http://www.theanimereview.com Anime Reviews And Other Missives From The Otaku World Sat, 9 May 2009 19:00:00 -0400 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/gos4.html After a gruesome and disturbing third chapter, Garden of Sinners gets back on track. Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/gos4.html http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/eg.html In many ways, a shorter, less intense variant on Garden of Sinners, but not bad in its own right. Mon, 2 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/eg.html http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/redline.html Old-school hand-drawn anime with loads of style and car racing but also surprisingly dumb at times. Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/redline.html http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/durararafinal.html A beautiful show with a fantastic opening third that peters out and loses its way. Mon, 5 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/durararafinal.html http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/arrietty.html Proves that Studio Ghibli has a future past Miyazaki...even if this film has his fingerprints on it. Mon, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/arrietty.html http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/lupinlastjob.html Not great or groundbreaking, but it does send off the original cast on a solid if not exceptional note. Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/lupinlastjob.html http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/gos3.html More disturbing than the first two, but never boring. Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/gos3.html http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/berserk.html The most violent, disturbing anime TV series you will ever love. Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/berserk.html http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/wagnaria.html Enjoyable slice of life show set in a Japanese Denny's that doesn't quite overcome the tropes it tries to overcome. Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/wagnaria.html http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/carlvinson.html Cute, sweet, short OVA about a theatre troupe of aliens who raise a little human girl. Mon, 7 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/carlvinson.html http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/summerwars.html Virtual worlds and sweet reality meet in a wonderful film worth owning. Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/summerwars.html http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/fmabrotherhood.html An apparently faithful retelling of the manga, but it lacks the heart, spirit, and fun of the original animated version. Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/fmabrotherhood.html http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/eva222.html Not as good as the first Evangelion rebuild movie, but much better than the material it replaces from the TV series. Mon, 1 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/eva222.html http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/memoriesoff.html Perhaps the most painfully boring and insipid anime I have ever sat through. Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/memoriesoff.html http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/stolenlupin.html Though hampered by a mediocre plot, this ranks among the most enjoyable of the Lupin III films outside the trifecta of The Castle of Cagliostro, Plot of the Fuma Clan, and First Contact. Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/stolenlupin.html http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/pandora2.html Disappointing and dull ending half destroys any good will created in the first half of the Victorian horror series. Mon, 6 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/pandora2.html http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/touch5.html Plenty of baseball action in the final Touch film makes up for a lackluster conclusion to the ongoing romantic storyline. Mon, 9 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/touch5.html http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/moribito.html An intelligent feudal fantasy epic whose maturity makes for an enjoyable show, even though it doesn't have enough "oomph" to really wow. Mon, 18 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/moribito.html http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/durarara.html A uniquely presented series about a variety of sociopathic oddballs in a city starts off far more promising that most recent anime. Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/durarara.html http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/gos2.html Better than its predecessor in the series, this creepy murder mystery mixes intense atmosphere with character development absent in the first installment. Mon, 4 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/gos2.html http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/straightjacket.html So bad it's good, Straight Jacket is an homage to all the crazy-violent OVAs we used to rent from Blockbuster in the early '90s before anime took off. Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/straightjacket.html http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/gos1.html A snail's pace and an overreliance on unnecessary philosophizing make this wonderful-looking supernatural drama drearier than it needs to be. Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/gos1.html http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/diebuster.html Visually great and certainly entertaining, but nowhere near as good as its predecessor, Gunbuster. Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/diebuster.html http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/lupinangeltactics.html Those unfamiliar with the franchise will find things to like here, but the film starts getting creaky (and repetitive of other entries in the Lupin III canon) after the fun first half-hour. Mon, 7 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/lupinangeltactics.html http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/touch4.html Fans who need high baseball content from this series will despise this film. The rest of us will appreciate Tatsuya and Minami growing up, growing apart, and sorting out their feelings for one another. (And if you don't know who Tatsuya and Minami are by this point, you need to start with the earlier Touch movies.) Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/touch4.html http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/pandora1.html The opening salvo of episodes takes far too long to explain itself, its logic is murky, and its humor not terribly funny. Despite all that, about seven episodes into this series, about the time the explanations kick in, it becomes quite interesting. Mon, 24 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/pandora1.html http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/touch3.html While it uses a well-worn sports anime plot device, this film succeeds by focusing in on its leads and the climactic baseball game this series is really about. Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/touch3.html http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/aimfortheace.html With animation fantastic for its 1979 born-on date, this classic showcases many traits that have become shoujo tropes while still presenting a compelling sports drama. Mon, 20 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/aimfortheace.html http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/toradora2.html An excellent second half brings surprises and payoffs to this enjoyable teenage comedy-melodrama. Mon, 13 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/toradora2.html http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/touch2.html Sequel to the touching, tragic opening film in this popular '80s series is enjoyable, but lacks the passion and heart of the original, in part due to narrative choices. Mon, 6 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/touch2.html http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/lupingreenvsred.html Beautifully rendered with a great meta-concept, but the confusing narrative and lack of follow-through make this a second-tier Lupin adventure. Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/greenvsred.html