Kakegurui returned to Netflix this week with even more high-stakes gambling, political commentary, and lesbian thirst. Nick and Steve discuss the best and worst arcs of this engrossing and surreal thriller.― Kakegurui returned to Netflix this week with even more high-stakes gambling, political commentary, and lesbian thirst. This week, Nick and Steve discuss the best and worst arcs of this engrossi...
Birthrates on the decline! Marriages getting rarer by the minute! Are parents still formally arranging their kids' future spouses? Justin has the answer.― Jacob asked: I was recently watching the second season of Aggretsuko, which dives into the world of marriage and the different viewpoints on the subject. I was surprised to see such a diverse views from the young, middle-aged, and older generatio...
Evangelion TV wrapped up in 1996, but creator Hideaki Anno was just getting started - award-winning live-action films, Cutie Honey, the explosive Shin Godzilla, and of course - the rebuild of Evangelion!― When we left Anno, he was constructing the foundations of Neon Genesis Evangelion with his team over at Gainax, appearing to be pulling himself out of his debilitating depression to return to the f...
The story behind Osamu Dazai joining the Armed Detective Agency is a fun read, but it's not without some needless digressions into fanservice. Rebecca Silverman has the details.― Viewers of the anime adaptation of the manga and novels of Bungo Stray Dogs, both written by Kafka Asagiri, may remember this story – it was the source material for episodes six and seven of the first season. That shouldn't...
Wild, wacky, and over-the-top, this series is unlike any other entry in the Gundam multiverse. Lauren Orsini has our full review of the extras-packed Ultra Edition!― Yasuhiro Imagawa never wanted to reinvent Gundam. But that was exactly the task Sunrise had given him along with the directorship of Mobile Fighter G-Gundam. For 15 years, every previous Gundam show took place in the same timeline—the U...
Before you immerse yourself in Neon Genesis Evangelion this Friday, take a journey through the formative years - and the incredible art - of the series' creator, the legendary artist Hideaki Anno!― It's been thoroughly refreshing that, with the impending worldwide re-release of Neon Genesis Evangelion on Netflix, everyone's talking about series creator and legendary artist Hideaki Anno again. This h...
Sailor Moon: Sailor StarS arrives on Blu-ray for the first time! Check out this week's full list of anime, manga, and video game releases!― Welcome to Shelf Life! We've got a couple of big-name franchises headlining the anime release list, including a One Piece special and the latest Sailor Moon collection. On the manga side of things, Attack on Titan is getting a new "season 3" box set, and the bl...
This Shonen Jump adventure about the fall of the Shang dynasty could use an aesthetic facelift and a few rewrites when it comes to pacing. Theron Martin has the details.― This 23-episode series from 2018 is the second anime adaptation of the late '90s manga by Ryu Fujisaki, which was itself a loose adaptation of the classic Chinese novel Investiture of the Gods. That novel provided a mythological ve...
This anthology of short love stories between women in the workplace offers an engrossing variety for yuri enthusiasts. Rebecca Silverman has the details.― Short story collections are like a grab bag, and that's part of what's wonderful about them. Fortunately Whenever Our Eyes Meet…is more hits than misses, and it has a unique aspect that stands to endear even the less stellar stories to readers: it...