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...

In the brave year of 2012, the Lupin III franchise has become a well oiled machine, pushing out entertaining, but usually formulaic, TV specials each year. But way back in 1971, the Lupin franchise was just cutting its teeth on anime. After that great pilot film in 1969, Lupin...

I don’t want to say something like, “With Q, Eva really has jumped the shark,” or, “Q is a giant disappointment after three long years of anticipation,” because neither of those things are the case. That said… it’s not a very good movie. I saw this movie twice. Including...