As regular readers might know, I have my own corner of this site dedicated to Japanese Horror. Don’t get me wrong I like anime, just not as much as my brother does. Some of them are cool, and some have decent stories and memorable characters as well. Many of them though have a lot of…
Category: Anime
Anime Annoyances: Poor Storytelling
Anime has good storylines…but terrible story telling. There are 6 pacing problems that are unfortunately common in anime. These problems sometimes even turn me off to anime. It is sad that anime is plagued by problem conventions. The medium could achieve much more if it could cast them away and tell a story properly. There…
Eden of the East
What does nudity have to do with terrorism and politics? Quite a bit it seems. Eden of the East opens with a naked man who calls himself Akira Takizawa in front of the White House just as Saki Morimi gets in trouble with the Secret Service for tossing a coin onto the White House lawn….
Mushi-shi
Mushi are beings that touch the essence of life; they are also described as pure life. Mushi-shi follows Ginko, a Mushi master, as he studies and helps people suffering from Mushi problems. Mushi-shi is an episodic anime. There is no storyline and very few reoccurring characters. Ginko travels throughout Japan collecting samples of Mushi from…
Spice and Wolf
Every once in awhile I come across an anime that hooks me from the theme song. I’m a sucker for good characters. Spice and Wolf is one of those anime. The story follows Holo, a deity of the harvest, and Kraft Lawrence, a merchant. Lawrence stopped at Pasloe one night during their celebrations of the…
Ga Rei: Zero
This anime threw me for a loop with the first episode. It was completely unexpected and doesn’t have any real bearing on the main storyline. Ga Rei: Zero is a prequel to the manga Ga Rei. The first episode makes a little more sense with that in mind. The story follows a group of Vanquishers…