Love and Peace! Trigun: Badlands Rumble
Five years since its announcement, and twelve years after finishing its Japanese television run, Trigun fires its way into theaters with the release of the film Badlands Rumble. Vash the Stampede once again stumbles and fumbles his way into a lost, extended, standalone episode from the first half of...
More Mitsudomoe! More Powerful!
Hey, before I get to the post proper, I have something to say: Japan’s currently in the middle of a national crisis. You know the story already, so if you haven’t already, please consider donating. I’ve donated to both the American Red Cross and the Japan Society, but there’s...
SHAFT’s Edge, PART 2: Hidamari Sketch, Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, Bakemonogatari
In a previous blog post, I went on for a bit about the specific qualities of Tsukuyomi -MOON PHASE- and Pani Poni Dash that make them stand out amongst other moe-centric works. Since those shows strayed a great deal away from their source material in a variety of ways,...