GeekNights Wednesdays: Anime Manga Comics

Tonight on Geeknights, we review the Beastars anime . It's pretty great. If you're looking for a dark psychosexual thriller that somehow evokes both Revolutionary Girl Utena and Sanctuary , this is the show for you! In the news, Japan Post has suspended international mail to many countries, if the Olympics are delayed past 2021 they will be canceled instead , Diamond Distributors plans to resume o...

Tonight on GeekNights, we review the Nobuyuki Fukumoto manga Gambling Apocalypse: KAIJI . Not to be confused with the gambling anime Akagi that we reviewed in 2006. This manga covers the events planned in Mr. Tonegawa: Middle Management Blues . In the news, Masaaki Yuasa has retired as president of the prolific Science SARU studio, Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! is good to the end, and Viz licenses...

Tonight on GeekNights, we review the delightful new anime from Science Saru, Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken ! (映像研には手を出すな！). In the news, Anime Boston is canceled , there is an Evangelion gunpla , and Sonic topped Detective Pikachu ! Related Links Forum Thread GeekNights Wednesday - Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! Things of the Day Rym -  Russian Circular Warships Scott -&nbs...

Tonight on GeekNights, we review the latest animated film from Science Saru , Masaaki Yuasa's Ride Your Wave (きみと、波にのれたら). It's exactly what it looks like, but masterfully executed and definitely worth watching. Its themes overlap heavily with Lu Over the Wall , using water as metaphor for death and/or transformation. In the news, another water-based anime movie Children of the Sea is al...

Tonight on GeekNights, we review Makoto Shinkai's latest movie Weathering With You . It's beautiful, but its themes are muddled. We reviewed his The Place Promised in our Early Days back in 2005, and more recently Your Name in 2017. We can forget Children Who Chase Lost Voices , which we talked about in 2011. In the news, Queens bus route meetings attract a particular kind of person , Ride Your Wa...

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the all-time classic Batman: The Animated Series . We talked in ancient times about the tv shows of our youth in a general sense, but BTAS is important enough to warrant its own episode! In the news, Weathering With You is worth seeing, Ride Your Wave continues the unstoppable Masaaki Yuasa train, Saint Young Men is coming to English audiences, and The Dragon Pri...

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the various issues around manga distribution in the US. Like, when kids search for manga and find more pirate sites than legitimate ones. In the news, Scott beefs with the city of Philadelphia , BNA is coming from Trigger , the Manga Research and Reading Network in New York is pretty awesome, the Otakon Artist Alley "controversy" wasn't what it appeared to be , a...

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the 1966 Peanuts television special It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown . From an exploration of PTSD and the horrors of war to the inherent fanaticism of religion, it has some surprisingly nuanced elements. In the news, Makoto Shinkai's Weathering Skis will be in American theaters, but you can see it early at Anime NYC , and Disenchantment season 2 is surprisi...

Tonight on GeekNights, we review Studio Trigger's first theatrical animated film: Promare . Go see it. It makes Redline look positively tame. It's Studio Trigger: The Anime . In the news, the Lupin III CG trailer looks hot, Carole & Tuesday is utterly fantastic so far, Rie Kugimiya will be a guest at Anime NYC , and the Vic thing is basically over . We've also reviewed a lot of anime over the last...

Tonight on GeekNights, we review the Dr Stone anime . If nothing else, it moves fast. In the news, Archive of Our Own won a Hugo , Sony keeps Spiderman out of Disney's monopolistic clutches (for now), BronyCon comes to an end , and if you didn't know, Neil Gaiman did the English adaptation of Mononoke Hime . Related Links Forum Thread GeekNights Wednesday - Dr Stone Things of the Day Rym -&nb...

Tonight on GeekNights, we review the recently re-released Urusei Yatsura manga by Rumiko Takahashi . It's a fine read if you never got ahold of it the first time around. In the news, after some night market adventures and a search for yuzu paste , Aggretsuko is getting a third season , Megumi Hayashibara Joins the cast of Carole & Tuesday , Disney enters the fray (for now) at $12.99, Bananya gets...

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider Kunihiko Ikuhara's recent Sarazanmai . This is not a show for children. You need to know more about Kappa than you think you do. It should be watched with the same care you'd use watching Utena . In the news, our hearts go out to the victims of the tragedy at Kyoto Animation , CATS is back , and Rym may test the waters of Fire Force despite how we may have JUDGED...

Tonight on GeekNights, we review the entire upcoming Summer 2019 anime season ... before we watch any of it. We've been doing this for a while as a youtube show ! In the news, New York had another march through the canyon of heroes , Otomo has a new movie on the way , Akira is getting a 4k remaster , Promare is coming , Crunchyroll is partially joining HBO Max , and ConnectiCon is this weekend! Si...

Tonight on GeekNights, we review the complete season one of Bee and PuppyCat . We talked about the first part of the season back in 2014, and we still regularly quote the pilot . Season two is still on the way ! In the news, Vertigo comics is no more, Neon Genesis Evangelion is on Netflix with a few problems , we have an idea of what the canceled Mouse Guard movie could have been , and the Netflix...

Tonight on GeekNights, we review the 1995-96 Gunsmith Cats OAV , directed by Takeshi Mori and based on the manga by Kenichi Sonoda . It's a wild and succinct trip into what 90s anime were like. In the news, Looney Tunes are back , the Utena Musicals are covering Black Rose, a creepy guy sued Funimation , a handy twitter blocklist will keep fans of that creepy guy out of your mentions, and Junji It...

Tonight on GeekNights, we review the new remake/redo of Fruits Basket . In the news, Kunihiko Ikuhara directed five episodes of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Detective Pikachu is apparently pretty good, and almost everyone who's mad at Adobe is wrong about what they're mad about. Related Links Forum Thread GeekNights Wednesday - Fruits Basket (2019) Things of the Day Rym -  Garfield Game...

Tonight on GeekNights, we have our final thoughts on the full run of Adventure Time . It's a phenomenal show: there's no other way to say it. We did a mini review back in 2014 . Rym didn't even start watching the show until What Was Missing premiered. From the original short in 2008 to the perfect last episode, this show is a treasure. In the news, Castle of Cagliostro and Penguin Highway are play...

Tonight on GeekNights, rather than talking about traditional webcomics , we consider the ones we stumble upon ad hoc in our social media feeds. Things like False Knees or webcomicname . Hit up the GeekNights Forum to see the list, and also to share the ones we forgot to mention! In the news, Conan the Barbarian is now an Avenger, returned to Marvel, fought Wolverine that one time , and is availabl...

Tonight on GeekNights, we review the delightful Tatami Galaxy anime. Adapted from Tomihiko Morimi's novel, it's worth a watch. Especially if you liked The Night is Short, Walk On Girl or Eccentric Family . In the news, Brian K. Vaughan is writing a live action Gundam film , Galaxy Express 999 was remastered , and Funimation is releasing a Dragon Ball Z collector box if they get enough pre-orders....

Tonight on GeekNights, we review the Dororo anime that recently came out (as opposed to the one from 50 years ago ). It's a telling of Tezuka's Dororo manga with a modern sensibility. In the news, Gundam NT is apparently Gundam "Nice Try," you may recall our review of Gundam F91 from 2006, Battle Angel Alita is inexplicably good , and Katsucon turned itself into a closed profile event , something...

Tonight on GeekNights we review the triumph of animation that is Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse . Go see it immediately if you haven't already. In the news, the New York International Children's Film Festival is on, with some notable anime like Okko's Inn , and Penguin Highway , and Vic Mignogna is actually facing some consequences for his behavior. We've already reviewed the entire current sea...

Tonight on GeekNights, we review Mamoru Hosoda's wonderful Mirai (未来のミライ) . It's a film about how the imagination of children and the stories they absorb growing up shape them and those around them. It also has the best house in the history of anime . In the news, beware PIN 20 , Evangelion is coming to Netflix , Gen Fukunaga is salty about it , and we'll be live at MAGFest and PAX South! Re...

Tonight on the 13th anniversary of the launch of GeekNights, we review Netflix's The Dragon Prince . It's pretty good, and it has a hot king . In the news, Bee and Puppycat has some new biz, Sony is pulling Funimation shows off of Crunchyroll et al., (continuing a trend of increasing the pressure to pirate ) there some new Undertale biz , TwitchCon was amateur hour , and you can listen to the firs...

Tonight on GeekNights, we review Mr. Tonegawa: Middle Management Blues (中間管理録 トネガワ), also known as The Chronicles of Middle Manager Tonegawa. It's a spinoff from not Akagi , but Kaiji. In the news, there is inexplicably a Dance Dance Revolution movie coming, NYCC is coming even though the 7 train isn't , and we will very soon post the newest Judge Anime by its Cover . Related Links Forum...

Tonight on GeekNights, we review Masaaki Yuasa 's phenomenal Night Is Short, Walk On Girl . Just go see it. Don't even wait to listen to our review. In the news, Hanebado is bad, The Dragon Prince is good, Assassination Classroom is all right, Adventure Time's ending was perfect, Bojack Horseman continues to be excellent, Care Bears looks like it will be ultra cute , DuckTales (2017) is fantastic,...