What is Dark Fantasy? Dark Fantasy is a popular subgenre in literature that often has grim and blood-soaked themes. It can be scary or disturbing and sometimes it may even feel more like a Horror than a Fantasy. What is a subgenre? In literature, many genres can be broken down into categories. Many of these …
Perfect Blue is a psychological thriller that was released in 1997. It’s directed by the legendary Satoshi Kon, who also gave us Paprika. Perfect Blue is based on the novel Perfect Blue: Complete Metamorphosis by Yoshikazu Takeuchi. I touched upon this one in a smaller summary in an article about the 90s animation works of Madhouse …
When we think of anime, we often think of Sci-Fi, Romance, Mech, Horror, Action-Adventure, and Slice of Life stuff. However, there are a lot of mystery-themed anime out there. Most of these shows combine genres with the list above, so it would be normal to find a show that is Mystery and Romance (for example, …
Why is Madhouse one of the best anime studios? First off, it is important to note that Madhouse was one of the first Japanese animation studios to elevate the quality of animation and storytelling in the late 80s and early 90s. But how did they come into creation? Table of Contents The Early Days of …
Platforms: PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch [Review code provided by WayForward] The girls are back in town for another round of brawling beat-’em-up action in River City – and this time they’ve brought some new friends. Following up on the 2019 original, River City Girls 2 sets out to do things bigger and better than …
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch [Review code provided] There are some that say that turn-based RPGs peaked in the 90s, when the SNES brought us classics like Chrono Trigger, Earthbound and Super Mario RPG. Whether you agree or not, it’s hard to deny that those years were, at the same time, very …
