The Hyperdimension Neptunia anime is the perfect example of how an anime can enhance and expand on a popular video game without being a complete slave to it. Given that I am such a fan of the Hyperdimension franchise I was always going to enjoy this anime, but I didn’t…
Read MoreVideo game adaptations of films don’t have the greatest reputation, and that’s for a good reason – they’re often limited in budget and struggle to capture what made the film so popular for audiences. Film adaptations of manga or anime is much the same. Trying to recreate what tend to…
Read MoreI guess this was inevitable. Taking the generals and heroes of the Sengoku period of Japanese history (the same time period that the Samurai Warriors games take place within), and presenting an alternate history that revises almost all them into attractive ladies is a distinctly anime thing to do. If…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. It’s important to explain the history behind this brilliant anime series before we talk about the anime itself. French literature has an equivalent to Sherlock Holmes, his name is Arsène Lupin. Like Sherlock Holmes, Lupin is a roguish gentlemen, but unlike Holmes, Lupin is a thief.…
Read MoreReview by Clark A. Shaft is a studio so wedded to avant-garde works –Mekakucity Actors and the Monogatari series spring to mind – that Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl initially struck me as an uncharacteristic instance of it animating a conservative franchise. Rooted in increasingly oversaturated high school slice of…
Read MoreNews by Clark A. I’ll readily admit I’ve never actually watched this show, but it’s a prime contender for the “Most Captivating Anime Name” award I just conjured up three seconds ago. The snappily titled Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl was originally released by NIS America early last year. This…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Osamu Tezuka is surely the most important man in the history of Japanese manga and anime. Heavily inspired by Walt Disney in his early years, Tezuka is best known for creating Astro Boy, but it was hardly his only hit. For instance, you may have seen…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Atlus games lend themselves well to anime adaptations, because the narratives of those games are invariably the most engaging part of them. As we saw from the Persona 4 animation, for instance, by cutting out the occasionally repetitive dungeon exploration, the overall experience, if anything, improved…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Circadas chirp in the background as the camera cuts sharply from one angle to the next, as the scene is set of a typical warm, humid day in suburban Japan. And indoors there’s a brother and sister that have set themselves a bet. The brother has…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. I know I’m late to the party with Kill La Kill, but I was aware of the controversial reputation that the series had before I put the disc into my DVD drive. It took me around five minutes to understand why. This is a series that…
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