Author: John

Question: What are some anime that seriously delve into Japanese Shinto mythology?

Question: If you had a time machine set to 2000 and could use it to address all the heads of the anime distribution industry in America then what

Question: Why do you think no Hatsune Miku anime series has come out yet? To me it seems like a no brainer, considering all the available music, video

Approaching Takashi Ikeda’s lesbian-tinged romantic comedy manga Whispered Words (Sasameki Koto) is a bit of a challenge because objective review of the series is difficult to separate from

Dave from Tampa recognized me as “John from AnimeNation” today while browsing the anime section at the New Port Richie MovieStop store. We had a pleasant conversation about

Over the past ten years I’ve annually compiled a list of the annual new anime TV and web anime productions that I considered the finest of the year.

Question: I was curious what your thoughts were on the short film / music video ME!ME!ME! feat. daoko / TeddyLoid? What is your view on the social commentary

Question: As someone who has not watched anime in five years or so, could you tell me what you consider some of the best films or short series

On the heels of the success of Tatsunoko’s reboot of its 1972 Kagaku Ninjatai Gatchaman franchise as Gatchaman Crowds, the studio is evidently now producing a reboot of

Among the numerous amateur-created Japanese manga published within the 16 original issues of GEN Manga, Azumi Isora’s “Stones of Power” was debatably the most polished and professional. In

Masao Yajima & Boichi’s cataclysmic manga tale of clashing religious beliefs upon the advent of a teen girl’s manifestation of godlike powers comes to a compelling and satisfying,

The penultimate volume of Masao Yajima & Boichi’s epic anarchic fantasy Raqiya: The New Book of Revelation revolves around violent conflict on both interpersonal and global scales. The

The first two volumes of author Masao Yajima & illustrator Boichi’s five-volume manga series Raqiya are brooding, enigmatic suspense with interludes of horror and intense violence, all steeped

Stopped by the local Anime Fix store in St. Petersburg yesterday and spotted this production cel with genga of Hibari Hanakoganei from Akihabara Dennou Gumi. The $30 pricetag

Don’t know what the hell studio Trigger is trying to do with the Ninja Slayer anime. The trailer suggests that the studio is trying to adapt the novels