Sat, 9 May 2009 19:00:00 -0400 http://www.theanimereview.com Anime Reviews And Other Missives From The Otaku World http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/timeofeve.html New director on the scene Yasuhiro Yoshiura makes a highly thoughtful and sneakily enjoyable slow burn on a society where robots are everywhere...and most people aren't really sure if they want it that way. Mon, 8 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/timeofeve.html http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/finalyamato.html The crew of the Yamato comes back for a flawed but entertaining finale. Mon, 1 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/finalyamato.html http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/iriya.html Great concept -- what would happen if an essentially unwilling mecha pilot became a normal high school student? -- but just OK execution deflates what could have been. Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/iriya.html http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/ykk.html Enjoyable if slight tale of a post-cataclysmic world where little happens...great for fans of Aria. Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/ykk.html http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/palecocoon.html Moody, ethereal sci-fi OVA makes its up-and-coming director Yasuhiro Yoshiura one to watch. Mon, 8 Feb 2010 22:00:00 -0400 http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/palecocoon.html http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/airthemovie.html Recycled plot from an all-ages dating sim turns out to be better than expected due to focus on the leads and a strong parallel storyline. Mon, 1 Feb 2010 22:00:00 -0400 http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/airthemovie.html http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/noiseman.html Strange, exciting experimental film that points to places the animation studio would later head in their animation. Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:00:00 -0400 http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/noiseman.html http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/beforeveryamato.html While cheesy in spots and dated -- like all the Yamato movies -- this turns out to be about the best so far. Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:00:00 -0400 http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/beforeveryamato.html http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/deadleaves.html Viciously violent and scatological, this OVA looks fantastic but has little else to recommend it. Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/deadleaves.html http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/truelovestory.html Poorly animated dating-sim adaptation whose only redeeming value is playing out its cliches well. Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/truelovestory.html http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/eurekaseven.html Strong mecha-romance-actioner that is winsome despite several problems. Mon, 7 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/eurekaseven.html http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/mospeadalla.html Scenes from the original series set to just OK 80s music + some badly animated new footage = exciting for fans only. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/mospeadalla.html http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/kiteliberator.html Bloody action dreck that resembles bad OVAs from the 1980s...though 20 years too late to use that as an excuse. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/kiteliberator.html http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/tezuka.html Osamu Tezuka's spirit lives on through his surprising, quirky, and wonderful short films that defy catagorization as "just anime." Mon, 9 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/tezuka.html http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/yamatonewvoyage.html Still ancient by today's standards, but better than the first two films in the Yamato series. Mon, 2 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/yamatonewvoyage.html http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/swordstranger.html Not particularly original slash-em-up samurai picture that is nevertheless highly entertaining. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/swordstranger.html http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/tekkonkinkreet.html Gorgeously strange film based on the manga "Black and White." Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:00:00 -0400 http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/tekkonkinkreet.html http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/exmachina.html The relationship between Appleseed's two strong leads make this a worthy outing, despite a perfunctory plot. Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/exmachina.html http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/solidstate.html Made-for-TV film continues the adventures of Section 9 in fine fashion. Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:00:00 -0400 http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/solidstate.html http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/captainherlock.html The saga returns to life with modern animation, a strong (and creepy) story, and the ever-stoic Harlock. Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:00:00 -0400 http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/captainherlock.html http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/ponyo.html A film so good you should stop reading even this mini-blurb and go buy your tickets now for this fantastic Miyazaki outing. Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/ponyo.html http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/skycrawlers.html Excellent film detailing an alternate society where corporations run aerial wars. By master director Mamoru Oshii. Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/skycrawlers.html