The Children of Gainax: Promare and FLCL 2

I have escaped from my corporate slavery to deliver you reviews of two theatrical engagements that I saw… well about four or five months ago at this point. Both of these works can be considered offspring of the now on-life-support Gainax, and unfortunately neither of them particularly excited me....

Tenki no Ko — At Least We’re Alright

I never wrote about Kimi no Na Wa on here, and have actually written very little at all about Shinkai Makoto across my various internet scribbles. Who knows, maybe I posted about him a few times on the Megatokyo Forums, but I do not recommend digging through those archives....

2008 to 2018: 10 Years of Anime, Part 3

Turns out it takes three posts to cover 10 years of anime, especially when one’s anime intake drops dramatically over the course of a decade. This is the third and final Part of my look anime from 2008 to 2018, following Part 1 and Part 2. This set of...