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...
Searching for Keisuke, My Love
Located past Akiba’s KFC and next to a Denny’s lies Keisuke Black–a noodle joint that serves as a go-to spot for otaku in need of power in the form of ramen. And Kiesuke Black is all about power. As I saunter into the shop’s funky interior with its black...
Stay Cool, Man: Green Jacket Lupin
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...