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ATTACK ON TITAN – THE FINAL SEASON PART 2 REVIEW Last time on Attack on Titan – The Final Season.  Move over Jared Leto!  Eren has a private land paradise cult of his own called Yaegerists and he has put forward plans to help his half-brother Zeke rid the world of war through the means […]

BELLE MOVIE REVIEW The “tale as old as time” gets a futuristic upgrade when shy schoolgirl, Suzu, enters the virtual world of “U,” and transforms into the pop singing sensation, Belle. Unfortunately for Belle, but necessary for the plot, her global VR-world fame draws the attention of The Dragon, a bruised and battered beast who […]

SUPER CROOKS SERIES REVIEW It seems crime doesn’t pay, even when you have superpowers. Johnny Bolt has made a habit of getting in and out of prison ever since an unfortunate “mishap” caused by his electricity powers meant that he could never be a hero. With his girlfriend, Kasey, Johnny lives stuck as a petty […]

COWBOY BEBOP SERIES REVIEW It’s time for everyone’s least favorite experiment known as Netflix anime adaptations. You may remember this series from every Adult Swim lineup ever and it goes by the name “Cowboy Bebop”, a space western about bounty hunters, cops, and deadly crime syndicates. With Netflix’s new live action adaptation, John Cho plays […]

MY HERO ACADEMIA: WORLD HEROES’ MISSION MOVIE REVIEW One of the world’s most popular anime series has returned with another thrilling, well-animated, and definitely canonical movie.  The plot follows Izuku Midoriya (Justin Briner/Daiki Yamashita) and his fellow U.A. classmates as they join the world’s Pro-Heroes to stop a new threat. A mysterious terrorist group called […]

THE WITCHER: NIGHTMARE OF THE WOLF MOVIE REVIEW Need something to tide you over until The Witcher season two? Netflix heard your cries for help and gave you an appetizer with this original anime movie. Developed by the “Avatar”/”The Legend of Korra” animators Studio Miur, this movie follows Vesemir (Theo James), who is destined to […]

RECORD OF RAGNAROK SERIES REVIEW The Netflix anime invasion continues with the 12-episode season one of “Record of Ragnarok”. The Tribunal of Gods from all times, countries, and creeds meet to determine the fate of mankind. Some gods want a biblical extinction while others are far too entertained by the blunders of mankind to see […]

GODZILLA SINGULAR POINT SERIES REVIEW The newest attempt at Godzilla in anime form has hit Netflix, although this one feels a little different. The series takes a step into theoretical science, focusing on a near future world dealing with the discovery of a new type of matter…and of course a monster invasion. Most of our […]

TRESE SERIES REVIEW In a world where the monsters of folklore live openly in the light of day, a delicate balance between them and humankind is maintained by a sole magic wielder, Alexandra Trese, a private detective specializing in crimes involving the supernatural. However, when the mayor of Manila is discovered to be involved in […]

EDEN SERIES REVIEW A stellar voice cast and cell shaded animation are some of the defining qualities of Netflix’s next big anime mini-series “Eden”. Thousands of years into the future, the human race is but a distant memory and robots roam the earth harvesting apples and making light co-worker conversations. You know, typical robot stuff. […]

CASTLEVANIA SEASON 4 TV SERIES REVIEW The long, bloody journey of our band of monster slayers comes to a end with the final season of Netflix’s “Castlevania”. Following last season’s downer ending, Trevor and Sypha have stumbled upon various groups seeking a method to bring Dracula back from the dead. Meanwhile, Hector is building a […]

YASUKE SERIES REVIEW Netflix continues its foray into the world of anime with an original miniseries based on a very real life African who traveled to Japan and rose to a samurai in their culture. Eschewing from reality almost instantly, this series features giant mecha, magic users, and were-bears all in the very first episode. […]

ATTACK ON TITAN – THE FINAL SEASON PART 1 REVIEW In the beginning, a colossal Titan brought the walls down like the biblical destruction of Jericho and destroyed Eren’s entire world. Orphaned, Eren was left alone shouting to the heavens “I will kill them all”. Several years and seasons have passed and Eren has transformed […]

PACIFIC RIM – THE BLACK SERIES REVIEW Netflix cancels the apocalypse with “Pacific Rim – The Black”, the newest anime tv entry in the “Top Gun” meets “Independence Day” with giant robots and monsters franchise. This show details the story of teenage siblings Taylor (Calum Worthy) and Hayley Travis (Gideon Adlon) who were left behind […]

EARWIG AND THE WITCH MOVIE REVIEW For animation fans, it’s always a big moment when Japan’s Studio Ghibli drops a new film, even more exciting when the name Miyazaki is attached to it. Their latest project dropped in America on HBO Max, and it’s not from studio founder Hayao but his son, Gorō, who previously […]

ALICE IN BORDERLAND SERIES REVIEW Adapted from the manga of the same name, restless Japanese teenagers Arisu, Karube, and Segawa one day find themselves taken out of present-day Tokyo only to find themselves in an abandoned, even dystopian Tokyo. Soon they discover they are in the Borderland where they must play an increasingly challenging series […]

BLOOD OF ZEUS MOVIE REVIEW You ever some see a faithful adaptation of Homer’s mythologies? Yeah me neither. Welcome to another loose adaptation, but now in beautiful animated 1080p. (Take that, the spoken word). In this Netflix original tale of Gods and Man, we meet one of the many children of Zeus who must go […]

LUPIN III: THE FIRST MOVIE REVIEW Lupin III is a master thief, the grandson of a master thief (the fictional French character, Lupin) who is an outrageous badass. Also kind of a smartass. Your results may vary there. Here, in this brand new, big-budget, 3D CG feature film, he teams up with his old crew […]

DRAGON’S DOGMA TV SERIES REVIEW There be dragons! Or Dragon, in this case. After watching his family and his beloved village burned to ash, Ethan is surprised to have been spared. Rather than kill him, the beast rips out Ethan’s heart, ultimately turning him into an Arisen, a figure destined to face the Dragon and […]

JAPAN SINKS: 2020 MINISERIES REVIEW Ever wonder what an anime might look like if run by disaster director Roland Emmerich? Netflix presents the anime series directed by Pyeon-Gang Ho and Masaaki Yuasa (Devil Man CryBaby) based on the popular 1973 novel by Sakyo Komatsu, “Japan Sinks”. Japan is sinking. High School student and Track star […]

MY HERO ACADEMIA SEASON 4 TV REVIEW My Hero Academia returns for one of its darkest and most fascinating chapters yet with season four. On the heels of season three’s conclusion, we follow Deku (Justin Briner) as he and LeMillion (Ricco Fajardo) get entangled with an insidious plot involving the remnants of the Yakuza, led […]

ALTERED CARBON – RESLEEVED MOVIE REVIEW What is it about success that makes people want to release a prequel? Netflix is, no doubt, getting a lot of eyes on their grungy space-noir Altered Carbon (review for 1st and 2nd seasons here) and now we get this CG-anime prequel film. Taking place a few hundred years […]

BEASTARS TV SERIES REVIEW What happens when Zootopia and anime collide? BEASTARS happens! This CG anime, licensed for U.S. streaming via Netflix and adapted from a manga, is set in an anthropomorphic animal society divided by carnivores and herbivores. The story follows a wolf named Legoshi (Jonah Scott) who simply wishes to live a simple […]

MY HERO ACADEMIA – HEROES RISING MOVIE REVIEW ***WARNING: SPOILER TALK NEAR THE END*** The runaway anime hit My Hero Academia continues with a second cinematic outing. Heroes Rising surprisingly takes place closer to where the manga is now than the anime series, with the class of 1A setting up a practice hero agency to […]

WEATHERING WITH YOU MOVIE REVIEW Makoto Shinkai, the acclaimed writer and director behind Your Name, has finally brought his almost as acclaimed follow-up to America with Weathering With You. The story follows Hodaka (Kotaro Daigo/Brandon Engman), a high school boy living in Tokyo during an exceptionally rainy season. One day, his path crosses with an […]