Our hero Chihiro is really into zombies. It’s not just that he likes to play Resident Evil games and watch movies like Night of the Living Dead. He actually wants a zombie girlfriend. Continue reading
Kuroko’s Basketball Ep. 1: This anime doesn’t suck…
…you just can’t notice how good it is! Continue reading
Zetman Ep. 01: A little cornball
In some alternate universe, twisted scientists create vicious killing machines known as Players. These Players are then forced to fight one another in underground gladiatorial style matches for the sick amusement of a few rich people. Or maybe it’s a lot of people–I don’t think the first episode really specifies. I can’t imagine every single rich person in Zetman‘s society being evil, but it’s hard not to notice a particular ideological slant in how the anime chooses to present itself. Continue reading
When in doubt, just add boobs
Convergence is supposed to be a cool thing. In technological convergence, I’m supposed to get a slick black box that does everything for me. Convergence in anime, on the other hand, is apparently the process of taking different anime series and homogenizing the shit out of them until you get a tasteless slurry. But that’s okay; like how a sprig of parsley is supposed to liven up a plate of overcooked stodge, there’s nothing quite like a pair of ginormous, bouncing tits to hide the blemishes of your average anime series. The preceding paragraph essentially describes two of the three shows I watched tonight. Continue reading
Uchuu Kyoudai Ep. 1: Space Bros
Barring any ridiculous, tone-shifting subplot, I’ll likely watch this show from start to finish. Continue reading




