Ex-Gainax Does Magic School (Also Animator School): Little Witch Academia
Magical academies! Spunky heroines! A big orchestral soundtrack! …sounds really boring, right? But in the hands of skilled craftsmen, convention can be compelling, and that’s what Little Witch Academia taught me. Now that all the good people that made up Gainax exist in the form of a studio named...
This Cold Money-Driven World and Magical Girls: SHAFT Completely Sells Out
SHAFT always struck me as a unique studio. Their keen eye for design as a result of tight budgets and scheduling, their ties to subculture with the songs used in their shows, and their off-beat otaku edge made them a studio worth paying attention to. It also helped that...
The Bizarre Case Of The Jojo’s Anime
I hate to say it, but I just ain’t sold on this Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure anime. I’m a casual Jojo’s observer: I’ve seen Araki’s art around in places, and that’s about it. I’ve been interested in the franchise for a while, but the several-hundred volume monster epic that is...