Category: Anime
REVIEW: Dragon Ball Z (1989)
Tons of anime come out every year, and some of them enjoy a brief moment of time in the spotlight; Dragon Ball Z is not one of those anime. Dragon Ball Z is a global phenomenon that is still as popular today as it was during its original run in the States. Its characters are instantly recognizabl...
Read MoreREVIEW: Mary and the Witch’s Flower (2017)
Most of the anime community agrees that there is one studio that casts a large shadow over all the others. For the last three decades, Studio Ghibli has given us some of the greatest animated films of all time. In 2014, the great Hayao Miyazaki announced his retirement, which meant changes for the s...
Read MoreREVIEW: Summer Wars (2009)
Mamoru Hosoda is one of the best anime directors working today. When I watch his films, I can understand the comparisons he gets to the great Hayao Miyazaki. His movies have a strong emotional core and oftentimes deal with family as the main theme. Of them all, Summer Wars is the movie to which I ...
Read MoreREVIEW: My Hero Academia Season 2 (2017)
In my review of season 1, I mentioned that My Hero Academia had the potential to be something great. I loved the foundation that was set and wanted to see some payoff in the story for all the time spent establishing the world and its main characters. I didn’t expect it to be this good, thoug...
Read MoreREVIEW: My Hero Academia Season 1 (2016)
I always feel like I have to proceed with caution when I start a new action/adventure anime. This is especially true when it’s being adapted from an ongoing manga that has no intentions of ending anytime soon. The common pitfalls of these longer-running anime usually mean I skip them, but this...
Read MoreREVIEW: Spice and Wolf (2008)
One criticism I have for anime as a whole is that it seems like there is a lack of variation in their stories. If you’re exposed to enough anime, it’s easy to identify that certain shows are blatant ripoffs of others. This is why I get excited when I find a series that isn’t like &...
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