I’ve observed Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!, Smile Down the Runway, Akudama Drive, Moriarty the Patriot, and Somali and the Forest Spirit as the best new anime series
The 2020 COVID-19 pandemic affected Japan’s anime industry as it did everything else in the world, resulting in a potentially contracted spring broadcast season and a number of
Given that Japanese audiences tend to prefer cuter lighthearted fare and mecha, what exactly makes Duke Togo (Golgo 13) a classic in Japan? Answer: Creator and illustrator Takao
Ask John: Why hasn’t a Lone Wolf and Cub or Lady Snowblood anime ever been produced despite their tremendous influence? Answer: The Kozure Okami manga, known internationally as
Question: Maybe I’m overthinking a small word choice, but when you wrote “conventional baseball anime,” I had a thought. Does unconventional baseball anime exist? I suppose we could
Question: I was just curious what your personal favorite Anime of 2010-2019 were. Answer: I watch a lot of anime because I deeply adore the medium. I’m fascinated
Motivated by my personal fascination with anime, every year I make a deliberate effort to sample as much of the year’s new offerings as I’m able to. Given
I just stumbled across a somewhat pervasive ongoing online search for a “lost” anime colloquially referred to by the names “Saki Sanobashi” and “Go For A Punch.” The
Question: I know you had a column recently on Battle Angel Alita and you’re probably impressed with the reception where fans and some film critics are commenting this
2018 will not be remembered as a remarkable year in anime history as the year didn’t produce any television series of historical significance. No avowed masterpieces rose from
Question: This is a new year and it is officially clear that anime/animesque type series is now more or less accepted internationally in Hollywood films and television. Some
Question: Is Netflix creating a revolution similar to that generated by the introduction of the OVA format? Answer: Inherent within the term “revolution” is the concept of “revolutionary,”