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Love Warrior Pantheon 1999
DDL | Archive Released by TIFA Corporation/CI in 1999. Special guest appearances by Hurricane Ryu and Minoru Kawasaki. It’s been a whooping 6 years since I last posted…
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Pulse (2001) review
“An extra-ordinary apocalyptic horror narrative that explores, in a refined way, the destructive impact of consumption – the pulsating attraction of injecting solitary enjoyment by enga…
Fruits Basket (2001)
While definitely an “Early 2000’s shojo anime” there is a lot here that really endures (and endears) that makes it worthwhile as more than just an important contextual…
GO (2001) review
An exquisite structured exploration of how fictions of nationality fracture and shape they societal field as well as the subjects subject to it and the relational dynamics they…
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Pulse (2001) [Film Review]
Pulse: or, Nowhere to Run In 10 years, or at least while we're still alive, they'll invent a drug that prevents death. Then, we could l...
GO (Isao Yukisada, 2001)
A young man struggles to define himself while caught between two equally hostile cultures in Isao Yukisada’s disarmingly charming youth drama.
A2 (2001) [Documentary Review]
A2 (2001); or, Paradise Lost I can’t express adequately what I want Aum to be, but I know I don’t like the way it is now. Three…
A2 (Tatsuya Mori, 2001)
Tatsuya Mori returns to the subject of Aum following A to examine the ongoing effects of the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway
Xena: Warrior Princess Road Warrior GN (English)
Xena: Warrior Princess Road Warrior written by Vita Ayala with art by Olympia Sweetman, and cover art by David Mack, is exactly the balm we need today for…
Maddie Takes Down Logorhythms – Pantheon Ep 2 Review
Maddie and Ellen Kim visit Logorhythms HQ. After receiving help from the deceased Laurie Lowell, Maddie is able to free a portion of her father David’s mind.
Chanda Breaks the Simulation – Pantheon Ep 3 Review
A copy of Chanda’s core data breaks free from the Alliance telecoms simulation. Meanwhile, Maddie forces her parents into a digital date night via a video game.
Ghost in the Machine – Pantheon Ep 1 Review
Logorhythms created a program to upload human minds into a cloud. Two years after her father’s death, Maddie Kim begins receiving messages from a machine ghost.
The “ideological warrior”
“No reservation, no hesitation, no discrimination, no limitation, just liberation (alt. Caramelldansen)”
Electric Dragon 80000V (2001) review
The beauty of the monochrome visuals as well as the roughness of the musical accompaniment is enough to keep the spectator engaged from start to finish.
0&1 (Kei Nakata, 2001)
The fatalistic meeting of two existentially confused assassins threatens to spark a revolution in Kei Nakata’s millennial drama
OtakuGeneration (Show #405) 2001 Nights
Shownotes :: (show 405 :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With 2001 Nights, recorded live March 10th, 2013. This week we watched the…
New Getter Robo, Amagami SS, Dragon Ball Z, Getter Robo, Hurricane Polymar
2001: 21st-Century Digital Toys
Alexandra Roedder is finishing her Ph.D. in musicology at the University of California, Los Angeles, writing about Joe Hisaishi's Ghibli so...
The Prince of Tennis, Cardcaptor Sakura, Grave of the Fireflies, Hyouka, Mahoromatic - Automatic Maiden
The “secret” fan club, 1991-2001
The original Space Battleship Yamato fan club has been well-documented elsewhere on Cosmo DNA. Founded in December 1977 after the incredible success of the first feature film, it…
１９ （ナインティーン） Director: Kazushi Watanabe (2001)
１９ （ナインティーン） Director: Kazushi Watanabe (2001)
5 Reasons To Watch: Hellsing (2001)
To kill a vampire, you need more than a stake to the heart or a 9mm to the face. Hellsing's vampires are borderline eldritch in nature.
Review: Moonlight Warrior (2023)
Moonlight Warrior 月光武士 China, 2023, colour, 16:9, 109 mins. Director: Hong Ying 虹影. Rating: 5/10. Decent but conventional light drama between a young teenage boy and an older…
Review: Warrior Nun (Netflix)
In Andalusia, a secret convent of nuns trains daily to fight against the forces of evil, not through ministry and prayer, but with katanas, shotguns, and magical swords.…
My Wandering Warrior Existence
Kabi Nagata is back once again with a volume of her comic essay work. My Wandering Warrior Existence is quite possibly her best work to date. To begin…
Jitsuroku! Shinwakai: Forget the Greek Pantheon, THIS is the Real Deal!
No one should be too proud of themselves, and by that I mean everyone should be able to poke fun at themselves, to some extent. Ego is…
Harmful Insect (害虫, Akihiko Shiota, 2001)
A 13-year-old girl looks for protection and safety but realises the world is not safe for her anywhere in Akihiko Shiota’s devastatingly bleak character study
S4E6 - My Wife Is a Gangster (2001)
Hello everyone, In this episode of Heroic Purgatory, we discuss the 2001 South Korean film, My Wife is a Gangster. Does this 20+ year-old action comedy pass the test…
Anime Review 23 Shaman King 2001 (Redux)
Shaman King was one of many anime that aired on Jetix back in my childhood days and it was the first shounen anime that I watched and loved from start to finish. A decade has passed and started fro…
Lan Yu (蓝宇, Stanley Kwan, 2001)
A cynical businessmen falls for an earnest architecture student in Stanley Kwan’s landmark LGBTQ+ drama
Shadow Warrior 3 (Quick Review)
I have not played any of the previous Shadow Warrior games, so here’s my quick review for Shadow Warrior 3 from a newcomer’s perspective. Okay, so for those…
AMAIM Warrior at the Borderline
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Why I Haven’t Watched Any Anime From 2001
If there’s a year from the 21st century that I almost never mention in my blog, it’s 2001. That year didn’t have a lot of anime that are…
Cyborg 009 2001: Emotional Arcs in Art Direction
A look at how two episodes from this series use colour tones and backgrounds to surprising effect.
Hole in the Sky (2001) Director: Kazuyoshi Kumakiri
Hole in the Sky (2001) Director: Kazuyoshi Kumakiri is a great character study of a lonely man finding the will to move on after meeting a woman he…
Let’s look at the Minami Conbook from 2001
I was out at the weekend so no Manga Mania Monday this week, instead I have grabbed something within arms reach, the Minami 7 conbook from 2001. Let’s…
Thoughts on My Wandering Warrior Existence
Once again, Nagata Kabi is providing an insight into her life with another diary manga, this time focusing on her trying to figure out just what love is.
Overlord (Episode 9) – The Dark Warrior
Momon faces Clementine, the girl who killed Ninya and the other members of the Swords of Darkness, while Nabe stands before Khajiit and his plans to become immortal.…
My Wandering Warrior Existence (Manga review)
Review of My Wandering Warrior Existence by Nagata Kabi published by Seven Seas
Ribbon warrior Jajka figure non-scale
By Soft Shell Crab Well, that was unexpected. I didn’t think I’d come across a Jajka figure. Jajka is the captain of Bonple High School’s senshado and Tankathlon…
The Faraway Paladin – 06 – Warrior Priest
Will’s first episode On His Own is a good one. It starts out quiet and contemplative, as we just watch a tiny Will traverse grand vistas. He’s searching…
Warrior Nun, Netflix TV Series Review
Who knew this day would come when I appreciate seeing nuns being badass. Yep, I am now a fan of Warrior Nun.
Electric Dragon 80000v (エレクトリック·ドラゴン 80000V, Sogo Ishii, 2001)
A supercharged free spirit clashes with an electric Buddha man at war with himself in Sogo Ishii’s cyberpunk fever dream.
Sunday Select: 7 Favorite Anime of 2001 and 2003
best 2001 anime, best 2003 anime, noir, fruits basket 2001, Tokyo Godfathers, Spirited Away, Kino's journey, Wolf's Rain
#MechaMarch Space Warrior Baldios: Fighting Your Future
In an attempt to have a balance between shows I’ve watched before and shows that are new to me, Space Warrior Baldios is something that is new. This…
Look Both Ways! Railway Crossing Warrior Shadan
During the gunpla boom of the early ’80s, giant robots were everywhere… even safety campaigns for kids. Meet Japan National Railways’ Gundam doppelganger, Railway Crossing Warrior…
“Great Warrior? Wars Not Make One Great.”
Given the choice between being “strong” or “weak,” few people, if any, would pick the latter. Yes, yes, I know there could be specialized contexts where “weak” m…
Benkei: The Warrior Monk Who Died Standing
Benkei was a Warrior Monk whose life was filled with rich history and folklore. Or at least, that's how the tale is told...
AMAIM Warrior at the Borderline ep19 – Surprises
Scott and I watched the first episode of AMAIM Warrior at the Borderline and share our thoughts on it. I found it surprisingly good.
Queer Echoes: Koike Chikyoku, Unlikely Warrior Artist
The story of a little-know artist-turned-warrior during the waning days of the samurai -- who just might have been a queer woman.
AMAIM Warrior at the Borderline ep17 – Tragedy
Scott and I watched the first episode of AMAIM Warrior at the Borderline and share our thoughts on it. I found it surprisingly good.