Megazone Part 1 was directed and part created by Noboru Ishiguro. He seems to have shared the director’s chair with recognizable names like Leiji Matsumoto on Space Battleship Yamato and Shoji Kawamori on the Macross movie The Super Dimension Fortress… Read More ›
Month: February 2012
What Happens When CTBF Takes On The Megazone 23Complete Collection?
Anime as a medium goes through the same (or similar, from my viewpoint) creative processes of any other visual entertainment work. At a certain stage in a production, financial backing from producers has to come into play. In 1985, when… Read More ›
The City of Lost Children Review: Come On Guys, It Is Not “That” Weird
As my taste in film develops with age, I find myself drifting ever closer to works with a French origin, yet always from a unique source. My knowledge of director Christophe Gans’ efforts like Silent Hill and Brotherhood of The… Read More ›
Memories Review: Two Out Of Three Is Not Half-Bad
This is the first anthology I have reviewed in my short life as a reviewer, so meeting with some unfamiliarity was unavoidable. For my first anthology, 1995’s Memories was a bit disappointing, yet not without its achievements. Memories is co-directed by… Read More ›
CotBF Now On Facebook
After such a long time coming we here have now created a Facebook group. Updates will be given and notifications will be sent when ever we post up a review or we just happen to be going to a local… Read More ›
Ancient Joe Review: Taking From The Past To Incorporate Into The Present
Folk tales are considered a vital part of a region’s cultural heritage and tradition. North America is breaming with such stories: John Henry and his role as a hard working steel driver on nineteenth century train tracks, the Native American… Read More ›
The Other White Meat: Zombie Powder Review
Released and serialized by Shueisha, Zombie Power premiered in 1999 within Weekly Shōnen Jump. Created by Tite Kubo (Bleach), Zombie Powder follows the story of Gamma Akutabi and his search for the twelve legendary “Rings of the Dead.” The rings are said to… Read More ›
Project A-ko Review: Follow Your Dreams
Back in my younger days as an Anime fan; my first Anime Convention was A-Kon 19 taking place the last day of my freshman year of high school. Even though it is considered the U.S.’s oldest Anime convention, nowadays I… Read More ›