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 Jul 28 2014
We talked to the fabulous Chantal Strand! Chantal is known for her work in Gundam Seed as Lacus Clyne and Gundam 00 as Feldt Grace! Check it out to hear about these and much more!
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 Feb 11 2011
Today, find out what Leiji Matsumoto is up to, Anime Boston rocks out, and Anime Expo continues to shell out sweet, sweet prize money.
Posted on Oct 12 2010
Today, the UK gets some new anime titles, updates from Yen Press, and Bandai promises more Gundam with a side of K-ON.
Posted on Oct 01 2010
Today, Gundam in mah Loveless, eat your food with beam sabers, and Cyborg 009... IN 3D!
Posted on May 27 2010
Today, Akihabara regains it's former glory, Gundam 00 movie news, and Full Metal Panic comes to a close for reals?
Posted on Apr 06 2010
Today, Stereopony in Jersey, Nurarihyon no Mago promo streamed, and yaoi might be getting a leash.
Posted on Feb 24 2010
Today, a new Gundam 00 movie trailer is released, Trigun: Badlands Rumble has its debut announced, and a manga about useless boyfriends becomes anime.
Posted on Feb 03 2010
Today, some Ghost in the Shell live-action commentary, Gundam gets streamed, and panties really can fly.
Posted on Jan 13 2010
Today Anime Expo loses 80% of its workforce; Adult Swim loses and gains some anime titles, and Macross and Gundam 00 face palm at China.
