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Star Wars Visions is such a unique and exciting concept. I think it's great that they're taking risks and exploring new creative avenues within the Star Wars universe. It shows that they're confident in their brand and willing to take chances to keep fans engaged and interested. I can't wait to see what they come up with next! Links: Instagram Youtube

The Importance of Owning Physical Media: Recognizing its Value and Significance. Youtube Instagram Hazel

Although I found myself questioning the purpose of Shinobi no Ittok by the end, I don't want to discourage you from watching it. Despite its flaws, there are brief moments of brilliance worth experiencing. Links: Opening Ending Instagram YouTube

Death Note needs no introduction, but it is worth talking about. Links: Instagram YouTube Anime abandon video on Death Note

Links: YouTube Speed Grapher: girls on film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bT1IgtsCsQ Eden of the East: Falling down https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pdqeu9LW2c Dimension W:Genesishttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Cqzz88jrxY

The Director of Your Name Makoto Shinkai couldn't really stick the landing with his follow-up movie Weathering With You, but maybe that's because, for many years, he's always made the same movie. Yes, the characters are different, but it is always the same story of star-crossed lovers with a sad ending. With Your Name, he gave it a happy ending, but with Weathering with You, he couldn&...

Buddy Daddies is about coming back from a cold mean world through love. Sunday Editions YouTube Instagram

The Metaverse is nothing new anime has conceived of it for years, so why don't we take a look at what they have to say. Links YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBE1eymFHC8OubgvrVnQhrQ the future is a dead mall - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiZhdpLXZ8Q

Mononogatari is show about trust and what happens when people have very good reasons to not trust many people. So, let's talk about it. Youtube Instagram

High Card is part Ocean's Eleven, part 21, with a little bit of James Bond mixed in for good measure. Let's talk about it. Links below: YouTube Instagram

Lots of people are wondering why shows like Jujutsu Kaisen and Chainsaw Man are so popular, here are my thoughts.

Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, a show about breaking down the walls of society to make something better, might just be the anime that we all kind of need to watch right now.

InuyashaIs one of the greats, love it or hate it. In this episode, Alex dives into why that could be.  Links: Instagram Dead Manga Video

Let’s talk abou all these phone games competing for our time attention and money

Crunchyroll has been holding the Anime Awards for 7 (oh fuck I'm old) years. While it's great to celebrate the medium and the industry of anime, I have to wonder why I still can't sit through the thing. Is it because of the bad overdubbing? The weird presenters? or maybe awards shows, just suck? Let's talk this through and see if we can't imagine a better version of the anime awards. 

Their FINALLY "finishing" Attack On Titan, so let's talk about what this thing has become.

Drifting home is a flawed movie about Relationships. Let's talk about it.

Peter Tatara has been working in anime and nerd culture for a while. I wanted to sit down with him and talk about what it's like to run the film program for The  Japan Society. Links: japansociety.org @luchboxradio_podcast

Whisper of the Heart is a lesser-known gem from Studio Ghibli that's about A LOT but also about NOTHING so let's talk about it. As a side note, look out for the week's Sunday edition, which is an interview with the Director of The Japan Society film program and the former founder of Anime NYC.

Pantheon is an outstanding show that is very much in conversation with our current AI moment and much of the cyberpunk anime that comes before it.

From blockbuster movies to Chat GPT, sex, and sexuality are being ignored, so let's talk about why it's important that anime doesn't pretend that people don't Fuck

Black magic M-66 is a building block that is the foundation that supports classic cyberpunk anime like Ghosting the shell Akira or even Cyberpunk edge runners. so let's talk about it.

Ramayana is a movie that will probably never get licensed. Thanks to the Japan Society in NYC I got to attend a screening. I wanted to share my thoughts. The Japan Society catsuka

Velma is so bad it made me rethink the entire "adult" animation cottage industry. Exept Archer that show can get it (freising)

Just a rundown on what caught my eye this season. Links: Trigun Stampede Malevolent Spirits: Mononogatari High Card Tomo-Chan Is A Girl