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The Anime Curriculum: Anime Essentials by Gilaes Poitras
Class is now in session. Welcome Gilaes Poitras as we discuss Anime Essentials, the guide to anime and anime fandom in 2001.
Otaku no Video & the History of Otaku | KYOTO VIDEO
For my 6th anniversary, I wanted to take a look back at an anime that's more of a historical document than an actual anime. Through a …
What I can still learn from Otaku no Video
I cried the first time I watched the Daicon opening animations. In earnest, my emotions took over and filled me with an overwhelming sensation all at once. Far…
Anibros Podcast Episode 154 – In My Attempt to Bury the Lead, I Will Now Reveal…
Show 154 I would like to extend a heartfelt welcome to the influx of new listeners that have been directed to this glorious…
Anime OVAs You Missed: Animation Runner Kuromi
https://myanimelist.net/profile/animebackwhen Special Shout out to Lord Cobi for the Recommendation! If I was to ask most of you which anime did a great job of giving an insightful experience on…
Gurren Lagann, Otaku no Video, Animation Runner Kuromi, FLCL, Genshiken
Five Years On; Anime Feminist Vs Japanese Pop Culture
Well, as you can see, not a great deal of writing is getting done for this blog. To be honest, I have put the blog on hold for…
Case Closed, After the Rain, Horimiya, Kill la Kill, Ristorante Paradiso
Basing my entire personality on this one Genshiken manga page
By this point, I was already too far gone; my eyes were glazed over and the only thing left on my mind was the fantastic content within. I…
Shoujo-tachi wa Kouya wo Mezasu is brilliant you fools!
I initially was interested in Shoujo-tachi wa Kouya wo Mezasu simply due to its surface-level similarities with the previously enumerated list of “meta” anime. Though I mostly wanted…
RUMBLE GARANNDOLL – Episode 1
It’s a by-the-numbers mish-mash of heavy-handed homages that also has cute mini-mecha designs and a fair bit of heart. It sits squarely in the subgenre of “rah rah…
Exploring sakuga – Part 1 : Birth of otaku, birth of sakuga
If you ask different people what “sakuga” is or means, chances are you’ll get different answers ; but all these answers will probably revolve around a few similar…
How Global is Anime?
Huge thanks to Sandra Annett for her time! DISCLAIMER: I received a copy of this book for free. I was not paid in any way to review this book.…
Dance in the Vampire Bund, Sailor Moon, Sound! Euphonium, Mitsudomoe, Outbreak Company
#70 - Interview with Robert Woodhead (Founder and CEO of AnimEigo)
Last weekend at Animazement in Raleigh, NC, Bill and I had the pleasure of having Robert Woodhead on the show. Robert is the Founder and CEO of Wilmington,…
Gunsmith Cats, Otaku no Video, Riding Bean, Bubblegum Crisis
#50 - TATAKAE 50th Episode!!!! - GAINAX's Otaku no Video!
We've done the improbable! We made it to 50 episodes! What better way to celebrate than to review a favorite, GAINAX's 1991 parody OVA, Otaku no Video! Before the…
Anibros Podcast Episode 121 – A Metaphor for Getting It On
Jack and Laven have actually been watching anime?! They talk about what they've seen and what you should see! Plus a special announcement at the end of their…
Ms. Koizumi Loves Ramen Noodles, A Place Further Than the Universe, Initial D First Stage, Otaku no Video
Evidence #29 - Animage Vol. 54 (December 1982)
Download PDF Here! (Size: 376mb) When it comes to anime magazine collecting, Animage seems to be the top tier in any anime…
Crusher Joe, Macross, Mars, Otaku no Video, Space Adventure Cobra
Evidence #27: My Anime Magazine (1982, Vol.12)
Well, I am once again late for my own celebration... Download .pdf HERE! (Total Size: 309 mb) …
Crusher Joe, Fang of the Sun Dougram, Macross, Riding Bean, Space Adventure Cobra
2004, Part 2: Respectful, Yet Rebellious
Over 130 new anime shows debuted in 2004 on Japanese television, a number in magnitude that would be the norm for the next decade. Naturally...
Black Jack, Girls Bravo, Madlax, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, Zipang