TOP FIVE: How to Turn Your Children into Weebs While Also Giving Them an Education (or 5 Edutainment Anime to Show Your Kids )
Dear The Millennial Weeb Generation, The year is 2021 and long gone are the days when we had to hide our generic Naruto-nin headbands and plethora of body pillows. No longer do we feel pressured to sheepishly private a playlist of our favorite fan amvs, nor must we steal away from judgmental eyes to the […]
Anime’s Surge In Popularity, and Why You Should Watch It
Anime is generally defined as any animation that is produced in the country of Japan. It has a rich history, going back as far as 1910-1917, when the first animators had their start, but it wasn’t until the 1990s that it exploded onto the scene with the rise of shows like Dragon Ball Z and […]
Anime Movie Trailer: Beauty of Mamoru Hosada’s BELLE Lives Up to Its Name
The Belle of the Ball Buckle up animation geeks, creative genius Momoru Hosada’s next film Ryu to Sobakasu no Hime (“The Dragon and the Freckled Princess”), or simply Belle, is just around the corner! First announced in December 2020, Hosada’s Studio Chizu has officially set its to release to July of 2021. Belle marks Hosada’s […]
Winter Anime Wrap Up: You Need to Watch Heaven’s Design Team
Have you been desperate for a rush of endorphins to lift your zombie brain out of its quarantine haze? Perchance you’ve been craving a sprinkling of some good ole’ wonky Japanese humor to break up your monotonous life? Or maybe you are a disgruntled employee in need of reprieve from dealing with the all-too-vague demands […]
Rohil Reviews 2000s Anime: Gantz
Gantz is Studio Gonzo’s 2004 sci-fi, cosmic horror-fueled action spectacle. Adapted from Hiroya Oku’s manga, Gantz is directed by Ichiro Itano and written by Masashi Sogo. The 26-episode run follows teenagers Kei Kurono and Masaru Kato, who are mangled and dismembered attempting to save a stranger from an oncoming train. The two wake up in […]
Rohil Reviews 2000s Anime: Paranoia Agent
Paranoia Agent is Studio Madhouse’s 2004 psychological thriller and character drama helmed by revolutionary anime director Satoshi Kon. The 13-episode run initially follows Tsukiko Sagi, an anxiety-ridden character designer responsible for the mascot Maromi — a pink doggo with a disproportionately large head. A totally adorbs, yet undeniably tragic cranium situation. As pressure builds on […]
Rohil Reviews 2000s Anime: Tenjou Tenge
Tenjou Tenge (天上天下, TenjĹŤ Tenge, lit. “The Heaven and The Earth”), is studio Madhouse’s cut-throat 2004 anime release. The 24-episode run centers around the Juken Club students at Toudou Academy, a high school founded on the integration of martial arts into the daily curriculum — and I say “martial arts” in the loosest way possible […]
Eizouken: The Joy of Creation
Contains spoilers for Episode 1 of Eizouken ni wa Te wo Dasu na! This is perhaps one of the best viewing experiences I’ve ever had in the first episode of an anime. The episode left me with a smile on my face the entire time because it hit me hard in the nostalgia spots. Why? […]
Iyashikei: Gems of Anime
Iyashieki. Whether or not they know it, this is a subgenre of anime that most fans know and many can probably recall their first experience with it. Why is that? Perhaps we should back up and ask what “iyashikei” is first. Iyashikei is a Japanese word that means “healing” and, according to TV Tropes, is […]