There’s some movies I never get tired of watching: the original Star Wars trilogy, Spaceballs, Scrooged, Ghostbusters, Big Trouble in Little China, and so on. I don’t know why I don’t get bored with these movies, or what there is specifically about them which makes them so appealing as to be re-watched once or [...]
How many times have you watched in slack-jawed wonder as an anime that started out so promising and so good devolved into a giant steaming pile of crushed hopes? Have you ever felt cheated by an anime ending badly since you believe your investment of time and emotion should pay off after nine frigging hours? [...]
Anime is a fertile medium for strange concepts, outlandish character designs, and bizarre backdrops. Giant mechs aren’t considered odd in anime, neither are physically mature 15-year olds and their talking animal sidekicks.
Over time, weirdness has become part and parcel of anime, and makes it better because of it. Some fans might take umbrage to hear [...]
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