Over the last 10 days (from the 22nd until the 31st – yes, the 31st is tomorrow but bear with me) – Funimation has been announcing a new license per day. All 10 licenses have been announced, and they are all, with one exception, genre (and you could argue that one is genre too). So, below the cut you will find the list and some comments on the items.
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Category Archives: Anime
Weekend Review – Project A-Ko: Versus/Uncivil Wars
This weekend we get to the final Project A-Ko OVA, something of an “Elsworlds” piece, which makes the tone a little more serious, while continuing with the action and comedy. Does it work?
Note: Versus is the Japanese title of the OVA, Uncivil Wars is the American title. I’ve got no idea why they changed the name.
Weekend Review – Project A-Ko: Love and Robots
Our Project A-Ko review series continues with “Project A-Ko: Love and Robots”, which is the US release of 3 half-hour long short films featuring the main characters of Project A-Ko.
Weekend Review – Project A-Ko
This weekend we’re starting a series of reviews of the Project A-Ko series of films and OVAs, starting with the first one. You may have seen this one before on the Sci-Fi channel – as this used to be in moderate circulation on their Saturday Anime block, back when they showed anime on Saturday movies.
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The Real Weekend Review – Berserk
Okay, here’s the proper weekend review, with even my intended preface!
This time around I’m going for a review of the hyperviolent fantasy anime “Berserk!” The show has been around for a while, and the series has gotten a bit of a following in anime circles, enough for Dark Horse Comics to license the Manga, which is still running. Having listened to enough people tell me how good it is, I figured I might as well check it out and pass along my thoughts. So, having gotten the preface out of the way…
Tezuka Productions putting all of Ozamu Tezuka’s work online
Anime News Network is reporting that starting this week and continuing over the next three years, the production company found by Ozamu Tezuka, Tezuka Productions, will be putting every single work made by Ozamu Tezuka online for free, in honor of the late writer/artist/director’s 80th birthday.
Building the (Anime) Future?
Forget that Japanese gentleman who wants to marry a cartoon character (shades of Gibson’s Idoru). How about academics interested in building SF tech? Apparently, Gundam Academy is a go.
Weekend Review: Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid
Today we have the final installment of the Full Metal Panic! anime review series. Today we review the most recent installment of the franchise, with another change of tone back towards the serious.
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Weekend Review: Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu
Our Full Metal Panic! reviews now goes to the second season of the show, featuring a change in animation studio, and a change in the tone of the show for the more-than-a-little silly.
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