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 Oct 02 2014
Today, Viz Media at New York Comic Con, Takeshi Obata in America, and IFC to screen Princess Kaguya.
Posted on Sep 25 2014
Today, Persona Q videos, Pokemon BW anime, and English dub for The Tale of the Princess Kaguya.
Posted on Aug 21 2014
Today, David Productions becomes a subsidiary of Fuji TV, Level 5's Youkai Watch comes the West, and the first English trailer for The Tale of Princess Kaguya.
Posted on Jul 17 2014
Today, English dub of Princess Kaguya streamed, Viz streams new Sailor Moon dub, and Kyary Pamyu Pamyu tops Oricon.
Posted on Feb 07 2013
Today, Final Fantasy celebrates it's 25th anniversary with 50% off all games on PSN, Nickelodeon to air Digimon: Fusion, and Studio Ghibli postpones it's new title.
Posted on Apr 17 2012
Today, Disney announces Blu-ray information for Arrietty as well as some more Ghibli classics, Kamen Rider Stronger Actor passes away, and AM2 announces partnership with Ani.me.
Posted on Apr 04 2012
So, last time we took a little crash course in Yoshihiko Umakoshi's roles as animation director and character designer in order to prep for the recent Saint Seiya Omega. This week I've got another hot reboot to cover and another talented animator to touch on: Lupin III - Mine Fujiko to Iu Onna
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.
Posted on Feb 14 2012
Today, An anime adaption of "La Storia Della Arcana Famigilia" will appear this summer, Studio Ghibli outlines newer projects, and Kuwata Keisuke will be singing the ending theme of "Chibi Maruko-chan".
Posted on Sep 05 2011
Today, New Pokémon Centers open up, BoA reflects on her career, Isao Takahata is working on a new project
