Stop me if you heard of this one before: a cutesy animated series is announced, people get just a look at it, and it’s declared to be a cancer that must be cancelled immediately.

I’d be willing to bet just about anything that when the subject of “classic anime soundtrack” comes up, a single from Cowboy Bebop instantly comes to mind to the vast majority of anime viewers. What’d be less certain however is which track, but for good reason: Bebop’s soundtrack isn’t just a landmark for having a…

Track: Drive | Artist: mabanua | Album: MEGALOBOX (Original Soundtrack)

Track: Take Me Home, Country Roads | Artist: Copilot Music + Sound | Album: Take Me Home, Country Roads (Original Trailer Soundtrack)

In the current trend of old anime properties with a modicum of nostalgia being re-adapted into new series and movies (Pokemon Origins, Digimon Tri, Gundam the Origin), the time has come for the best ever Pokemon ripoff robot fighting series to be remade for the 2010s.

In a bold move by Microsoft, a beloved series they own is actually being resurrected. In the wake of the shuttered Lionshead Stuios, Fable 4 is not only in the works, but is also being handled by the best team in the business: Playground Games. Yes, the team noted for its open world racing series, Forza Horizon, is…

When you think of a great war movie, what comes to your mind? Saving Private Ryan, probably. Maybe Dunkirk if you’re into more recent stuff. Perhaps even The Bridge on the River Kwai, if it’s a genre you’re really into. But if you’re an anime fan, there’s a very good chance Grave of the Fireflies is something you’re…

I, uh... I may have something of a problem.

So, how’s everyone’s winter anime season going?

So as I said before, 2016 was a lackluster year for anime, but 2017 on the other hand, perhaps as a cosmic reward for how terrible the year was in general, was a great year for media and entertainment in multiple mediums. A bunch of good games, tons of great movies, pop music that... okay, pop was at best average that…

And you guys thought you could procrastinate...

The past year or so has been surprisingly eventful if you’re a stateside, regular anime viewer, but not when it comes to the anime that’s being released; rather, it’s how it’s being released and distributed, that’s been making news. Thanks to Hulu dropping a vast amount of its anime library (which was partly thanks to…

Okay, E3 2017... not a great year if I’m honest, but each conference so far has had stuff I’m interested in. Anthem and Battlefront 2 from EA, the Xbox One X (or Xb O X for short... wait a minute...), Forza, Crackdown, and OG Xbox backwards compatibility (which I’ll be sure to cover in a few weeks time... yay) from…

Note: last term for a writing class of mine, I was tasked with writing a paper on whatever I wanted, in whichever style I wanted. So... I decided to write an entire, 12 page argument on whether games can art, and if so, what makes them “art?” And since I finally have time off again for the first time in months, and I…