The following may contain spoilers for Getter Robo Arc. Director / Jun KawagoeScreenplay / Tadashi Hayakawa (based on Ken Ishikawa's Getter Robo Arc manga)Production / Bee Media & Studio A-CatRelease Date / July 2021 The Getter Robo franchise has cemented itself as one of the foundations of the mecha genre, with the original being the … Continue reading Resolving a Cliffhanger… with a Cliffhanger: “Getter Robo Arc” Series Review
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Goodbye, all of Evangelion: “EVANGELION: 3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon a Time” (2021) Movie Review
The following may contain spoilers for EVANGELION: 3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon a Time. Director / Hideaki AnnoScreenplay / Hideaki AnnoProduction / Studio KharaRelease Date / March 2021 (Japanese), August 2021 (International Streaming) The Rebuild of Evangelion movie tetralogy was conceived to tell a new Evangelion story with better animation, and assumingly a better tone thanks to … Continue reading Goodbye, all of Evangelion: “EVANGELION: 3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon a Time” (2021) Movie Review
More Than Just a Flash: “Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway” (2021) Movie Review
The following may contain spoilers for Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway. Director / Shukou MuraseScreenplay / Yasuyuki Mutou (based on Yoshiyuki Tomino's Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash novels)Production / SunriseRelease Date / June 2021 Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway is the second animated production in the UC NexT 0100 Project, or as I'd like to call it, … Continue reading More Than Just a Flash: “Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway” (2021) Movie Review
Kaiju Messiah! “Pacific Rim: The Black” Season 1 Review
The following may contain spoilers for season 1 of Pacific Rim: The Black. Director / Masayuki Uemoto, Susumu Sugai, Takeshi IwataProduction / Legendary Television, Polygon PicturesDevelopment / Greg Johnson, Craig KyleRelease Date / March 4, 2021 While I can't say Pacific Rim is the most financially successful of franchises, it has definitely generated a following. … Continue reading Kaiju Messiah! “Pacific Rim: The Black” Season 1 Review
Amplifiers, Robots, and Teen Spirit: “Listeners” Series Review
The following may contain spoilers for Listeners. Director / Hiroaki AndoScreenplay / Dai SatouProduction / MAPPARelease Date / April 3, 2020 Around the middle of last year, I stumbled upon Listeners, a mecha anime with musical themes and references all over. It also gave me some Eureka Seven vibes thanks to our main protagonists so … Continue reading Amplifiers, Robots, and Teen Spirit: “Listeners” Series Review