This month we’re discussing My Dress-Up Darling – a romantic comedy anime (with some fanservice) all about cosplay, followed up by a discussion about this year’s Crunchyroll Anime Awards and the r/Anime Awards.
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Anime Explorations Episode 5: Today’s Menu for the Emiya Family
This month, Tora, David, and I kick off the inaugural installment of Fate-uary with a discussion of our background with the franchise, and a look at Today’s Menu for the Emiya Family. Continue reading →
Anime Explorations Episode 4: Thunderbolt Fantasy Season 1 + The Blade of Life & Death
This month, David, Tora and I are taking a look at the first season & film of Thunderbolt Fantasy for Lunar New Year.
Episode 3: Nutcracker Fantasy (1979)
This month, for Christmas, David, Tora, & I are taking a look at the 1979 Sanrio stop-motion animated film “Nutcracker Fantasy”.
Anime Explorations Podcast – Episode 2: Boogiepop & Others (2019)
This month, David, Tora, and I look at the 2019 adaptation of the successful adaptation of some of the Boogiepop light novels – Boogiepop & Others.
Anime Explorations Podcast – Episode #1: Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken
I’m podcasting again! I, along with David Stark (my frequent collaborator on the Greatest Science Fiction Film Tournament podcast, along with Blaine), have a new podcast, where we do a monthly book-club style discussion of an anime series. This month we’re taking a look at 2020’s Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!
Next month, we’re discussing Boogiepop and Others (currently available for streaming on Crunchyroll).
October Review: Werewolf By Night (2022)
Marvel’s first major steps onto the cinematic stage came with 1998’s Blade. 24 years later, the MCU is revisiting the era of horror comics that Blade came from, with the first major on-screen appearance of Jack Russell… the Werewolf By Night.
October Countdown: Body Bags (1993)
We have another anthology film, with a more modern take on the genre – following in the success of HBO’s Tales from the Crypt – and this one with some legends of horror cinema attached.
October Countdown: Tales from the Crypt (1972)
We’re starting our horror reviews for the month of October today, with an anthology film from Amicus, adapting a collection of short stories from various American horror comics, such as Tales of the Crypt, The Vault of Horror, and The Haunt of Fear.
Movie Review: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
This weekend has our first MCU Phase 4 theatrical installment that moves the actively moves the timeline forward, along with our first film with a predominantly Asian lead cast.