Anime
Shounen Jump Addiction: Watching One Series For More Than 10 Years
Shounen Jump anime series are an ambiguous creature. They are the most popular anime ever created and are enjoying immense fan bases. On the other hand they are infamously filled with fillers, can be repetitive, are stretched across hundreds of episodes and at times suffer from low production quality. I’ve been watching Naruto for ten years now. I can’t stand fillers and have lost my passion for ninja action a long time ago. So how come I still watch Naruto and am enjoying it? Continue reading
2012 Summer Anime Season Retrospective
The 2012 summer anime season has ended and let’s face it – it wasn’t very good. But fear not, for I have found those shiny gold needles in the summer anime season haystack for you! There were one or two of those. I think… Continue reading
Predicting Sentai Filmwork’s Upcoming Fate/Stay Night Release
Sentai Filmworks have acquired the rights to release Fate/Stay Night in the U.S. and will be releasing it on Blu-ray in January. That’s great! Unfortunately little else is currently known about the upcoming release and there are many burning questions to be asked. How will it look? How will it sound? How much will it retail for? And will it sell?
We try to answer these questions using some handy facts and educated guesses. Continue reading
The Ai Yori Aoshi: The Complete Series DVD Review Is Now Available
The Ai Yori Aoshi: The Complete Series DVD review is now available in the reviews section and here.
This collection is a great way to introduce yourselves to Ai Yori Aoshi and is definitely one of the rightfully titled classic anime in FUNimation’s anime classics line. But those who really want to know the entire story, and on the way get to read one of the best manga ever made, should definitely check the Ai Yori Aoshi manga as well. It was released in its entirety by Tokyopop, and while Tokyopop is no longer here the manga is still relatively easy to find. If you’d prefer to skip the volumes that were already animated I recommend you begin with volume 10 (which was only partly animated). The Ai Yori Aoshi anime focuses more on the fun and games in the life of the boarding house, while the manga offers a more balanced story and does not shun away from portraying the personal hurdles and hardships of life alongside the more happy occurrences seen in the anime.
Are Old Anime The New Hype?
In the last three years we’ve seen a growing number of old anime series making a comeback. Some resurfaced as regular editions, others as collections at a budget price and some in remastered versions. This trend is definitely going strong and almost all the U.S. anime distributors are riding the wave. But are all distributors taking the same approach? And more importantly, can these old “classic” series successfully compete for our money when facing against modern HD series with all their bells and whistles? Continue reading
The Armitage III The Complete Saga DVD Review Is Now Available
The Armitage III The Complete Saga DVD review is now available in the the reviews section and here.
I did not enjoy watching this collection at all. FUNimation just repackaged the old Geneon release without bothering to fix any of the many problems the former release had. As a result this is a terrible release. On top of that Armitage III is just not interesting enough to appeal to the current generation of anime viewers. If you were planning to buy this title you should (seriously!) read the review before doing so.
By the way according to Wikipedia Armitage III is to be read as “Armitage the third”. Before watching the OVA I used to wonder what became of Armitage I and II…
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