Welcome, all, again. Today's discussion will focus upon The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent, a quiet isekai offering one of the least flamboyant--yet one of the most solidly constructed--storylines ...
Welcome, all, again. Our last discussion concerned a dark plot by an abused healer to remake his world, so I thought a much lighter take on world conquest might ...
Welcome, all, again. 2020 was a rough year the world over, and almost everyone I know is feeling lingering effects in some way. I myself lost relatives, coworkers, ...
Welcome, all, again--and happy holidays(!), of whatever flavor you prefer. This time around, we'll be looking at I'm Standing on a Million Lives, a show that has me puzzled ...
Welcome, all, again. This last was a slow viewing season for me, with my favorite genre (slice-of-life) severely underrepresented. Only three new shows managed to catch my interest, ...
Welcome, all, again. Since last my last column appeared here, Corona-chan swung by briefly (I tested negative, thanks!); my profession has been even further vilified; and Memphis regressed from ...
Welcome, all, again. Today let's talk about Princess Connect! Re: Dive, a show that can be kind of hard to pin down: it's comedy; it's adventure; it's bodaciously harem! ...
Welcome, all, again. We are transitioning from a particularly bountiful viewing season, and one of my favorites was yet another anime about anime, Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! ...
Welcome, all, again. I recently raided my backlog of series-to-be-watched and pulled out 2011's Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl--literally pulled it out of my DVD collection, where it's lingered ...
Welcome, all, again. A new viewing season is upon us, with generous offerings in a number of genres. Today's topic, Ascendance of a Bookworm, is an isekai story ...
Posted on Aug 27 2015
Today, new Cyborg 009 vs. Devilman trailer, Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo Aji adds cast and commercial released for Dance with Devils.
Posted on May 09 2013
Today, Crunchyroll adds first season of Uta no Prince-sama, Anime Expo hosts the voice of Kakashi, and Fullmetal Alchemist author to work on Legend of Arslan manga.
Posted on Oct 26 2012
Today, Japanese idol makes music with hacked Furby toys, unprinted color Cyborg 009 manga chapter sees the light of day, and Square Enix signs Unreal Engine 4 licensing agreement.
Posted on Jul 13 2012
Today, Persona 4 Arena artwork unveiled, Astro Boy teaches science, and IU releases a PV for new Japanese single.
Posted on Jul 12 2012
Today, Tiger & Bunny game will give you five minutes to find a TV audience, Hollywood film adaptation of Cyborg 009 in development, and Micheal Fassbender will both star and co-produce the upcoming Assassin's Creed film.
Posted on Apr 06 2012
Today, Cyborg 009's finale is going to made as it's own manga series, Japanese Researchers make your tongue a controler, and Kalafina's new song will air on Minna no Uta.
Posted on Jan 12 2012
Today, Ryukishi07 to launch a new series this year, 44Magnum's vocalist Umehara "Paul" Tatsuya leaves the band, and Cyborg 009 sells some Pepsi.
Posted on Apr 06 2011
Welcome to another week with the Owl in the Rafters. Normally this is where your host, Tyto, would introduce a name, showcase the artist/author/director's major works in the Anime/Manga industry, and more or less trick you into reading an abridged biography on the artist, but this week we are going to take a look at things a little differently.
Posted on Feb 16 2011
Welcome to a very special Valentine's Day edition of The Owl in the Rafters! This week I'm going over the career of an anime director and one-man animation team who took the industry by surprise nearly a decade ago now. This man is none other than Makoto Shinkai, the anime prodigy lauded with the title "The New Miyzaki" by several reviewers. This name may not ring too many bells with Western Audiences, but his debut short film, ...
Posted on Dec 27 2010
Today, loads of new manga for your iPhone, next Haruhi novel dated for "the world", and Cyborg 009 gets a new manga for the first time in 18 years.
