From The Gallery
- Mother's Day Edition (May 13)
- A Need (not preference) for Dubs (May 6)
- Defending anime amongst others (Dec 13)
- The Math of Episode Counts (Nov 29)
- J-Dramas in North America (Oct 26)
- Rediscovering the manga form (Sep 25)
- Strong Pitch for Boys Be (Jul 23)
- The Fine Art of DVD Recalls (Jul 19)
- Them Funny Ratings (Jul 11)
- The Kenshin Manga Again (Jun 4)
- Everything is Political (May 11)
- The Other Kenshin Hype – A Reflection on Reflection (Mar 14)
- What's a few more months? (Mar 14)
- Valentines Day (Feb 14)
- Getting the Terms Straight (Feb 14)
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Answerman - Who Profits From Selling Old Stock Anime Discs?
industry
Let's say you're an anime retailer sitting on hundreds of unsold Geneon anime DVDs. Geneon's out of business - if you sell them, who profits? Justin explains.
― Anonymous asks: I've seen Right Stuff selling old anime dvds like Rozen Maiden, Legend of Himiko, and Hayate the Combat Butler owned by now-defunct North American anime Companies (Geneon, CPM, Bandai). Do those companies still get the profit...
ANNCast (Video) - Kyousougiga
anime
Zac, Jacob and two special guests plunge through the rabbit hole of Rie Matsumoto's psychedelic 2011 family apocalypse, KYOUSOUGIGA!
― ANNCast Episode 290 - Kyousougiga Zac, Jacob and two special guests - Dylan Kielman and friend of the show Brady Hartel - plunge through the rabbit hole of Rie Matsumoto's psychedelic 2011 family apocalypse, KYOUSOUGIGA! You can listen to the show on our player here,...
The Hidden Depths of Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid
anime
You might not expect a cutesy slice-of-life anime to take on complicated topics like immigration or non-traditional families, but there's more to this dragon-driven comedy than meets the eye! Gabriel Peralta explains.
― Headcanons and theories in fiction are fan pastimes I've never fully understood. Yes, there's a certain allure in believing that Aladdin takes place in a post-apocalyptic world, or th...
Ninja Slayer From Animation BD+DVD
anime
YEEEART! Ninja Slayer has come swooping onto Blu-ray, but does this "so bad it's good" comedy play out as well as Studio Trigger intended? Nick Creamer finds out.
― To find Ninja Slayer's stylistic progenitors, it's best to look outside of anime altogether, not to film or literature, but to another proud legacy of cheaply constructed comedy television - Adult Swim. With its unmoving cutout characters...
The Best and Worst of the Season So Far: Week of Mar 5-11
anime
The season's winding down but it's not too late for Tales of Zestiria to jump a few spots in our weekly user rankings. See how your favorite shows fared!
― Our team of reviewers are following 27 anime series of the Winter 2017 season and readers are rating each episode as the reviews go up. So let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season. Keep in mind that these ...
This Week in Games - Thanks for 2017, Japan!
games
Resident Evil 7, Yakuza 0, Nier: Automata, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild... most of 2017's greatest games came from Japan, and Dustin gives thanks. PLUS: Persona 5 and more!
― I've been continuing to play that Zelda, which is continuing to be a real good use of my time. I feel like I'm losing track of the internet's opinions of it, though. I understand the complaints about rain and slippery...
Review: NieR: Automata
games
Androids battle alien machines for control of Earth in a boldly strange action game that loves to mess with your head. Todd Ciolek has the details.
― It's important to know that NieR: Automata does not hate you, the player. NieR: Automata very easily could, after all. Yoko Taro's Drakengard titles are vicious creations, and Drakengard 3 remains a fascinatingly savage mockery of violent games and play...
Answerman - Why Did Anime Use 16mm Instead Of 35mm Film?
anime
Back when anime was produced on film, it used a smaller film size than most - 16mm vs. 35mm, the standard for most movies. Why was that?
― Elliott asks: With the recent push of Gundam productions put on Blu-Ray in North America I've become curious about the usage of 16mm film versus 35mm. Most of the TV productions seem to be printed on 16mm. However, the first several episodes of Victory Gundam and...
Scum's Wish: Tainted Teenage Love
anime
From Evangelion to Flowers of Evil, anime is no stranger to the dark side of teenage sexuality, but James Beckett thinks Scum's Wish adds something to this touchy subject that no other anime can touch.
― Nearly 20 years ago, director Hideaki Anno released The End of Evangelion, a feature length capstone to his landmark science fiction mecha anime, Neon Genesis Evangelion. Though the series and its fi...
Shomin Sample BD+DVD
anime
This forgotten harem series from 2015 gets off to a rough start right out of the gate, but does it build into anything worthwhile? Theron Martin takes a closer look.
― Contending with dumb premises goes hand-in-hand with being an anime fan, but the concept behind this light novel adaptation from 2015 (whose title has mercifully been shortened from I Was Abducted by an Elite All-Girls School as a Samp...
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal Limited Edition Part 2
anime
Originally adapted as "Sailor Moon R", these episodes of Sailor Moon Crystal cover a seriously beloved storyline. Rebecca Silverman finds out if they do it justice.
― As the adaptation of the original manga's second story arc, known in the original anime as Sailor Moon R and in the manga as the Black Moon arc, Sailor Moon Crystal's second set of episodes introduces not only new villains, but a new Sa...