Introduction In July, an earthquake rippled through the anime community at the news that the much-beloved animation studio Kyoto Animation had suffered a devastating arson attack. With at least 30 people killed and a similar number injured, it’s one of the worst massacres in Japan since the Second World War. Needless to say, this was a shocking tragedy born of […]
Sailor Moon SuperS is the fourth season/instalment of the original Sailor Moon anime adaptation from the ’90s. The story begins with the people of Tokyo, Japan, including Usagi Tsukino and her friends, all watching for a particular event that is set to occur that very day; this event is an eclipse, where the Sun is completely enveloped by the Moon […]
There are two things you should know about “Flavors of Youth”: 1. It’s a great anime. 2. You probably won’t think it’s a great anime. “Flavors of Youth” strikes me as an inaccessible anime – particularly to western audiences – and not just because of its meandering, introspective nature that would put a lot of people to sleep. I would […]
Magic Knight Rayearth is an early 90’s Shojo series that was written and illustrated by CLAMP. It tells the story of three Japanese high school girls, Hikaru Shido, Umi Ryuuzaki, and Fuu Hououji, who all meet while their individual schools are visiting Tokyo Tower on a field trip. It is inside Tokyo Tower that the three school girls hear a […]
Elfen Lied is an anime I’ve heard talked about by multiple people and the vast majority of it has been exceedingly negative. Terms like “worst anime ever made”, “trash” & “containing nothing of value” have all been thrown around. The series is based off of a manga written by Okamoto Lynn and was handled by Arms. A studio I’m not super […]
Sailor Moon Super or just Sailor Moon “S” is the third instalment of the five season anime adaptation of Naoko Takeuchi’s original manga work from the 90’s. The story begins with Rei Hino (Sailor Mars) having a psychic dream (or a psychic premonition) of the end of the world. A time of ruin and destruction when darkness engulfs the light […]
I once reviewed an anime called Noir, a really well-done series from Bee Train. At that time, I also briefly mentioned that it has two spiritual successors. The latter one ran in ’07. Six years after Noir. This is El Cazador de la Bruja, written by Kanemaki Kenichi. Does it live up to its predecessor? Story: Nadie is a bounty hunter […]
