It’s a hardknock life for SHAFT
I don’t think that SHAFT produces pure gold 100% of the time, but one thing that characterizes all of their works is a habit of injecting large amounts of visual flare on a limited budget. This is one of the things that is polarizing about them, even though it...
Comic Update: ‘I cried, “So long, my youth.'”
Original Post I am not terribly happy with how this comic turned out art wise, so I won’t even talk about it! An exchange like this did happen between me and a friend though, and I thought it’d make an alright comic. I think this has a part two....
I am animation deprived and it’s basically my fault
Every now and again I am sadly reminded of what seems to be a distinct lack of mature action-oriented anime. Before I go any further with this, let me qualify what I regard as “mature action-oriented anime”–I mean shows that involve adult characters, in which well choreographed action in...
El Hazard sure has a magnificent world
A long while back, the FYEs in the DC area were all closing down, and as a result their full-retail-price DVDs were knocked to near Amazon Marketplace prices after a 90% discount. I picked up a few things, and among them was something I had been meaning to see...
I almost know Japanese
Allow me to explain my situation: I know an alright amount of Japanese. Enough that I can watch fairly straight forward shows without the need for a translation. Beyond that, in shows where the assistance of subtitles is needed, I can generally grasp anywhere between 50 and 75 percent...
Art: Baka na Kodomo Datta
Click for biggar. I actually like how this came out. Kind of simple, though....
Book Review: MS Era 0099– Mobile Suit Gundam 0001-0080
As some of you may remember, I was in Japan almost exactly one year ago! And you know what? I bought a ton of books over there! I’ve been meaning to review them for a good long while, but I never actually found the time or drive to sit...
Summer 2010: It’s all sequels and adaptations!
There’s honestly no point in someone like me writing a season preview post, since I really don’t have anything worthwhile to say. If you want something written by someone who actually has some decent kung-fu, I recommend that you read Ani no Miyako’s season preview. If you want something...
Comic Update: More Respected Man
Original Post Yeah, I don’t expect anyone to get this comic, and even if you do, it’s not terribly funny. I was stuck between Rets mentioning all of the porno movie theaters in Ikebukuro and him mentioning the Shakey’s there. As you can see, I chose Shakey’s because it,...
One more thing about Evangelion 2.0, then I’ll shut the fuck up
Between that review I wrote a year ago and those podcasts I just put out, I should hope that this is the last I have to say about Eva 2.0. For now. This isn’t going to be long, either. I simply want to say one thing that I’ve neglected...