This week I have an anime review of a swords & sorcery series based on a fairly long running series of Japanese novels. Continue reading →
Category Archives: Anime
Weekend Anime Review – Iron Man: Rise of the Technovore
This week we have a review of a recent US-Japan co-production with an Iron Man story in a variant of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Continue reading →
“Cowboy Bebop: The Movie” – Greatest Science Fiction Film Tournament Podcast
The latest in our series of Greatest Science Fiction Film Tournament podcasts is now available here. Unlike previous podcasts, this one is a “pitch” program, in which Alex expounds on the virtues of Cowboy Bebop: The Movie, making a case for me to watch it. Largely because of this different format, the podcast is actually shorter than the movie itself for the first time in this series.
Greatest Science Fiction Film Tournament Podcast: “The Animatrix”
In our ongoing efforts to podcast about every possible entry in the Greatest Science Fiction Film Tournament, Alex and I discussed The Animatrix. It is available for your listening pleasure at a direct link, or through the Bureau 42 Master Audio Feed RSS, or through the iTunes store feed.
Anime Review – Fight! Iczer-One
It’s been a while since the last time I reviewed an Anime. This time, I’m taking a look at an OVA series from the 80s, that combines horror, mecha action, and large quantities of fan-service. Continue reading →
Weekend Review – Fight! Iczer-One
Time for another anime review, this time with a mid-80s OVA (direct-to-video miniseries). Continue reading →
Weekend Review – Claymore
I haven’t done a weekend review for an anime series for a while, so it’s time to clear that up with another anime review. Continue reading →
Halloween Review: Vampire Hunter D – Bloodlust
In 1983, Hideyuki Kukichi created a series of horror novels set in a post apocalyptic future, where in the ashes of World War III, as humanity tried to rebuild, horror from folklore re-emerged to assert themselves on mankind – Vampires. Under the guise of “The Nobility”, they made themselves humanity’s new masters. They rebuilt the world, but at the price of humanity’s subservience. Humanity chafed under their yoke, and rose up – shaking themselves free from those who would treat them as slaves and food. In this world came vampire hunters who would try to hunt down and destroy the Nobility. Among them was a dunpeal, half vampire, half human, seeking to hunt down the race that created him. A man known only as D.
This series became incredibly popular in Japan, due to the creepy but stylish setting, as well as the illustrations by up and coming artist Yoshitaka Amano. The series received a movie in 1985, which was one of the first anime films to be released outside of Japan, and it achieved a cult following in the US. Thus, when Yoshiaki Kawajiri directed a second film in 2000, based on the novel Demon Deathchase, a US release was certain… Continue reading →
Weekend Review – Baldr Force EXE
This week I have another anime review for you, from a short little 4 episode OVA based on a shooter for PCs and the Sega Saturn, that was released by Funimation – Baldr Force EXE. Continue reading →
Weekend Review: Highlander – the Search For Vengeance
This weekend (while I’m at Kumoricon), we’re taking a look at one of the more recent takes on the Highlander franchise, with the anime film from the director of Ninja Scroll. Continue reading →