Anime Reviews Archives - Page 11 of 12

July 5, 2018March 3, 2019

ZOMBIE LAND SAGA [Anime Expo 2018]: Soul On Ice.

Japanese publisher Cygames announced a new anime series, ZOMBIE LAND SAGA at Anime Expo today, giving showgoers their first taste of an all-new anime take on the zombie apocalypse, being created in collaboration with MAPPA and Avex Pictures. https://youtu.be/C2uiROVA220 The three companies have assembled a powerhouse production team with some of the industry’s top talent, …

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June 22, 2018March 3, 2019

SUMMER SIMULDUB/CAST LINE-UP [Anime News]: The Gangs All Here.

Today, both Crunchyroll and Funimation laid out their Summer line-up of SimulCasts and SimulDubs. So here's what we know so far about the newest anime releasing and continuing this season! Attack On Titan Season 3 SimulDub Premiere TBA (US, CA, UK, IE, AU, NZ) After recovering Eren and Historia, the recruits are put under the …

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June 5, 2018March 3, 2019

RWBY, Vol. 5 [Anime Review]: Nitty, Gritty, Social, Political.

I was not familiar -- like, at all -- with RWBY, a series by the production company Rooster Teeth (the same people behind Red Vs. Blue...of which I am familiar). Having not been familiar with the series, I was surprised at how easy it was to ease right in and get acquainted with the fantasy …

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March 26, 2018March 3, 2019

WONDERCON 2018 [Anime Movie Review]: Batman Ninja.

"MONSIGNOR" TRAVIS MOODY: The one thing that immediately stuck out to me about our Saturday morning screening from WonderCon's "Arena", Jenn, was the gorgeous animation. DC's animated films have always been very good, if not excellent, and always a superb sight for sore eyes. In the visuals department, Batman Ninja may top them all. While there's …

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February 26, 2018March 3, 2019

FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST [Review]: Homunculus Hogwash.

Fumihiko Sori, director of the live action adaptation of Ping Pong and the Zatoichi inspired film Ichi, set out to make the live-action version of Fullmetal Alchemist a visual spectacle. Sori utilized technology that is new to Japan in an effort to make Japanese CGI more prominent. Sori wanted his version of FMA to be …

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January 31, 2018March 3, 2019

DRAGON BALL FIGHTERZ [Review]: Superb Saiyan.

"VEGETA" TRAVIS MOODY: This is the video game that made this geek god a saiyan weeb. Sure, I've always had a thing for Japanese culture (and it doesn't hurt to have been a huge mark for New Japan Pro Wrestling for many many years, especially these last great few), but I was always a casual anime …

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