On the walls of my Tokyo apartment are posters of both Tenchi Muyo! and Love Hina, two series that helped shaped my love for anime comedies. As years have gone by, the comedy genre has gotten a lot stronger now
There’s a reason why I often watch anything from director Ayumu Watanabe. He has a real knack for creating stories about people seeking their true selves. Whether it was a restaurant manager rekindling his writing passion in After the Rain
It's all music and anime on this week's edition of Duck Amuck in Japan! King Baby Duck chats quickly about the Tokyo International Music Market, as well as giving shoutouts to Bandruption and his DJ friend Mike Rogers. JonStar makes
“Failing upwards” is a phrase that both hurts when it happens, but yet somehow leaves one in a much better situation than before. In real life, a good example of that is, say, doing a presentation, not getting the initiative
I’ll admit that I’m a sucker for rotoscope. The process of creating cartoons by drawing over real video has been a thing in animation ever since it’s beginning. From the likes of Betty Boop and Popeye to the works of
Since 1992, Crayon Shin-chan has been a staple on Japanese televisions, movie screens, and even video game consoles. Although an attempt has been made numerous times to popularize Shin and his family in the West, nothing yet has been successful.
First, the bad news: if you have never watched a single episode of Overlord, then you will be completely lost at what’s going on. However, for those who dove headfirst into the first four seasons of the series based on
There are many kinds of game genres Hiro Mashima’s Fairy Tail could enter. The last one I could’ve imagined was a sports game, especially volleyball. But here we are, in a world where Fairy Tail: Beach Volleyball Havoc exists before
It's wrestling, manga, music, and furry critters galore in this week's Duck Amuck in Japan! First, King Baby Duck, AFLM, and JonStar play a game of "I Told You So" when reflecting on My Deer Friend Nokotan. Kaiju Big Battel
How sad it was when it was announced that GAINAX was shutting down this past June. After nearly 40 years in the anime business, the studio behind the likes of FLCL, Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, and — their