Tag: anime
August 14, 2020 · 0 comments
Ride Your Wave
By Andrew Osmond. Ride Your Wave by director Masaaki Yuasa is a romantic-supernatural drama about a young couple, their love for each other, the wonder of sea and surf, and the magic properties of water. It’s an unpredictable film, with crazy and heart-breaking story developments, and as such, it reflects Yuasa’s anime over the past […]
August 8, 2020 · 0 comments
Cowboy Bebop Easter Eggs
By Andrew Osmond. Here are ten “Easter Egg” references in anime’s coolest action series Cowboy Bebop, ranging from Bruce Lee to Hollywood classics, from Japanese folklore to Lupin the Third. Read on…
August 2, 2020 · 0 comments
Gundam 00: Trailblazer
By Andrew Osmond. Released in Japanese cinemas in 2010, Gundam 00: A Wakening of the Trailblazer is the last chapter of the Gundam 00 saga. It most definitely assumes you know what happened in the two 00 TV seasons, and remember who most of the characters are. If you need to refresh your memory, Anime […]
July 29, 2020 · 0 comments
Gundam Unicorn
By Andrew Osmond. When Gundam Unicorn was first released in 2010, it was the glossiest Gundam ever. Today there are other contenders for that title, but Unicorn still has the edge. I saw its opening episodes on a Tokyo cinema screen and was blown away by visuals and character designs that aren’t far from an […]
July 27, 2020 · 0 comments
Attack on Titan OST
By Shelley Pallis. The first volume of Hiroyuki Sawano’s award-winning soundtrack to the anime series Attack on Titan is now out on vinyl, for all those of you who want the retro feel and an excuse to have an even bigger version of that cover art, and another chance to hear the tunes that launched […]