Ghost in the Shell is a film I’ve lived with for a long time. The film was released originally in 1995, and SOMETIME in the late 1990’s I saw it for the very first time on VHS. I immediately fell for it’s hyperactive, cyber-sci-fi charms, and amazing action, coupled with a style of animation that…
Blu-ray Review – Rising of Shield Hero (S1 Parts 1 and 2, Funimation)
Rising of the Shield Hero is a 2019 anime series by Studio Kinema, who made one of my recent favorite anime series, Made in Abyss. Knowing this going in I was already excited. I know there are plenty of anime series that involve normal people entering fantasy universes so that tempered my expectations slightly, but…
My Neighbor Totoro (Disney) Blu-ray Review
The animated cinema of Hayao Miyazaki no longer needs an introduction. Over the last 3+ decades the man, and the studio he help created, Japan’s now famous Studio Ghibli have created a near non-stop barrage of animated classics. They range from complex plotted mythological wonders, to simple family tales. The one through-line between then all…
Akira (25th Anniversary Edition) (Funimation) Blu-ray Review
Akira was certainly not the first Japanese anime to become popular on the world stage. From episodic cartoons in the 60’s and 70’s like Astro Boy, Speed Racer, and Gatchaman (aka Battle of the Planets) to the 80’s Robotech, Japanese animation had begun to make it’s way slowly into the international consciousness. However, it should…
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