Showing posts with label You Must Watch. Show all posts
Showing posts with label You Must Watch. Show all posts
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Lifetime Achievements Part 1: A Wind Named Amnesia
As I increased my collection, I eventually noticed that several covers featured the phrase, "From the creator of Vampire Hunter D." I searched for everything this man, Hideyuki Kikuchi had done. This month you'll get a look at his filmography with the exception of the two Vampire Hunter movies. We'll start with an intriguing post-apocalypse title called:
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Holding Out For A Hero Part 3: Shinesman
The idea of corporate superheroes has been around for a while. There was Captain Amazing in Mystery Men and the more contemporary Tiger & Bunny. In both of those the heroes are full-time defenders of justice sponsored by large companies. In this title the company heroes have to hold down regular 9-5 jobs with their heroics earning them tax-exempt overtime pay. Watch a team of corporate heroes punch the clock in:
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Holding Out For A Hero Part 1: Moldiver
If there is one thing I love, besides animation of course, it is superheroes. I love the serious heroes like Batman, the parody heroes such as The Tick or the Mystery Men, and the occasional "realistic" heroes including Defendor. All of them. So doing a month of superhero anime is the best of both worlds for me. While the defenders of Japanese justice are often quite a bit different from our own, the title character in this week's offering shares a lot with America's caped crusaders. Prepare to be wowed by the manly power of:
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Pet Project Part 2: Panda! Go Panda!
Another story of a girl abandoned by her legal guardians this week, but with a much happier take on the whole ordeal. We'll be looking at a forgotten Miyazaki title as we explore:
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Odder Couples Part 4: Riding Bean
When I started this blog, I got some feedback from a friend who writes "The Weekly Beer Geek" on The Black Sheep Online. He told me one of the best features of my writing style was that I clearly enjoyed what I was blogging about but didn't come off as a raving fanboy. I'll need to restrain myself as I tell you about one of my all time favorites:
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