Author: John

Question: Along with Osamu Tezuka, who are the most influential creators in manga and anime? I’d imagine Go Nagai for his work with super robots, Cutie Honey and

I really do want to like this American adaptation, and I’m both hoping for the best and keeping an open mind. However, I’m very conflicted over this extended

Question: What animators – Japanese or not – are worth following? The only contemporary, populist director I can think of who’s work is higher-quality-than-it-needs-to-be but still makes “normal”

DC Comics has released a preview image of this week’s new Flash Rebirth issue 16 comic book. Artist Carmine Di Giandomenico’s illustration looks a bit familiar. Coincidence or

The freshly released second full trailer for the live-action Ghost in the Shell movie seems to confirm my worst fears that the movie has heavily “Americanized” its presentation

I feel a tremendous sense of satisfaction knowing that the most successful anime film in history is not a soulless, corporate franchise picture owned by a giant conglomerate

A scene in this week’s third episode of Akiba’s Trip occurs at the Schatzkiste maid café. Neat! I’ve eaten lunch there once.

In order to be most useful to readers, I need to preface my reflection on 2016’s anime by first explaining my own criteria for judgement. Despite having watched

Leave it up to Japan to advertise a dictionary as a children’s toy.

Question: Like me you probably heard the sudden and untimely passing of Carrie Fisher October 21, 1956 – December 27, 2016 aka Princess Leia of Star Wars from

I was reorganizing part of my collection today when I was struck by the uncertainty, “How and when did I end up with two copies of this book?”

Collider has published a lengthy, in-depth interview with live-action Ghost in the Shell producer Avi Arad, executive producer Michael Costigan, star Scarlett Johansson, practical effects designer Richard Taylor,