The Anime Blog – We Go Beyond Anime!

Finally! David and I, the founding members of The Anime Blog, have finally gotten together to record a podcast. The two of us have been watching anime together for over ten years and have both developed strong, differing opinions on the matter.
From now on, David is going to have his say in complete series reviews. [...]

Anime has become a style of art not just reserved for those who work in anime and manga production. There are many illustrators and artists today who use some variation of the anime style in their artwork. I personally find this style to be interesting and colorful, but I wonder what the outcome would [...]

Erica Reis‘ work caught my eye at Anime Central this year with it’s bright, happy colors and prodigious use of mermaids!
Mermaids have been largely ignored as subject matter ever since Disney butchered Hans Christian Anderson’s depressing tale of redemption and true love by making it a happy tale of redemption and true love. That’s [...]

Bio: Peter Mohrbacher was born on Mars in the year 2156. During the war against the five headed moon giants, he was thrust backwards though time into the magical land of Tromia. Under the assumed name of Dr. Baron von Businessman, he fought and defeated the demon kind of Darkcrest.
The evil wizard used his dying [...]

If you frequent my site, you know I’m a big supporter of the anime artist community. Anime as an influential art form is garnering more attention than it has in the past, but in my opinion, still not nearly enough. That’s why I interview and spotlight artists monthly (at least I really try to)! [...]

It’s Agatha the Bug Princess from Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess!
I spied this buggy gal with both eyes in the exhibit hall lobby. While she looked fantastic from afar, her costume was even more stunning up close.
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All the exquisite detailing she pored into this cosplay really set her apart from some of [...]

OK – I had a brief fangirl moment* when I saw this cosplay of Pip Bernadette from Hellsing. As in “OMG! I know you! I looooovve you!” Then the critic came out and was impressed with the craftsmanship and accuracy. Critic and fangirl enjoyed a brief “moment”, then I realized I had to talk to [...]

I saw a great cosplayer at Anime Expo this year – Devil Jin from Tekken!

“Devil Jin represents Jin Kazama as he would appear after succumbing to the effects of the Devil Gene” – Wikipedia
How did I find him?
He was walking towards the pike from the causeway at the Convention Center…those wings were huge! Everyone [...]