It's kind of rude, to be honest. ALSO: those Oscar snubs and Cowboy Bebop live-action update!― The ANN Aftershow: Why is Everyone in Jujutsu Kaisen So Hawt? This week's episode of Attack on Titan is delayed due to an earthquake in Japan, so Jacki, James, and Lynzee discuss the finer points of the hit anime Jujutsu Kaisen including why all the characters are so attractive. It's kinda rude to be hone...
Containing the incomparable bombast of Code Geass' Goro Taniguchi, Back Arrow is a case of telling you exactly what it is on the label. Giant robots, political intrigue, plenty of nudity, and a villain that escaped from Dark Precure!― Containing the incomparable bombast of Code Geass' Goro Taniguchi, Back Arrow is a case of telling you exactly what it is on the label. Giant robots, political intrig...
Otsuka was animation director for Lupin III, Future Boy Conan, Horus - Prince of the Sun― Studio Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki revealed on Monday at the 2021 Tokyo Anime Award Festival that animator Yasuo Otsuka had passed away that day. He was 89. Otsuka was born on July 11, 1931 in Japan's Shimane prefecture. He joined Toei Dōga (now known as Toei Animation) in 1956 and worked on The White Snake ...
Premieres next Monday before episode 74― The public television broadcaster NHK announced on Monday that the Attack on Titan The Final Season anime's 14th episode (73rd episode overall in the series), which was preempted on Monday morning due to its emergency news coverage of an earthquake in Wakayama Prefecture, has been rescheduled to next week. Episode 73 will air at 12:10 a.m. on Monday, March 22...
However, even dismissing the lack of any new challenges, locations, or prominent characters, the absence of gyro controls in aiming is inexcusable.― Gal*Gun Returns revolves around a simple but decidedly niche concept: an arcade-style on-rails shooter a la House of the Dead where instead of being chased by zombies through a haunted mansion, you're fending off the advances of every woman in your scho...
Bella Blondeau looks at the evolution of harmless hunks, their appeal, and how the term 'himbo' was coined in the first place.― What is a himbo, exactly? Urban Dictionary describes a himbo as “a very attractive male that [is] sometimes a bit dim, but super sweet and always respects women.” Certainly, it's a more flattering term than “bimbo,” which is typically used as a misogynistic slur to shame wo...
Ember Reviews compares to fantasy tales starring adept female leads to see what makes each a great protagonist in her own right.― Making comparisons amongst different facets of popular anime is a fun little exercise I like to engage with occasionally, especially when certain trends end up getting clustered together. In one such instance back in 2015, we coincidentally saw two different anime adaptat...
The story follows Uramichi Omota, one of five hosts on a children's show called “Together with Maman” and he just can't stop himself from giving the kids terrible life lessons about what a misery adulthood is.― Whether you grew up with The Electric Company, Zoobilee Zoo, or The Wiggles, there's something kind of special about live-action children's programming starring adults. Part of that is the di...
Cowabunga! The turtles are back with a new beat-em-up, the Neptunia franchise bounces into Senran Kagura and Microsoft talks a little about that Bethesda buy.― Ahhhh… a slow news week, finally. After the last few weeks of massive newsdrops, this might seem like a good thing… but whether there's news or no news, I still have a column that needs to be filled. Usually when this happens I find something...