weirdness may be slightly disappointed.
Apr 11, 2017 Random Thoughts (and Theories) About Makoto Shinkai’s Your Name Makoto Shinkai’s latest is a thoughtful, winsome, and visually gorgeous film.
Apr 5, 2017 Evangelion: 1.11 You Are (Not) Alone by Hideaki Anno (Review) The first Evangelion walks a tricky line between appealing to otaku without feeling like a shameless cash-grab.
Mar 24, 2017 Tune in to Radio Ghibli and Enjoy Classic Studio Ghibli Soundtracks These hour-long mixes of Studio Ghibli music reveal a body of work that’s also deserving of recognition.
Dec 27, 2016 Attack on Titan’s Second Season Reveals “The New Darkest Day in Humanity’s History” The human-devouring giants are back, along with more existential dread, bloody melodrama, and high-flying action.
Dec 20, 2016 Studio Ghibli’s Ocean Waves and Princess Mononoke Are Coming to American Theatres This marks the first time that “Ocean Waves” will get a theatrical run throughout North America.
Nov 7, 2016 Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress May Help Fill That Attack on Titan-Sized Void in Your Life (Review) The latest from Wit Studio and Tetsurō Araki is a gruesome, action-packed series featuring human-devouring monsters and steampunk samurai.
Sep 20, 2016 Trailer Alert: Makoto Shinkai Returns With Your Name The film follows a boy and girl who find themselves inhabiting each other’s bodies.
Sep 12, 2016 Erased Is a Satisfying Blend of Time Travel, Murder Mystery, and Coming of Age Melodrama (Review) Tomohiko Itō’s latest anime is rooted in tragedy, loss, and a search for restoration and redemption… and time travel.
Sep 3, 2016 My Favorite Macross Mecha Forget about characters and plot. My favorite aspect of “Macross” has always been its amazing mecha designs.
Aug 29, 2016 Random Nerdery: Macross, Star Wars, Voltron, and Thunderbirds Are Go Transforming mecha and the Beastie Boys’ “Sabotage” make everything better.
Aug 26, 2016 Tsutomu Nihei’s Blame! Manga Is Coming to Netflix (and the Trailer Looks Good) Tsutomu Nihei’s dark cyberpunk manga will be a “Netflix Original Film” in 2017.
Apr 19, 2016 Why is Scarlett Johansson’s Ghost in the Shell casting so problematic? The latest instance in Hollywood’s long history of casting white people as non-white characters.
Apr 9, 2016 Revisiting Silverhawks, Mighty Orbots, Kidd Video & Other Classic Cartoons Time may not be kind to all of these cartoon series but my inner twelve-year-old still loves them.
Feb 20, 2016 The Final Scene in Studio Ghibli’s Only Yesterday Is Perfect The ending of Isao Takahata’s masterpiece leaves me choked up every time I watch it.
Oct 4, 2015 Hideaki Anno’s Neon Genesis Evangelion Turns 20 Even after two decades, the classic mecha anime series still casts a long shadow over the anime medium.
Aug 1, 2015 Watch This Lovely 3D Tribute to Hayao Miyazaki (and Preorder This Miyazaki Blu-ray Collection) Paris-based filmmaker “dono” condenses everything that’s good and golden about Miyazaki’s work into three minutes.
Jul 17, 2015 Knights of Sidonia’s Second Season Is a Huge Disappointment (Review) Knights of Sidonia’s second season sacrifices nearly everything that made its first season so interesting and refreshing.
Jun 4, 2015 Knights of Sidonia Season 2 Is Coming to Netflix in July In a little meta twist, the new season will also include an adaptation of Tsutomu Nihei’s ‘Blame!.’
Feb 7, 2015 The Diverse Genius of Yoko Kanno I’ve compiled some of my favorite Yoko Kanno compositions to showcase the remarkable diversity and flare that typifies her music.