anime
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From Pokémon To Studio Ghibli, Here Are Excellent Snow Sculptures
It’s cold! Some places are seeing snow, which might mean snowball fights and snowmen. For one Twitter user in Japan, the freezing precipitation means excellent sculptures.
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It’s Almost Like Akira Predicted Covid-19’s Impact On The Olympics
Akira certainly did predict the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The manga, created by Katsuhiko Otomo (above), and ensuing anime are set against the backdrop of the impending 2020 Tokyo Olympics. It also appears that one panel in the manga refers to measures for combating a contagious disease.
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The Digimon Reboot’s Warp Speed Take on Evolution Is Keeping the Show Fresh
Though the Digidestined’s emotional connections to their Digimon have consistently been depicted as the true source of the heroes’ strength, almost every Digimon series has involved massive arcs in which characters were tasked with discovering external power sources that represented key aspects of their personalities. The trope may be played out within genre fiction, but…
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Watch The First Episode Of Mamoru Oshii’s New Anime Right Here
Mamoru Oshii is famous for influential anime feature films like Patlabor 2: The Movie and Ghost in the Shell. Prior to that, he made a name for himself directing the Urusei Yatsura TV series in the early 1980s. He’s now returned to TV anime with Vlad Love.