The genius of Sailor Moon is that it takes the archetype of Superman one step further: When Superman spends his working hours as Clark Kent he's a mild mannered sort of fellow, but what I love about Sailor Moon is that Usagi is more of a goofy daydreamer that rest of us can identify with. Read More...
Sadly there are quite a few amazing looking manga covers that just never get exported from Japan. Sometimes it's just because the manga itself isn't a best seller and other times it's because the manga is aimed at a niche market. But I feel strongly that this wonderful artwork deserves to be appreciated by otaku aboard: So I've gone through every manga released from September until end of November 2013 and selected the very best illustrated cover art. Read More...
I don't know if it's the best anime series of all time, but to me there's no doubt that Cowboy Bebop is nothing short of brilliant. And the proof to me is that when otaku today wish out loud that there was more high quality anime to watch, they always seem to point back to this Shinichiro Watanabe masterpiece. ō Watanabe masterpiece. Read More...
It's pretty rare that a brand-new studio's first project is so hotly anticipated, but this studio is made up of ex-Gainax folks, and the director and lead character designer worked together on Gurren Lagann. With a dedicated fan-base waiting for something to come and pound them in the head, it's a good bet that this new series, Kill La Kill, is exactly what they were waiting for.Read More...
This Samurai Champloo fan art by LighTofHeaveN is quite nice: