Anime Retrospectives
When Expectations Get Thrown Out the Window
Yesterday I read an adult romance manga called, Alcohol, Shirt and Kiss, by Yuko Kuwabara. Since this was the debut comic from the author, my sister and I decided to be lenient with our final review of the story, but first published work or not, this manga was an enormous letdown!
Majin Tantei Nogami Neuro was a Lucky Find
I stumbled upon this anime a few months ago, by such a total chance that had I not been surfing the web instead of being more productive and not seen a small picture of our main character, Neuro Nogami in someone’s forum signature, I’d probably be none the wiser to this story.
Eureka Seven Movie
I attended the one night event screening of the Eureka Seven movie and while it appeared most of the audience disliked the film, I enjoyed it very much. There was also a ‘making of’ bit after the credits, which was a half hour about the transition of the movie from Japanese to English, problems encountered and Q&As…
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone is Not for Everyone
So I just returned from one of the last screenings of Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone in New York City and I must say, I am incredibly let down by what I watched. When I say that only the most diehard of Evangelion fans will enjoy this, I mean it.
Akira Anime Review
The last time I watched Akira was in 2005 after my friend, big into sci-fi anime, convinced me I’d love it. Love turned out to be too strong of a word, in fact, I really didn’t like it at all, but I was able to respect the piece for what it has done for the anime community and what it accomplished for its time.
Metropolis: Astro Boy Meets Akira
Do I have you intrigued? Metropolis is based on the comic by Osamu Tezuka (Astro Boy) with the script being written by Katsuhiro Otomo (Akira) and the animation by Madhouse Studios (Death Note, Devil May Cry and Paranoia Agent). The film is a highly imaginative, strange and heartbreaking tale, complete with robots.
Angel Sanctuary Anime Review
Angel Sanctuary is definitely both an anime and manga that I’d warn is not for the weak of heart, as the concept deals with, war, angels, demons, incest, blood, cross dressing, resurrection, swords, and underlying tones of shonen ai, to be brief. Despite its heavy load of emotional and physical turmoil, this is an absolutely fascinating show and beautifully animated on top of it.
