Fullmetal Alchemist is now on Netflix. About time. The 2003 anime is one of my favourite series. The lack of availability has been a source of frustration as it is unreasonably hard to find a legal copy of the DVD-boxset ...
Read More »Nostalgic Impulse: Akira
Any list of most influential and greatest anime will inevitably feature one name above all others. Some have favourites that supersede it (indeed, I myself do) but no other film can claim as singular an impact on bringing Japanese animation ...
Read More »Berserk: The Black Swordsman charges forth once more
In this world, is the destiny of mankind controlled by some transcendental entity or law? Is it like the hand of god hovering above? At least it is true… that man has no control even over his own will. ...
Read More »Fullmetal Alchemist in the flesh
It is the era we live in. Old properties, and even those not long put to rest, are dredged up for live action remakes by soulless money-grabbing studios. The new announcement that one of my favourite anime/manga series and fan ...
Read More »Casting Kusanagi: Live action adaptation of Ghost in the Shell
Scarlett Johansson is going to play Major Motoko Kusanagi. This was the big news (for anime and manga fans, at least) at the start of the month when Dreamworks announced its first casting decision for the 2017 live action adaptation ...
Read More »Why I love conventions: 5 reasons to go to comic con
This weekend I went to the MCM Comic Con in London. It was a poorly organized, over crowded affair with very little going for it. On the plus side, I got to attend a question and answer session with the ...
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