GeekNights Wednesday - Comics and Animation

Tonight on GeekNights, we review Makoto Shinkai's 2022 film Suzume (すずめの戸締まり). It's a road trip movie about shared and distant trauma . And a chair. In the news, The Owl House stuck the landing and Shin Kamen Rider is screening in the US! Related Links Things of the Day Rym -  ALL Old Modem Sounds (300 baud to 56K) Scott -  Material Properties Database

Tonight on GeekNights we talk about GeekNights. Particularly, GeekNights Wednesdays . It's the odd duck of the show, focused not just entirely on the passive consumption of media, but constrained to specific types of media. A meta show! In the news, the Venture Brothers Movie is coming, the original Ken Sugimori Pokemon artwork is on the Internet, Makoto Shinkai's Suzume is in theaters, and there...

Tonight on GeekNights we review the 2023 animated series Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur . The animation and style are fantastic, and if you have or know kids this is a show for them! In the news, Rym bought a new wallet , don't watch any more Made in Abyss , the NHL did a cool telemetry-driven hockey broadcast , and Ghibli Fest 2023 is on ! Related Links Forum Thread Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (20...

Tonight on GeekNights, we review the 1993 anime movie Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama . It's long, and there are fighter jets. YMMV on this one, but if you enjoy Dynasty Warriors it might be for you. Also Hanuman is OP. In the news, the live-action sequel to Whisper of the Heart will be in theaters February 3 . Shin Ultraman is exactly what you'd expect. Related Links Forum Thread GeekNights W...

Tonight on GeekNights, we review BRZRKR from Keanu Reeves, Matt Kindt, Ron Garney, and Bill Crabtree. It might hit you like a truck. Also Reaves is really into Wolverine . In the news, the United States House of Representatives is frozen as the Republicans repeatedly fail to elect a Speaker (something so unthinkable it literally hasn't happened in a century), Eurobeat is confirmed for MF Ghost , a...

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider animated Christmas specials and special Christmas episodes of animated shows. From Frosty the Snowman to The He-Man & She-Ra special to Claymation Christmas to Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer , nevermind the classic-for-all-time Charlie Brown Christmas . In the news, the legendary Ichiro Mizuki has passed away , and the new season of the Dragon Prince is... uneven...

Tonight on GeekNights, we review the 2022 anime TV series Spy×Family . It's a solid regular anime with all the crowdpleasers you could want from an anime club screening circa 2003. In the news, we are back from PAX Unplugged , Saga volume 10 continues the... saga (which we reviewed the beginning of back in 2013), Funimation's acquisition of Crunchyroll continues with SKU changes , Makoto Shinkai's...

Tonight on GeekNights we review Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island and Star Trek Prodigy . Scott hasn't watched the latter and Rym hasn't watched the former. In the news, Cartoon Network celebrates its 30th anniversary , Cartoon Network is kind of screwed , and there's somehow a bunch of anime worth watching this season! Related Links Forum Thread GeekNights Wednesday - Cucuruz Doan's...

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the feature films of Hayao Miyazaki . They are instantly recognizable and every one of them is worth seeing. In the news, Joe Biden has cancelled a huge amount of student debt ( more than you probably realize ), the nightmare that was the attempt at a 90s American live-action Sailor Moon has been found in its full glory, the new Beavis and Butthead is fantastic,...

Tonight on GeekNights, we review Masaaki Yuasa's Inu-Oh (2021) . ( trailer ). Per William Bibbiani in The Wrap it is best described as a "feudal-Japanese hair-metal-demonic-curse serial-killer-political-tragedy rock-opera" anime movie. Go see it. Don't wait. In the news, Daisuke Jigen Voice Actor Kiyoshi Kobayashi Passes Away at 89 , Crunchyroll buys Right Stuf in the continued consolidation of al...

Tonight on GeekNights, we review Sonic X (2003) . An anime TV series based on Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog video game series, adapted poorly by 4kids, it's not too bad. In the news, convention "leaks" are always funny , retroactive editing is becoming more and more common , someone leaked the entire 87 minute animatic of the (sadly) canceled Genndy Tartakovsky Popeye feature , and Anime Matsuri remai...

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the cartoons of Cartoon Cartoons (1995-2003) . Dexter's Lab, Johnny Bravo, The Powerpuff Girls, and all the rest. In the news, Made in Abyss is returning July 6 , Inu-Oh is coming August 12 and has an English trailer , and Scott geekbites Osamu Tezuka's W3 (Wonder 3) . Related Links Forum Thread GeekNights Wednesday - Cartoon Cartoons (1995-2003) Things of the Da...

Tonight on GeekNights, it's a News Roundup! Specifically an Animation, Anime, Manga, and Comics News Roundup! The new Urusei Yatsura anime series has a trailer , TFAC has uninvited the NFT Lady after severe backlash from TCAF attendees and guests, Seven Seas' workers form a union that Seven Seas will not voluntarily recognize . Ni No Kuni: Cross Worlds is a crypto scam , Flying Ghost Ship is getti...

Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss voice acting. In the news, anime voice actors' unionization efforts grow ever more important as they are forced back into non-remote work in Texas , Anime Central betrayed its attendees , and Inu-Oh is coming imminently , Related Links Forum Thread GeekNights Wednesday - Voice Acting Things of the Day Rym -  Subwoolfer - Give That Wolf A Banana Scott&nbs...

Tonight on GeekNights, we review Tatsuki Fujimoto's one-shot manga Goodbye, Eri . It's 200 pages long, and it's absolutely worth reading. Especially starting at page 18. In the news, the YAOI Paddle resurrection was thankfully short-lived , AnimeNEXT has to cancel for a very good reason , Anime Expo's twitter was hacked by NFT scammers, Delicious in Dungeon is getting an anime , and The Orbital Ch...

Tonight on GeekNights, we review Mamoru Hosoda's Belle . A beautiful film that deals with the disconnect (or the lack thereof) between the online and the real, we have previously reviewed Hosoda's Mirai , The Boy and the Beast , Wolf Children , Summer Wars , and One Piece 6: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island . In the news, Amazon has ruined Comixology , Hayao Miyazaki's Shuna's Journey is being...

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider anime music, particularly tv shows and OAVs. A good OST has more than just a rockin' opener or closer , it both enhances the show and stands alone. We cover some of the greatest, including Giant Robo , Initial D , Vision of Escaflowne , Revolutionary Girl Utena , Cowboy Bebop , and more. In the news, the under-appreciated and oddly prescient Dennou Coil comes to...

Tonight on GeekNights, we review Centaurworld . It's on Netflix, Rym loves it, and it's a musical . In the news, Initial D is getting a successor anime with MF Ghost . The Ghost is selling cars too , Mr. Boop is getting a deluxe hardcover book , and Rym has some thoughts on SK8 the Infinity . Related Links Forum Thread GeekNights Wednesday - Centaurworld Things of the Day Rym -  Fake Eng...

Tonight on GeekNights, we review The Summit of the Gods (Le sommet des dieux). Directed by Patrick Imbert, it's a French adaptation of a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Jiro Taniguchi . A photojournalist's obsessive quest for the truth about the first expedition to Mt. Everest leads him to search for an esteemed climber who went missing. In the news, Naoki Urasawa is bringing several of...

Tonight on GeekNights, we bring you our Holiday Animation and Comics Gift Giving Guide 2021! What should you buy for that animation, comics, anime, or manga fan friend of yours? Not Funkopops: they've released something that's just vile in a long line of vile things . Arcane is one of the best cartoons Rym's seen in a long time. Makoto Shinkai's next film will be Suzume no Tojimari, and it involve...

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider our final thoughts on the Rebuild of Evangelion . Spoilers. Just tons of spoilers. Be warned. If you have never seen Evangelion, check out our review and our final thoughts on the original Neon Genesis Evangelion, as well as our (no spoilers) review of Rebuild of Evangelion . There are no more Evangelions. In the news, Anime NYC is happening , and there are mixed...

Tonight on GeekNights, we review the Jujutsu Kaisen manga. It's a shounen manga. In the news, Image Comics workers unionize forming the CBWU (Comic Book Workers United) , Aggretsuko gets a fourth season , and S houjou Kakumei Utena (Revolutionary Girl Utena) is on Crunchyroll. Related Links Forum Thread GeekNights Wednesday - Jujutsu Kaisen (manga) Things of the Day Rym -  U-Haul Stealth...

Tonight on GeekNights, we review Rebuild of Evangelion . The complement to Neon Genesis Evangelion (which we reviewed and gave final thoughts for back in 2007), it is an excellent and complete finale that somehow is neither a remake nor a sequel, but simply an addition. In the news, Twitch experienced a massive leak and Ankama studio is soon to premiere Princesse Dragon Related Links Forum Thread...

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider anime and comic magazines, including relics from an ancient past such as Newtype USA , Wizard, Animerica, and the like. In the news, Rym is enjoying Star Trek: Lower Decks (and you may too if you have even a passing interest in Star Trek), the live action Cowboy Bebop might be OK, and the monkey's paw has given us a hockey anime with Puraore! Pride of Orange . Re...

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider Superman . The Superman. Supes. This character casts a long shadow on global popular culture and storytelling, a modern myth. In the news, the Harley Quinn show is great, Lupin III Part 6 has Mamoru Oshii as a guest writer, Adventure Time: Distant Lands concludes with Wizard City , Keiichi Arawi has a new manga coming , and (spoilers) Lex Luthor finally gets it ....