Thoughtful reviews and analysis of anime, manga, and their industries.
Some thoughts on _Breath of the Wild_.
Brent reviews the film _Neo Tokyo_ (also known as _Manie-Manie_), which contains short films by Rintaro, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, and Katsuhiro Otomo.
A love letter to the 1933 film _King Kong_.
Brent reviews the slice-of-life series set at a sweets cafe, _Rokuhoudou Yotsuiro Biyori_.
A love letter to Lloyd Alexander's fantasy novels.
We discuss how 3D printing might change the model kit business.
Here are the 5 anime series I'm trying to keep up with in summer 2018.
We talk about the relative lack of horror series in the anime medium.
A love letter to Brian Lee O'Malley's _Scott Pilgrim_ comic.
A review of the anime OVA _Quiet Country Café_.
A love letter to Hayao Miyazaki's masterpice of a manga.
An anime review.
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We talk about how we'd run the SyFy Channel.
A review of the Creality3D Ender 3 3D printer.
A dramatic reading of an anime post from 20 years ago.
I explain why MST3K is so impressive.
Brent reviews the 1990's fanservice-heavy fantasy OVA Maze.
A review of Junot Diaz's _The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao_.
Debating how to get fans to support the industry.
How _Tenchi Muyo!_ uses fanservice to tell you about its characters.
A review of Yoshiaki Kawajiri's polarizing 1987 film _Wicked City_.
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What _Tenchi Muyo!_ series is the best one to start with?
A dramatic reading of an anime post from 20 years ago.
Explaining my love of the jolly manga _Yotsuba&!_.
Reviewing Leiji Matsumoto's anime Western _Gun Frontier_.
What would we love seeing adapted to anime?
A dramatic reading of an anime post from 20 years ago.
A quick introduction to the Tenchi Muyo! franchise, and why it's important.
A review of the 2003 anime OVA _Early Reins_.
What happens when celebrities celebrate anime? Does it help?
A dramatic reading of an anime post from 20 years ago.
Making a Japanese bento dish: balls of potato salad.