Review by Clark A. Cardcaptor Sakura is regarded as a classic anime in most corners and, watching it again today, there’s no mystery as to why it took off. It’s a fun, innocent show with far more going on beneath the surface. It doesn’t hurt that, despite being a magical…
Read MoreReview by Clark A. In an industry that often produces movies that directly adapt their TV show equivalents, Yu-Gi-Oh! Bonds Beyond Time is ambitious. Originally released in 2010 as an anniversary movie of sorts, it plucks its four protagonists from the franchise’s first three long-running anime spin-offs. That’s a lot…
Read MoreReview by Clark A. Toradora is a romantic comedy with an endgame that is seldom in question after the first fistful of episodes. Against this handicap, the writers managed to tell an intelligent, multifaceted tale that enriches the premise to the point where the outcome will be the last thing…
Read MoreNews by Clark A. The Bayonetta franchise is certainly going to have new eyes gazing upon it thanks to Platinum Games’ upcoming Bayonetta 2 on Wii U. It’s fitting, then, that the localised version of the anime movie Bayonetta: Bloody Fate will launching the in very same month as the…
Read MoreNews by Clark A. It’s been a long time coming, but it’s nearly upon us; Japanese cultural icon, Doraemon, is finally hitting America with Doraemon Gadget Cat from the Future. The English dub is courtesy of distributor, Viz Media. A previous incarnation of the show was once slated for an…
Read MoreNews by Clark A. It’s safe to say Kill la Kill stirred up the anime community when the anime began airing in late 2013, gathering loyal fans and leaving others revolted. It wasn’t simply polarising in terms of quality either; the show spawned plenty of debates about its female heroines…
Read MoreNews by Clark A. The Pokémon anime series may be a quite prolific one, having now gone nearly 850 episodes strong, but that’s not enough to stop TV Tokyo from releasing frequent movies, shorts, and specials to supplement it. The latest of these spin-offs is Pokémon: Mega Evolution Special I,…
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