This week I continue my next batch of posts for the East Meets West series, dedicated to comparing/contrasting anime and Western media of similar premises, and, based on a specific set of…
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East Meets West #3: Boku No Hero Academia .vs. The Karate Kid
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East Meets West #30: Little Witch Academia .vs. The Worst Witch
Some shows, while thematically different, can nevertheless contain elementally similar to one another. I’ve already pointed that out plenty in this series of posts: starting from the first,…
East Meets West #10: Nichijou .vs. The Looney Tunes
This week I continue my next batch of posts for the East Meets West series, dedicated to comparing/contrasting anime and Western media of similar premises, and, based on a specific…
East Meets West #8: Konosuba .vs. South Park
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East Meets West #27: Summer Wars .vs. WarGames
Before Mamoru Hosoda released Summer Wars, the concept of an “evil AI” is a trope that had been explored countless times in Western media over the past decades.…
East Meets West #25: Little Nemo .vs. Slumberland
Last November, I learned that Netflix released a live-action adaptation of Windsor McCay’s Little Nemo comics, and my first response was “What?” It seemed odd that producers would…
Boku no Hero Academia 6 – 15
「タルタロス」 (Tarutarosu) "Tartarus" This part of the story is kind of Horikoshi’s “Empire Strikes Back” arc.
Boku no Hero Academia 7 – 15
「Butterfly Effect」 The balancing of all those spinning plates falls not just on the writer but the audience too.
East Meets West #1: Dragon League .vs. The Mighty Ducks
In professional hockey and basketball leagues like the NHL and NBA, two conferences exist: the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference, each with their own set of teams…
East Meets West #6: Digimon Adventure .vs. The Last Airbender
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East Meets West #16: Anime Sanjushi .vs. The Three Musketeers
Wishing everyone a blessed and happy Easter on this fine Easter Monday. Christ indeed has risen from the grave, and conquered death at the same time, giving us…
East Meets West #9: Lucky Star .vs. Spongebob Squarepants
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East Meets West #12: Your Name .vs. 17 Again
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Boku no Hero Academia Season 6 – 15
This part of the story is kind of Horikoshi's "Empire Strikes Back" arc. Read more
Boku no Hero Academia Season 5 – 15
As is so often the case with anime generally but especially this series, I seem to find myself at odds with the general zeitgeist. Read more
Boku no Hero Academia Season 4 – 15
You can't go for epic all the time, even in a shounen epic, and BnHA has always been at its best when it manages to be personal as…
Boku no Hero Academia Season 7 – 15
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East Meets West #2: Steins;Gate .vs. Back To The Future
This week I continue my next batch of posts for the East Meets West series, dedicated to comparing/contrasting anime and Western media of similar premises, and, based on…
East Meets West #26: Japanese Digimon Movies .vs. Digimon – The Movie
Ooooh, I think it’s time for another Digimon post. For this month’s East Meets West, I’m going to be doing something that I’ve never done before here (surprisingly…
East Meets West #28: Mewtwo Strikes Back .vs. Detective Pikachu
For the first time in this blog, I am going to address media from the Pokemon franchise. Arguably considered the most prominent of Japan’s anime, video game and…
East Meets West #19: Neon Genesis Evangelion .vs. Pacific Rim
Since the advent of literature, epochs of man fighting monsters has been a popular storytelling genre. Greek legends feature the exploits of figures thwarting mythical creatures, medieval knights…
East Meets West #5: Vatican Kiseki Chousakan .vs. Father Ted
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East Meets West #13: Spirited Away .vs. Alice In Wonderland
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East Meets West #18: Your Lie In April .vs. Amadeus
I was only a few months into high school when I first watched the 1984 film adaptation of the Peter Schaefer’s biopic Amadeus, which chronicles the career of…
East Meets West #29: Grave Of The Fireflies .vs. Life Is Beautiful
Here’s another comparison that I’ve been wanting to do for the longest time: one involving Grave Of The Fireflies, an animated WWII drama that, in contrast to typical…
East Meets West #17: 5 Centimeters Per Second .vs. The Great Gatsby
Many of us are familiar with the works of Makoto Shinkai, the famous Japanese director of modern hits like Your Name or Weathering With You. Throughout parts of…
East Meets West #23: Sword Art Online .vs. Ready Player One
Five days prior (6 November 2022) marked the start date of the events of the inaugural Sword Art Online (hereafter SAO) anime. It was on that Sunday when,…
East Meets West #11: My Neighbor Totoro .vs. The Wind In The Willows
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East Meets West #21: Sonic The Hedgehog 1996 .vs. Sonic The Hedgehog 2022
Today’s comparison covers another video game film, namely that of the Sonic The Hedgehog series. Although many associate his first movie appearance to have occurred in February of…
East Meets West #31: Dark Side Of Dimensions .vs. Pyramid Of Light
To my readers:The last time I posted on Monday was Easter Monday of 2022 (April 18) – coincidentally, that was also an East Meets West post! However, today…
East Meets West #7: One Punch Man .vs. League Of Super Evil
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East Meets West #4: Super Mario Bros. Super Show .vs. Sonic X
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Weekly Post #1- West vs. East
Post #1 in a 5 part blog series, uploaded every week (previously every 2 days), where I: Share 3 Songs Write a short article about animation or the…
Boku No Hero Academia S5
The fight between good and evil is a long battle and not going to end any time soon. That is why Boku No Hero Academia has reached its…
Boku No Hero Academia S6
Still going very strong. When a series has been running into multiple seasons, you know it is on the right track and formula. And hence it is without…
East Meets West #14: Castle In The Sky .vs. Raiders Of The Lost Ark
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Boku no Hero Academia Manga 320 – Deku vs Class A
“That’s how you become a Hero like in the comics.”
East Meets West #24: The Disappearance Of Haruhi Suzumiya .vs. It’s A Wonderful Life
It’s not uncommon to have an episode of an anime set around the Christmas period, such as in Toradora, Digimon Adventure, and basically every single slice-of-life show (K-On,…
East Meets West #20: Super Mario Bros (1986) .vs. Super Mario Bros (1993)
It’s been more than a year since I last discussed the Super Mario Bros. anime, sub-titled The Quest To Rescue Princess Peach. It’s a colourful, yet unassuming anime…
Boku no Hero Academia 7 – 09
「Extras」 All For One’s ability to hone in on weaknesses is probably more powerful than any of his myriad quirks.
Boku no Hero Academia 6 – 03
「One's Justice」 With HeroAca, it isn’t always easy to see who the heroes are.
Boku no Hero Academia 6 – 04
「継承」 (Keishou) "Inheritance" It isn’t always this good, but at its top end BnHA still puts those shounen pretenders to shame.
Boku no Hero Academia 6 – 19
「全力!!」 (Zenryoku!!) "Full Power!!" Now the Izuku as Luke Skywalker thing is impossible to ignore.
Boku No Hero Academia S5 OVA
I guess it is no big secret now. Before we all get ready to dive into the sixth season, a couple of Boku No Hero Academia S5 OVA…
Boku no Hero Academia 6 – 23
「デクvsA組」 (Deku Bāsasu Ē-gumi) "Deku vs. Class A" Who will protect the heroes?
Boku no Hero Academia 6 – 08
「敵(ヴィラン)連合vs雄英生」 (Viran Rengou Bui Esu Yuuei Sei) "League of Villains vs. U.A. Students" Well, that can't be good.
Boku no Hero Academia 6 – 06
「エンカウンター2」 (Enkauntaa 2) "Encounter 2" The odds are anything but even here.
Peaks & Valleys: Boku no Hero Academia
This is exactly the kind of post that would get me a ton of backlash if not for the fact I run an obscure blog. Not only has…
Boku no Hero Academia Manga – 337
The space between, Yes, we’re back with the Dave Matthews lyrics. Get on with the program!