News by Matt S. Danica Dee – Dee Dee – has got it all – she’s gorgeous, smart, and makes a fortune from her dancing. What you didn’t know about Dee Dee is that she has the wildest bunch of friends you could imagine. The second full volume of the…
Read MoreTelevision by Matt S. A second season to one of the best hidden gems on Netflix landed fairly recently. I missed that release, whenever it was (perhaps I was in Japan at the time), but after noticing that it was there a couple of nights ago, I’ve since binged the…
Read MoreReview by Priscilla M. Who would have thought that combining an all-girl metal band, aliens and a story arc that involves gender swapping (very much reminiscent of the acclaimed Japanese movie Your Name) would work as well as it does as a complete package? You can definitely call it wacky…
Read MoreImpressions by Clark A. The animated medium can be a terrific conduit for acquiring worldly knowledge. Shows like Bakuman and Seiyuu’s Life introduce viewers to the nitty-gritty of Japanese industries while simultaneously developing characters and scenarios that make each episode valuable as art. In the case of slice of life…
Read MoreWith the sheer volume and range of experiences the anime industry offers today, it’s easy to view animation studios as faceless entities or ones puppeteered by charismatic individuals. And yet, it regularly takes dozens upon dozens of bit players to bring even the nichest of productions to fruition. While animators…
Read MoreReview by Clark A. Shaft is a studio so wedded to avant-garde works –Mekakucity Actors and the Monogatari series spring to mind – that Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl initially struck me as an uncharacteristic instance of it animating a conservative franchise. Rooted in increasingly oversaturated high school slice of…
Read MoreNews by Clark A. Last year’s slice of life show, Chronicles of the Going Home Club, went down rather well for many watchers between its ironic sense of humour and tendency to poke fun at the anime industry. While the show is currently available for streaming on Crunchyroll, collectors will…
Read MoreReview by Harvard L. Touko Fukami and her four friends watch the fireworks and lament over how it’s their final year of high school. Touko’s family runs a glass-blowing business and aside from that, there’s not much which sets her aside from other anime protagonists. She’s optimistic and energetic, but…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Robotics;Notes goes weird places halfway through its first season. It’s almost like some anime company noticed that the slice of life genre is popular, and decided to trick people into thinking this anime is also an example of slice of life, only to swap over to…
Read MoreAnime report by Harvard L. The first season of Mushishi was one of the most charming and engrossing anime I’ve ever watched. It’s a slow paced series set in rural Japan, mixing elements of spirit detective, slice of life and Lovecraftian horror maintaining a relaxed, contemplative tone. It was unlike…
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