I’m Gonna Be Honest About Liar, Liar

Liar, Liar is a pretty darn half-baked anime. Like a lot of trend-chasing works of fiction that don’t really understand the appeal of the things they’re copying, you can easily identify which popular series each story element was directly inspired from: A closed-off school environment where points determine your social standing: Classroom of the Elite …

Classroom of the Elite – Season 1, Flying Witch, Gundam Build Fighters – Part 1 & Tsurune Blu-Ray Release Dates Changed

Those looking ahead at the release schedule might have noticed that a variety of upcoming Blu-Ray releases from all three of the major anime distributors have received updated release dates, with the most notable being from MVM Entertainment in form of Flying Witch and Tsurune. A breakdown of the new release dates can be found […]

Reign of the Seven Spellblades Is Not As Generic As It Seems, Trust Me

I don’t want to write another post-mortem about a light novel anime adaptation. The Reign of the Seven Spellblades anime technically isn’t a bad adaptation; unlike the Spy Classroom anime it covers all the plot points in a coherent manner. While the production values are modest, there are some action highlights here and there, like …

Mix: Meisei Story – Nidome no Natsu, Sora no Mukou e – 21

Rather cruel making us wait an extra week for that. This plot twist is kind of a thresher for Mix viewers.  The wheat and the chaff are old Adachi hands and new viewers (though I don’t sense there are that many of the latter).  We kind of knew this was coming, because Adachi gonna Adachi.  …

Anime Expo Cinema Nights: PERFECT BLUE 25TH ANNIVERSARY – SATOSHI KON FEST

 AX Cinema Nights brings passionate fans together for immersive community experiences. Presented by Anime Expo®, the largest celebration of Japanese pop culture in North America, and Iconic Events Releasing, a company specializing in distributing special engagement theatrical events to theatres, AX Cinema Nights is a year-round movie event series celebrating the best new and classic …