If it’s a movie about someone dicking around LA, I feel like it’s going to have the obligatory name dropping of parts of LA without any context, like “I have to go all the way to SILVERLAKE?!” And like, I live here and sorta get it, but it’s my least favorite LA-related gag. Unless it’s SNL’s spoof The Californians,…

At a certain point ironically selling out just looks like selling out with a little lip service. I mean, good for Roiland for making a character that’s useful for corporate shilling, I guess.

Considering what a little shit he was in Char’s Counterattack, and the fact that he literally got away with murder (of Chan, someone on his side of the war), this trilogy (and the novel) are a good follow up. Plus, my first thought after CCA definitely wasn’t “I wonder what happened to Hathaway!” so good on Tomino for…

Huh. For some reason, I thought it occurred in the five years while people were gone, but I’m sure I’m wrong.

I appreciate that the capsule would be too dead of a giveaway, and maybe a little tacky, but c’mon, it’s not like a bright red leather jacket is subtle. As much as I like the idea of this, I don’t know that I’d ever wear the damn thing.

Oh yeah, well there you go. I was distracted by Gary Cole, Wanda Sykes, and David Harbour as the main draws, so good on them for getting halfway there.

Are uhh any of the voice actors listed actually queer? Because having a bunch of straight actors play up gay stereotypes feels like an ill-advised casting decision.

The fact that nobody’s even bothered to make a snarky comment should tell you something. 

In the meantime, it’s worth reading the manga. There’s a big ol’ hardbound version out there, and it’s an entertainingly fucked up story. I wonder if they’re going full greyscale manga-brought-to-life with it, or if this preview is using it for style points.

I watched the first episode, and didn’t really get into it, but when the fuck does it turn into Zatoichi? 

As most people have said, mostly because of the obsession in the 80's with ninjas and Japanese martial arts.

All you have to do is...click through a number of the links that are partially summarized, and read through an article that clarified that the truck stop doesn’t actually exist, and this is just a gag to sell t-shirts.

‘21 Supra owner here. After the drastic changes from 2020 to 2021, we (as in the owner community) all expected something radical for 2022 as well, like a targa version, or a manual. Personally, I only expected a manual for the 4 cylinder version, since that’s what BMW does with the Z4. At the same time, every dealer…

I’m glad I held off until reviews came in. My larger concern was that the aimless nature of the game would be very apparent in the on-foot gameplay too. I was hoping for big, coordinated heists or something, similar to GTA V, and not just a bunch of fetch or assassination quests that play out roughly the same way…

My short answer is “yes, mostly” for “would my definition be consistent.” Let’s say 80-90%. I didn’t even know which studio was animating this, but I could tell you it was at best inconsistent with Japanese-produced animation drawn in a similar style. If you’re asking, without knowing the visual tropes and whatnot,…

Yeah, it would make about as much sense as marketing it as Good old Russian “animatsiya” in America, except for the fact that “anime” is popular right now.

Right, so this whole thing in the west about singling out animation from Japan as “anime” or “Japanimation” from an early point was to differentiate it, for good or bad. It didn’t really matter what the actual style was so much as its origin was from Japan, by Japanese creators. There were sleepers, like Speed Racer,…

I sense sarcasm, but are you aware of the situation with champagne? Can’t sell something as authentic “champagne” unless it was made in the Champagne region of France. I mean, some countries have laws about it, others don’t really give a shit. I don’t really think it goes that far, but anime and manga are a major…

The fact that it just means animated in Japanese is my point. Why do you think Netflix is choosing to call these shows “anime” instead of “cartoon” or “original animation?” It clearly means something for marketing purposes, or they wouldn’t bother mixing terminology depending on the series. They market Big Mouth as an…

You know, Netflix likes to play real fast and loose with the term “anime,” but I guess it’s never been officially codified. Some folks would argue that to be anime, it at LEAST has to be animated by a Japanese studio, if not actually written and produced by Japanese people. Of course, the animation studios in Japan…