New Anime Shows: Toward the Terra and The Skull Man |
Two old classics have been revived for the Spring '07 season.Toward the Terra - Keiko Takemiya is one of the first generation of influential female manga artists who revolutionized Shoujo Manga starti...
Posted by on Sun, 06 May 2007 22:27:00 GMT |
Anime film review: Gedo Senki (Ged's War, Tales from Earthsea) |
Gedo Senki (Ged's War, Tales from Earthsea)OMG, what a total snore this film was! The first time I actually fell asleep about a quarter of the way into it. The second time I barely managed to stay awa...
Posted by on Tue, 01 May 2007 08:29:00 GMT |
New Anime Shows: Guardian of the Sacred Spirit |
Guardian of the Sacred Spirit (Seirei no Moribito) I was a big skeptical about a show about fairy guardians, but I'm glad I decided to take a look. This series is based on a popular teen fantasy novel...
Posted by on Sat, 14 Apr 2007 20:54:00 GMT |
New Anime Shows: Romeo X Juliet, Sisters of Wellber |
Romeo X Juliet "Times" Juliet? Because Baz Luhrman's (much superior) reimagining was Romeo + Juliet? Tsk tsk... This very very very loose "adaptation" is less Shakespeare and more Osamu Tezuka's Princ...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 22:14:00 GMT |
New Anime Shows: OverDrive |
Overdrive I was hoping for a good sports anime right about now. Alas this is not it. This is a joke of a show where a pathetic loser high school kid who doesn't even know how to ride a bike joins his ...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 20:24:00 GMT |
New Anime Shows: Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann/Bokura No... |
Last season brought us a slew of Samurai&Sorcery shows, like Tenpou Ibun and Shounen Onmyoji, which were for the most part unremarkable. This season we seem to be back to big-ass robots again. Reideen...
Posted by on Tue, 10 Apr 2007 05:15:00 GMT |
New Anime Shows: Kiss Dum |
Kiss Dum: Engage Planet Why would anyone watch anything called Kiss Dum: Engage Planet? What does that even mean anyway? When will Japanese people realize that putting "dum" in an anime title just sou...
Posted by on Mon, 09 Apr 2007 21:27:00 GMT |
New Anime Shows: Lovely Complex |
Lovely Complex LoveCom is a sweet and funny high school romance series. If you're looking for angsty I don't detect any here! The main characters are Risa Koizumi ("Little Spring") and Atsushi Ootani ...
Posted by on Mon, 09 Apr 2007 16:48:00 GMT |
New Movie: The Namesake |
The Namesake OK, this isn't a Bollywood film but here's my capsule review: I liked Namesake but I don't think it's one of Mira Nair's best. Tabu was good but I'd like to have seen a little more spark ...
Posted by on Mon, 09 Apr 2007 07:00:00 GMT |
New Anime Shows: Claymore |
Claymore - A claymore was a Scottish broadsword that was so heavy it had to be swung with both hands. Here, it refers to an army of female demon hunters who are so strong they can swing such a sword e...
Posted by on Sun, 08 Apr 2007 22:33:00 GMT |
