It’s comically-huge swords aloft this time, as we discuss notable gal-game enthusiast (and occasional author) Kentarou Miura’s magnum opus, Berserk.
00.00 - Preamble (Forces - Susumu Hirasawa)
03.20 - Berserk: Part 1 - Caska Appreciation Station
With the first of the new film adaptations on the not so distant horizon, we take time to analyse the series so [...]
Before beginning this article for Nakama Britannica it is worth noting that this is the start of many new posts for this blog. Although inactive for sometime it is back and not with just the weird articles I post either! Other great posts are in the pipe line from veterans of this blog and also [...]
Shounen is absurdly popular, period. And just like Naruto or Bleach, other shounen shows helped anime sneak into Western pop culture way before most would expect.
The oldest anime I remember watching was Astro Boy. Astro is officially the first anime serialization of all times and it defined many aesthetic standards of what is called anime. [...]
If you a veteran anime / manga fan, chances are you know who Osamu Tezuka is, or if you are a new to anime or manga and never head of him before, either way, this mangaká, director and animator led such a life, that the Japanese refers to him with two different titles – The [...]
Taking note of the fact that our blogospherants had yet to handle the pressing issue of the day - that of the seeming crash of the modern anime market - I of course have to take it up myself.
Being quite a paranoiac topic, however, the majority of commentators are just stabbing at shadows; and often [...]
Warning: Spoilers below
As if heroes and villains were so straight forward, if only the world was black and white. Anyone who reads comic books will know that a hero’s path is never a simple one. When I first watched Death Note, I always thought of Light as the villain of the story. Light is our [...]
Recent events in the anime and videogame industries have got me thinking about the differences between the two, the overlap, and the underlying cultures behind them.
As both an anime and a videogame fan, I enjoy the mechanics and culture of the industries, as well as comparisons between the two. Every industry is unique, from music, [...]
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