Thursday, August 18, 2011
A Man's Job Part 3: Phantom the Animation
Assassins come from both genders, usually with distinct styles for men and women. The ladies are more often the seductress, subterfuge style assassins while men typically use more brute force. This week we'll see how two young kids handle the same job as one of the biggest, baddest men of anime in:
Thursday, August 11, 2011
A Man's Job Part 2: Madonna
Teaching is often seen as a female dominated profession. When teaching tough, violent, Japanese delinquents though it can be useful to have the power to beat them to a pulp when necessary. At the very least it helps if the students aren't actively trying to violate you. We'll see how a woman handles these troubles in the Rugby themed:
Thursday, August 4, 2011
A Man's Job Part 1: Apocalypse Zero
I'm a big fan of the manliest men of anime. The tough guys who know how to get the job done, oftentimes with their fists and/or guns. They say not to send a boy to do a man's job and we'll be exploring that idea this month. Some jobs are difficult and meant for the burly musclebound men. We'll be examining titles where a female, child or combination thereof take on the jobs of my favorite macho males. We'll start with the job of post-apocalyptic martial arts expert in:
Thursday, July 28, 2011
What Is It Good For? Part 4: Big Wars
This is the final title I added to my collection of "Wars" anime. More intergalactic warring, but this time we're headed to Mars. You're in store for some allusions to religious radicalization in our last installment for the month:
Thursday, July 21, 2011
What Is It Good For? Part 3: Psychic Wars
Demons and a buff, shirtless, surgical oncologist duke it out for the fate of mankind in this unusual little title. This blog post is dedicated to a coworker who left recently and is preparing for her imminent wedding. This goes out to you Chivon! I'm also adding a new searchable category for your enjoyment: Memorable Moment. A category for those titles that have scenes I can never forget.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
What Is It Good For? Part 2: Vampire Wars
Vampires are everywhere these days. The popularity of these blood-sucking creatures of the night never seems to wane and that is as true in Japan as it is here in the States. By the law of averages, if you produce a whole lot of anything a few will be great, a lot will be mediocre, and a few will be delightfully terrible. This week we'll look at a title that falls squarely into the last category.
Thursday, July 7, 2011
What Is It Good For? Part 1: Venus Wars
War is a popular theme for stories in all mediums. When I began collecting used anime, I was surprised at the horrendous movies that were titled like a mad lib reading "_____ Wars" I made it my personal mission to collect every anime movie or OVA with this titular scheme. This wasn't too hard, there were only 4, all of which you'll see this month. I didn't care as much about TV series such as Sakura Wars. The true junk and gems are usually produced in more limited time run. We'll start off with a tale of interplanetary strife:
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