I finally got around to watching Gravity last weekend. It was quite a good movie, but I couldn’t help comparing it to the long-running anime series Space Brothers. While one is a 90-minute movie and the other is a television show closing in on 100 episodes, I thought it’d be interesting to compare how the two works deal with the [Read more…]
It’s easy to like Black Lagoon for its constant barrage of gunfights, car chases, and witty one-liners, but one of its less explosive strengths comes in the relationship between the main characters. There’s a fascinating dynamic between Rock and Revy that develops over the course of the series, producing deadly tension and wonderfully understated friendship in equal measure. In order [Read more…]
From the dark days of two-episode VHS tapes to today’s era of simulcasts and Blu-Ray collections, one thing has remained constant in our relationship with anime in the United States. Regardless of the price or format, we (and everyone else who doesn’t live in Japan) have always imported our favorite shows from their native land. With a few notable exceptions [Read more…]
Convincing a friend or acquaintance to watch your favorite series has always been one of the most daunting tasks an anime fan can face. There’s the litany of facepalm-inducing misconceptions (Anime’s basically all porn, right?), the language barrier (Just watch the dub!), and the intimidating time commitment (It really gets good after episode 57!). As if all that didn’t make [Read more…]