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2022 in Review
2022 winds down as catastrophically as most other recent years. The war in Ukraine grinds on. A "tripledemic" rages in the US. Covid has ret...
Tezuka Osamu's Tales from the Old Testament Ep19-21
The seventh volume of Tezuka Osamu's Tales from the Old Testament is the pivot point between the mythic and "historical" parts of the Bible....
Cowboy Bebop, Witch Girl Meg, Nozomi Witches, Yamato 2520, Initial D First Stage
Tezuka Osamu's Tales from the Old Testament Ep 16-18
Here is volume 6 of Tezuka Osamu's Tales of the Old Testament: In the Beginning , which concludes the Exodus story and starts the books abou...
BAKI, Canaan, Fire Tripper, Kai Doh Maru, Mashin Hero Wataru
Canaan
This anime is a sequel to the visual novel 428: Shibuya Scramble, primarily drawing from the bonus Canaan scenario that was handled by Type-Moon. It isn’t strictly required…
Anime Series Like Spriggan
The secret organization ARCAM operates independent of national loyalties and uses skilled special operatives known as Spriggan. It is these powerful super
Jormungand, Katanagatari, Sirius the Jaeger, Aldnoah.Zero, Black Lagoon
Tezuka Osamu's Tales from the Old Testament, Ep10-12
In my blog post on the third set of episodes, I piously hoped that there wouldn't be a year gap again, as there had been between the…
Laughing Salesman, Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Sanctuary, AWOL - Absent WithOut Leave, Dallos
16 Anime Series Following Cold-Blooded Assassins
Anime is awash in killers, but assassins aren’t just killers, now are they? Hard in heart and body, assassins are killers trained specifically for the task. They carry…
009-1, Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens, Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom, Madlax, Riddle Story of Devil
Appare-Ranman: Another Solid Effort From PA
Appare-Ranman is an original PA Works anime from last year. Yes, the studio behind Canaan, Another, Charlotte and some less impressive works like Fairy Gone. Still, they’re a…
Anime Series Like Black Lagoon
Average business man Rokurou Okajima found his life turned upside down when he was captured and held hostage by a mercenary group in Thailand called Black Lagoon. In…
Why are anime boxsets so horrible?
This week’s piece doesn’t have much to do with Canaan in particular, but is a burning question that has been on my mind for a while now. I am…
Summer 2015 Anime
It’s time to get unreasonably optimistic again. But seriously, the new season is looking much more promising than Spring was.
