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.