Ben Affleck is back, but not as Batman. The actor decided to throw a fit about his DCEU experience, right after the check cleared, of course. Fans will be soured at his comments, no doubt, but what does that say about him? These Hollywood hypocrites love to find problems once their bank account is settled.…
The fantasy anime ‘Fairy Tail’ has many epic battles and story arcs. Of all the characters, Natsu Dragneel of the Fairy Tail guild is one of their most powerful members. Throughout the course of the show, he faces off against some of the most powerful magical foes in the land. As a Dragonslayer, he can…
In 2021, like the previous year, several movies were delayed because of the ongoing beer bug scares. This made it an odd year where you could watch a movie in theaters, go to a drive-in, or stream it. However, this year we had a little bit better crop of movies and it was not so…
I had been to Anime Pasadena in 2019 and I had a blast. Thanks to panic surrounding a virus of unspecified origins, the event was delayed until this year. I just could not pass up the opportunity to attend and I was NOT disappointed. Day one, my super cute wife explored the art galley and…
‘Edens Zero‘ is the brainchild of mangaka Hiro Mashima. Its popularity led to an anime adaption from Japanese company J.C.Staff and was streamed exclusively to Netflix for North America. Shiki Granbell (Sean Chiplock) is living peacefully on Granbell, a theme-park planet where he is the only human. All the other inhabitants are robots and they…
‘Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop‘ is a teen slice-of-life anime directed by Kyōhei Ishiguro, who co-wrote it with Dai Satō. It was produced by Sublimation and Signal.MD. It has a premier at 2020 Shanghai International Film Festival before it was released in Japan in 2021 and released in the United States on Netflix. Yui…
‘Star Wars: Visions’ is a project that was a collaboration between LucasFilm and seven Japanese animation studios. It was produced by Kanako Shirasaki and has nine episodes released on Disney Plus. All nine episodes take place in some part of the Star Wars timeline. The Old Republic, the time of the Rebellion, prequels, the expanded…
Every anime fan worth their salt has heard of The Copy Ninja, leader of Team 7, the Six Hokage, none other than Kakashi Hatake, a fierce ninja from the Hidden Leaf in the hit manga and anime Naruto and Naruto: Shippuden. Though originally shown as cold and detached, he grew to care for his students…
Taken place in the Universal Century timeline, ‘Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway‘ is an anime film directed by Shuko Murase. It was produced by Sunrise and released in the United States through Netflix. It is the start of a new Gundam trilogy. In the year UC 105, twelve years after Neo Zeon War, the Earth is…
The Japanese studios Silver Link and Studio CONNECT brought us the 2018 ‘Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody‘ anime, based on the isekai light novel series by Hiro Ainana. Ichirou Suzuki (Justin Briner) is a gaming developer working on a new fantasy game, making the “Death March” to complete it by the deadline. Going…
‘Cells at Work! Code Black‘ is a thirteen episode spin-off anime based on the manga written by Shigemitsu Harada and illustrated by Issei Hatsuyoshiya. The show was developed by the Japanese studio Liden Films and dubbed by Aniplex. AA2153 (Kyle McCarley) is a rookie red blood cell partnered with fellow newcomer AC1677 (Jon Allen) to…
‘Violet Evergarden: The Movie‘ is a 2020 anime film directed by Taichi Ishidate and written by Reiko Yoshida. It was made by Kyoto Animation and released in 2021 by Netflix. Daisy Magnolia (Brittany Cox) is mourning the death of her grandmother and stumbles on some letters. She is informed that the letters were written by…
‘Fruits Basket: The Final‘ is the last season of the anime based on ‘Furūtsu Basuketto’ manga written and illustrated by Japanese author Natsuki Takaya. The show is produced by the Tokyo-based TMS Entertainment, with Funimation doing the English dubbing. The kind-hearted high school student Tohru Honda (Laura Bailey) is determined to break the curse that haunts…
Based on the video game by Atlus, ‘Persona 5: The Animation‘ is directed by Masashi Ishihama and produced by CloverWorks with Aniplex dubbing into English. Serving as a backstory to the video game, it follows the teenager Ren Amamiya (Xander Mobus) who is forced to move to Tokyo after being accused of a crime. After…
‘Radiant‘ is an anime by the Japanese studio Lerche and dubbed by Funimation. It is based on the French comic book of the same name by Tony Valente. The comic was translated into Japanese and later into English by Viz Media. Season one of the show premiered in 2018. A race of monsters called Nemeses…
Basil Rathbone. Jeremy Brett. Robert Downey, Jr. These are some of the names you might associate when it comes to television or film adaptions of Sherlock Holmes. As the record-holder for most adaptions as a fictional character, every Sherlockian knows that the Baker Street Detective did not only join his friend and colleague Dr. Watson…
‘The Way of the Househusband‘ is an original Netflix anime based on Japanese mangaka Kousuke Oono’s series of the same name published in Kurage Bunch magazine. The show is directed by Chiaki Kon and produced by the Tokyo-based animation studio J.C. Staff. Tatsu (Jonah Scott) was a once feared Yakuza hitman known as the Immortal…
‘Demon Slayer: Mugen Train‘ known as its full name ‘Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train‘ is an anime spin-off film of the ‘Demon Slayer‘ television series. It is directed by Haruo Sotozaki and produced by Ufotable. The movie set many records including the highest-grossing film of all time in Japan, the highest-grossing…
‘Porco Rosso‘ is a 1992 anime Studio Ghibli film directed by Hayao Miyazaki, who also wrote the screenplay. He based it on his manga Hikōtei Jidai (“The Age of the Flying Boat”). In 1930s Adriatic Sea, Marco “Porco” Russo (Michael Keaton) is an ace-pilot who defected from the Italian Air Force after Mussolini’s regime took…
‘Your Name‘ is a 2016 anime fantasy romantic film directed by Makoto Shinkai. Known as ‘Kimi no Na wa‘ in Japan, it was produced by CoMix Wave Films and dubbed via Madman Entertainment. Toho and Funimation distributed it in Japan and the United States respectively. Mitsuha Miyamizu (Stephanie Sheh) is a high school student living…
On social media, I asked my connections if they had any questions for me. In this Q&A, I take questions about pop culture and one of my favorite topics: Batman. I got a bunch of queries about comic books, anime, film, and writing. There were some awesome questions that really brought out some good conversation…
Fans of the hit anime series ‘The Rising of the Shield Hero‘ got a huge bit of good news when it was announced that season two now has a release date of October 2021. Naofumi, Raphtalia, Filo, and the ever-growing team will continue the extra-dimensional waves that are plaguing the world of the Melromarc Kingdom.…
Besides StudioJake, there are a ton of excellent pop culture commentary YouTube channels out there to add to your subscription list. These guys and gals are at the forefront of the entertainment industry to bring you the finest videos from their perspective. In no particular order, here are Twelve Pop Culture YouTube Channels To Add…
‘Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers‘ is a 2015 anime adaption of the ‘Rokka no Yūsha‘ series of light novels by Japanese author Ishio Yamagata. The TV show is directed by Takeo Takahashi and produced by the Tokyo-based company Passione. The English dubbing was done by Bang Zoom! Entertainment. The world is bracing for the…
Gundam is a fan favorite mech science fiction. Originally an anime from Tokyo-based Sunrise, it soon branched off into television, film, novels, manga, video games, and so much more. Over the years, fans have built “Gunpla” models based on the man TV shows. As a fan of the many spin-offs, I decided to compile a…
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