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四畳半神話大系 Anime Review by Ben Huber You step out onto the front steps for your first day at university. The rose-colored campus life is set out before you. Surely, any one of the many classes, groups, or hobbiest gatherings will turn a boring school life into one full of adventure, fun, and romance, right? Or perhaps it will send you spiraling down into an endless abyss of reliving your choices over and over, all due to a certain slimy individual who simply won't leave you alone. Masaaki Yuasa is about to take you on a journey. Welcome to an unidentified Kyoto university, featuring a nameless main character. Our protagonist is looking forward to living life to the fullest and falling in love with the perfect woman. However, no matter which club he joins (or doesn't join at all), he's seduced into nefarious acts by Ozu, a classmate of his. Read More... 
進撃の巨人 Anime Review by Ben Huber Every day, humanity lives in fear of the Titans. In an alternate-history future, humans have retreated behind gigantic walls, forced by the appearance of huge humanoid titans that devour them. Defense mechanisms have been put in place along with the wall, such as armies and troops specializing in taking down these giants. It's a grim, dark time. It's probably safe to say that Attack on Titan is the most popular currently running anime. Its striking visuals and easy-to-grasp storyline combined with the "cool factor" of the 3D Maneuver Gear (think Spiderman with swords) gives it a cross-genre appeal. In the same way that shonen-oriented series like Death Note broke into the mass market, Attack on Titan has found an audience that devours everything related to it and created an enourmous fandom. Eren Yeager is our shonen hero. Quick to judgement, idealistic, and demonstrating a single-minded focus: killing the titans. Much of this comes with the territory - for all Attack on Titan does to appeal to everyone, the main character is still your typical strong-willed hero. Thankfully, he's balanced out by Mikasa Ackerman, his skilled adoptive sister, and Armin Arlert, his best friend and strategic genius. These three form the emotional foundation of the show, but the assorted side characters aren't slouches either. Read More... 
攻殻機動隊ARISE -GHOST IN THE SHELL Anime Review by Ben Huber Reboots, reimaginings, and remakes are all the rage these days, and Ghost in the Shell is no exception. Ghost in the Shell: ARISE is the most recent take on the popular cyberpunk anime, divided up into 4 50-minute direct-to-video episodes set in a brand new continuity. If you wanted more of the old story, tough luck. This is a whole new Makoto Kusanagi. Well, not completely. ARISE takes a lot of from previous incarnations of the story, and acts as an origin story as well. The first episode is set in 2027, when Makoto's mentor is gunned down by an unknown assassin, while bringing to light allegations that he may have been involved with arms-dealing and bribes. Of course, Makoto believes none of this and sets out of solve the case herself. Read More...  |
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