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 Sep 25 2014
Today, Persona Q videos, Pokemon BW anime, and English dub for The Tale of the Princess Kaguya.
Posted on Jun 10 2013
Today, Atlus sheds some details on Shin Megami Tensei IV DLC, Ghibli's Poppy Hill earns $10,382, and The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile Director's cut is coming to the PC.
Posted on Apr 05 2013
Today, Disney shuts down Lucas Arts, Dynasty Warriors 8 to make its way to North America in July, and Poppy Hill earns $115,000 in America.
Posted on Feb 04 2013
Today, T.M. Revolution and Home Made Kazoku return to Otakon, From Up On Poppy Hill preview trailer, and SHINee to release new single in March.
Posted on Jan 29 2013
Today, Cryamore brings back classic Action-RPG nostalgia, Poppy Hill and other Ghibli films to screen in Massachusetts, and some gaming cliches never die.
Posted on Dec 05 2012
Today, From Up On Poppy Hill nominated for awards, Nightmare announces new album, and TV is coming to the Vita for free?
Posted on Mar 08 2012
Welcome back to the Owl in the Rafters! Today I'd like to talk about a lesser known side of one of the biggest names in anime: Studio Ghibli. American fans are probably already aware, but the US theater release of The Secret World of Arrietty was this past February 17th, and despite lagging behind the original Japanese release by two years (and the UK release by about seven months) the wait proved well worth it.
