Megalo Box – a new vision of a classic anime
It is now the 50th anniversary of the manga Ashita no Joe. “Voted “Japanese Favorite TV Anime” placing 4 out […]
anime
Review of Netflix’s Devilman Crybaby (2018)
Devilman Crybaby… 2018 is proving to be the start of a new resurgence in anime here in the states. Dragonball
Fist of the North Star (1986)
This hyper masculine rock & roll dystopian, martial arts blood bath would probably serve you best as a double feature with The Story of Rikki-Oh (live action). Now that would be one hell of a date night. I mean it and wouldn’t lead you astray.
Devilman Crybaby is coming to Netflix in 2018
Netflix Japan has debuted a teaser trailer for the upcoming anime adaptation of “Devilman,” the classic manga series by Go Nagai. Directed by Masaaki Yuasa (“Mind Game,” “Ping Pong”), “Devilman Crybaby” will premiere worldwide in spring 2018.
Presenting… Bartkira The Anime
“I just stumbled upon this entertaining gem from the depths of the surface web. Akira meets The Simpsons. Let’s go!”
comic reviews
Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs #1 Review
Think of the 1987 anime-inspired American animated series Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs as an Avatar: The Last Airbender
comic reviews
Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs #1 Review
Think of the 1987 anime-inspired American animated series Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs as an Avatar: The Last Airbender
Remember This… Retro Cyberpunk #2 (the anime edition)
You didn’t think I was going to spotlight old school cyberpunk films and media without mentioning the contribution of Japanese animation?
Movie Review
AKIRA (1988)
The epic cyberpunk film based on the over 2, 000 page manga of the same name. Akira is everyone’s favorite anime. It’s the anime that introduced many of us, gaijin, to Japanese anime.
Movie Review
Demon City Shinjuku (1988)
Based on the novel by Hideyuki Kikuchi and adapted into the now famous 1988 OVA of the same name. Most of you may remember Demon City Shinjuku as one of the first anime’s to be viewed on the just launched Sci-fi network way back in the 90’s. Others may remember seeing bits of the opening fight scene in the cyberpunk film Johnny Mnemonic (1995). If you are neither of said groups then sit down and pay attention to one of the classics of anime, before cat ears and otaku’s candy coated the genre.