Anime titles from the past to the present.
While working on today’s review, I came to the realization that there are rather few mainstream anime and manga that deal with natural disasters on a realistic scale. I’m talking something realistic like Barefoot Gen or Grave of the Fireflies,… Read More ›
Even as a fan of modern live-action Japanese cinema, I felt a tinge of dread when I heard that the 80’s police drama-comedy Patlabor series was going to get a live-action T.V. adaption. People who have read my other reviews… Read More ›
It has been a very long time since I last wrote something for Children of the Blazing Fist, for which I am entirely to blame. Sorry if anyone missed me. As it has been a while, I think it is… Read More ›
World War II, so ingrained into the psyche of pop culture that even to this day we are still reading, playing, and watching media based on that time in world history (not just Coach Dunn’s 2A class). Recently, fellow writer,… Read More ›
Here is a list of all the titles and some extra information on what we covered at A-Kon 2014. For those cool people who are new to the site, we added hyperlinks to the specific titles that we have reviewed in… Read More ›
Based on Takao Saitou’s long-running Golgo 13 manga, Golgo 13: The Professional was originally released in Japan in 1983. The film was directed by the late Osamu Dezaki. Dezaki, who was best known for directing a variety of classic anime,… Read More ›
A long time ago when I was in 1st grade, I was lucky to have a weekly Japanese class taught by a lovely woman who worked well with children. From what I remembered, we learned very basic things about… Read More ›
We recently noticed that we had a ton of Discotek Media DVDs lying around waiting to be reviewed (as is a common problem, as you know). Thinking we could make a theme month out of it, we decided to turn April… Read More ›
I once almost had the pleasure of meeting King of Thorn director, Kazuyoshi Katatamaya, at a con when he was promoting King of Thorn around 2009, but came down with a cold (con flu perhaps?) the day before. Regardless, Kazuyoshi… Read More ›
Anime based on Japan’s historical periods tend to vary wildly, not only in terms of the actual time periods and events they cover, but also in their means of execution. Some series, such as House of Five Leaves are rather reserved and… Read More ›
Battle for the Past: Megazone 23 Area 88 They Were 11 Project A-Ko Riding Bean Neo-Tokyo Macross Plus Memories Ghost In The Shell Shinesman Perfect Blue Mecha Made Easy: Macross Plus Megazone 23 Mobile Suit Gundam Patlabor Giant Robo Mazinger… Read More ›
When I started to cover entertainment on this site, I told myself that trying to cover the latest thing would not only be economically infeasible, but also give my reviews the shelf life of grocery store fruit. As someone who… Read More ›
When I first saw the DVD box cover to Croisée in a Foreign Labyrinth, my need not to judge Anime based on the cover came out in full force. I thought, “Croisée is a show released by Sentai Filmworks that’s… Read More ›
Children of The Blazing Fist 