Blogs about: Japanese Animation
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Why "Boys Before Flowers" Sets Feminism Back 20 Years
I swore I wouldn’t do this. I swore I wouldn’t write this rant. Some self-restraint I have, huh? But y’know, there’s only so much constant bombardment of Boys Before Flowers-re… more →
Dahee's Plastic Castle
Grave of the Fireflies (Hotaru no haka)
Lopez wrote 6 days ago: Dir: Isao Takahata. Japan. 1988 Setsuko's fruit drops (image: neil-san FlickrCC) “Why must … more →
Foreign Review: Howl's Moving Castle
soothsayer767 wrote 1 week ago: Master storyteller Hayao Miyazaki follows-up his Academy Award winning animated film “Spirited Away” … more →
The future and post humanism in Japanese Science fiction animation.
darklydreamingmatoya wrote 1 week ago: Japanese animation is looked upon as one of Japans key exports, at least in regards to popular weste … more →
Wednesday Review: Kiki's Delivery Service
insidethehemisphere wrote 1 week ago: “It’s not really important what color your dress is. What matters is the heart inside it … more →
Movie Review: Astro Boy
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soothsayer767 wrote 2 weeks ago: I have been a fan of Astro Boy ever since I saw the animated series in the early 1980s. I never real … more →
D.gray-man Review
foryouranime wrote 3 weeks ago: After watching the first few episodes of D.gray-man, a friend turned to me and said, “Wow, it’s kind … more →
Handmade Totoro Figures (don't sue me)
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joehurrycreations wrote 1 month ago: Hey everyone, On October 15th it was my big sister’s birthday, and while I want to give her so … more →
Challenges or Opportunities? The invasion of Japanese animation to Western Culture.
horaceanimation wrote 1 month ago: Ponyo, the latest Japanese hand drawn animation produced by the animation artist Hayao Miyazaki is n … more →
Boh Selecta!
Phoenix wrote 2 months ago: Yubaba kicks off. We were all watching the Studio Ghibli film Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro no kamik … more →
Wednesday Review: Porco Rosso
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insidethehemisphere wrote 2 months ago: “If you make money from war, you’re a scum. If you can’t make money from bounty hu … more →
Japanese Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, September 7-13
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Andy wrote 2 months ago: On SoundScan Japan’s weekly Blu-ray (BD) chart, Yukihiko Tsutsumi’s second live-action f … more →
Subs V.S Dubs!
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animeclubfpu wrote 2 months ago: This post for anime club is going to look at the age old fued in the anime/otaku community of Subtit … more →
Flavor of the morning
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Elizabeth Herndon wrote 2 months ago: I really hate when people use the word “flavor” to describe a variety of something rathe … more →
Wednesday Review: The Cat Returns
insidethehemisphere wrote 2 months ago: “Always believe in yourself. Do this and wherever you are, you will have nothing to fear. … more →
If I had a planet, part one
Elizabeth Herndon wrote 3 months ago: I think that if wars must be fought, they should solely be fought with exploding bats and giant scis … more →
In Focus: Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea
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leafless wrote 3 months ago: In recent years, mainstream animation has shifted from hand-drawn to CGI. As I am a fan of tradition … more →
A WTF?! Moment……
turntherightcorner wrote 4 months ago: Them Japanese are curazzzzy with their anime……… … more →
Babes of the New York Anime Festival
asylumdotin wrote 4 months ago: As the New York Anime Festival attests, Japanese animation isn’t all giant robots and schoolgi … more →
This daily posting shit must annoy all three of my readers.
blobguy wrote 4 months ago: Except the two who hardly jack in until once every who-gives-a-fuck. (I know, I bullshit a lot, but … more →
