I’ve been inspired by Martin’s post on Berserk to offer my own thoughts.
I’ve always jokingly called Berserk, “The story of the Anti-Christ and his best friend.”
That said, Berserk is the perfect show. Really, I mean it. The characters are well-crafted and not only that, they actually move the story forward. Every one of their actions [...]
To be honest I’ve liked s-CRY-ed since I first watched it when it was coming out on DVD out here.
I mean plot-wise, it really isn’t that different from most shounen style fighting shows. You have two guys, who don’t like each other; both of them are trying to get strong enough to challenge the other [...]
Normally I don’t pick on the disabled.
But some people seem to really love Gundam Zeta, so I feel compelled to point out something. This show sucks.
Okay, okay. Maybe sucks is too harsh of a word. There are things about Zeta that are interesting. The relationship between Camille Bidan and Jared is one of those things. [...]
Warning: I will not use the words pretentious or overrated in this post. If you’re expecting them, well I don’t know now what to tell you. But they won’t be here.
Okay, so that’s out of the way. Now I have a confession to make, I’ve always had a soft spot for a good romance. For [...]
(Okay, I’m done writing about heavy stuff for a while. I’m going to actually write about anime.)
To be fair, I thought about titling this “Why Not Shana?” but Shana isn’t a title that should be in anyone’s top ten. And it never was a contender for my number nine spot even from the point when [...]
Sometimes there are just shows that push the boundaries of what anime can and can’t do. And I don’t mean in a technical aspect, but in a storytelling aspect.
Now and Then, Here and There is one of those shows. There are plenty of those types of shows in the history of American television – NYPD [...]
So I’ve been trying to figure out why Fullmetal Alchemist isn’t my number nine. I mean it has everything I could ever want in an anime. It has a multi-layered plot, a great cast of characters (many of whom are pretty morally gray) and an actual Western style fantasy world that doesn’t suck.
And to be [...]
Take one dead equine, take one stick, apply pressure to the carcass through repeated blows and you have the discussion that has surrounded Neon Genesis Evangelion since it first came out.
But here I am anyway, taking my swing at it.
It’s easy to find things to hate about Eva. Let’s face it, I can give the [...]
Wow, I don’t post for a week and now I’m going to do my third post. Although my last couple were under the influence of a lack of sleep and caffiene. Oh who am I kidding, this one is too.
So, I recently exchanged a couple of emails with animesophist and he mentioned Fooly Cooly to [...]
Up and to now most of these Why Not segments have focused on anime that I like, and that except for the flaws in them really aren’t that bad of shows. But this time I’m going after a show I hate: Record of Lodoss War OVA.
Seriously, why does anyone like this show? It’s horrible. It [...]
