Thursday, January 16, 2025
The new anime “Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End” has officially closed its first season, and now it’s time to agonizingly wait for more. The story was beautiful, capturing the journey of the elf mage Frieren, her human student Fern and the cowardly warrior Stark as they walk north to Aureole, their […]
After a two year hiatus, “Jujutsu Kaisen” is back for its second season. The first five episodes aired in July. Mappa Studio Inc. then took a two week break in preparation for the rest of the season. These five episodes, much like the movie, were a flashback to the years […]
When Netflix announced they’d be doing another live action version of an anime, the collective reaction from anime fans was, “Oh not again!” Netflix later specified that the anime receiving this live action treatment would be “One Piece,” the story of a boy named Monkey D. Luffy as he gathers […]
“Mairimashita! Iruma-kun,” or “Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun!” for English speakers is a show that’s a clear diamond in the rough this anime season. Competing against big name series like “Chainsaw Man” and the new season of “Bleach,” I’d like to talk a little bit about this surprisingly relaxing story […]
Photo courtesy of Adam Chu's Tumblr, Wiki. From the brilliantly defined cast of characters to the lively world-building, there’s a lot to love about “Cowboy Bebop.” However, the live-action adaptation fails to properly translate any of these aspects from the original anime. Netflix’s live-action adaptation of the seminal 1998 anime “Cowboy […]
Photo courtesy of Fair Use, Wikipedia Ever since its anime debut in 2013, “Attack on Titan” has been a phenomenon both in its own medium as well as a pop culture mainstay. Despite the fact that there was almost a four-year break between its amazing first season and the […]
Photo courtesy of Do512, Flickr Creating a movie that is based off a music album is not an original idea to the film industry. Pink Floyd’s “The Wall,” Daft Punk’s “Interstellar 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem” and The Beatles’ “Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band” are just […]
It is rare that a subculture breaks out to obtain massive success in the way that Japanese cartoons, or “anime” has in recent years. The cultural explosion has never been more obvious than now, as millions of anime fans are created every day with the rising popularity of the scene. […]
