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I have a mixed history with the anime based on stories by the collective known as CLAMP. For those not in the know, CLAMP is a group of four women who have created some of the most popular manga titles in Japan. Most of their work has been introduced into the animated medium with widely [...]
I’m getting sick of Pinocchio. The core story still holds merit, of course; the journey from being something false to something true, from toy to boy or machine to man, holds all sorts of theological and metaphysical implications. But the tale’s so over-told, at this point, that it’s better not to tell it at all [...]
It’s been said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. So what is it called when you work to illustrate somebody’s novels, only to rip off the core characters and plot of one of them and pass it off as your own? One could say that of Yoshitaka Amano, the man credited as the [...]
OST – Street Fighter IV Collector’s Edition Label…………………….: CapCom Genre…………………….: Game StoreDate…………………: Feb-18-2009 Source……………………: CDDA Grabber…………………..: Exact Audio Copy (Secure Mode) Encoding Scheme……………: Lame 3.97 V2 VBR Joint-Stereo Size……………………..: 72,6 MB Total Playing Time…………: 50:29 Release Notes: this is collector’s Edition Comes W/ Blu Ray DVD animated Movie, The SFIV Game, Ryu Figurine, and This [...]
Misogyny has been a buzzword surrounding anime for a very long time. Though talk of it has cooled over time, the release of the Legend of the Overfiend movie in the early 90s caused some great controversies, particularly with its treatment of women and the treatment of women in all of anime. Although the vast [...]
In my pocket review that I wrote for Akira nearly eight years ago now, I called it “the ultimate cyberpunk anime.” What is ultimately astounding is that the title is still very worthy even today. Certainly, there have been many entries since–from Ghost in the Shell, which I found essentially toothless in comparison, to Lain, [...]
Is rollerblading really an interesting enough sport to make a story out of? Apparently, manga creator Oh Great! thinks so, as his manga of Air Gear has been going on for at least thirteen volumes or so with more to come. Of course, Air Gear isn’t about just plain old roller skating but Air Treks, decked …
There are plenty of legendary people who create anime, but there are really only two animation studios that stand out in most fans’ minds as the best of the best: Ghibli and Gainax. Ghibli, the studio that has created masterpieces like My Neighbor Totoro, Nausicaa, and Princess Mononoke, is driven primarily by its renowned founder [...]
Akira is a film by which virtually all science-fiction anime (and, for that matter, any anime) is judged. It’s certainly a beautiful movie, and arguably one of the most entertaining. However, you’ve probably never heard of Ai City. That’s a shame, too, because people who like the psionic elements of Akira will be truly impressed [...]
Until the recent DVD release by AnimEigo, I was unaware of how wonderful a show Oh My Goddess really was. The five episode OVA series was an unexpected joy, and although there were minor issues from the condensation of the long-running manga into two and a half hours, I was enraptured with the romantic comedy. [...]