Tags: Anime, Reviews

Made in Abyss: Journey’s Dawn Anime Film Scratches the Surface [Review]

The town of Orth wasn’t always around. It was built slowly over time, shortly after humans discovered a massive hole located on a remote island. That hole is known as the Abyss, and even calling it a “hole” in passing is doing it a major …Read more »

Hunter x Hunter: The Last Mission is a Decent Snack for Hungry Fans

January 30, 2019

Joseph Luster

Despite the fact that it’s just now hitting U.S. cinemas, Hunter x Hunter: The Last Mission isn’t a new movie. Originally released in December of 2013—putting it just a little under a year before the conclusion of Madhouse’s 2011-2014 TV anime—the second Hunter x Hunter …Read more »

Golden Wind is JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure at Its Wildest

January 25, 2019

Joseph Luster

Sometimes I let anime pile up. I just let it sit there in one of my many queues and accrue episode after episode like I’m collecting the digital antiques of the future. Sometimes this is a huge mistake, as always tends to be the case …Read more »

Dragon Ball Super: Broly is One of the Series’ Strongest Features

January 11, 2019

Joseph Luster

The elements that make up a great Dragon Ball movie probably don’t differ that much from one fan to another. Some may value the lore of Akira Toriyama’s 30-plus-year-old franchise more than others, but in the end it likely comes down to how memorable the …Read more »

Megalo Box [Review]

December 21, 2018

Joseph Luster

Junk Dog is a bum with little room for positive forward trajectory in his life. Part of that has to do with his general way of living, but the rest falls firmly in the lap of his coach, Gansaku Nanbu. You see, Junk Dog is …Read more »

Robot Carnival [Review]

December 7, 2018

Austin Price

It seems impossible we’ll ever again witness an anime like 1985’s Robot Carnival. The last great anthology film, Short Peace, went almost entirely ignored. The last great anthology series, Space Dandy, was at best misunderstood, at worst excoriated. Not for its quality, mind: as Jacob …Read more »

Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer [Review]

November 30, 2018

Austin Price

There’s no time of year I dread so much as late summer. Even now, almost a decade removed from the concept of summer vacations and the dread of school’s impending return, the wan lighting and redoubled, oppressive heatwaves that herald the last gasps of the …Read more »

Just Because! [Anime Review]

November 21, 2018

Joseph Luster

Originally revealed as an April Fools’ joke in 2017, Just Because! eventually came to fruition as an original anime TV series by studio PINE JAM (Gamers!, Mahou Shoujo Nante Mouiide-sukara), director Atsushi Kobayashi, and The Pet Girl of Sakurasou creator Hajime Kamoshida. The results are …Read more »

The Subtle Symphony of Liz and the Blue Bird [Review]

November 13, 2018

Joseph Luster

One song. One relationship. One timeless children’s tale. That’s all that’s at the heart of Liz and the Blue Bird, a beautiful capsule capturing a brief moment in time with the type of gentle subtlety at which Kyoto Animation and director Naoko Yamada (A Silent …Read more »

Tada Never Falls in Love [Review]

October 19, 2018

Ink

As an amateur but talented photographer, high school student and orphan Tada Mitsuyoshi lives to capture presented moments, but how will body guard-protected, foreign transfer student Teresa Wagner encourage or change his raison d’être? If you’re a fellow anime cynic, the very term “transfer student” …Read more »

Today’s Menu for the Emiya Family [Review]

October 13, 2018

Michael Goldstein

When I first sat down to watch Today’s Menu for the Emiya Family, currently available for viewing on Crunchyroll, I came to the natural conclusion that this show will hurt us. After all, this is the latest entry in the versatile Fate franchise, and given …Read more »

Negima!? [Review]

September 30, 2018

Brittany Vincent

Negima! Magister Negi Magi is one of Love Hina creator Ken Akamatsu‘s most recognizable works, so much so that following the original show’s debut, it was given two different anime series. The first, Negima!, aired in 2005, and followed the original manga series closely. The …Read more »

[Review] Patlabor The Mobile Police Ultimate Collection

September 23, 2018

Daryl Surat

Nearly a decade ago, I said were I forced to name just one title that represented the best that anime had to offer, I would probably pick Mobile Police Patlabor and lamented it being years out of print. Since then, things have changed. Right now, …Read more »

98 Degrees: Spriggan

September 13, 2018

Sean O'Mara

From now until the end of the year, Otaku USA e-News presents 98 Degrees: a deep dive straight into the anime of 1998. Which greats of ’98 would you like to see covered? Comment below or drop our editor a line. Adapted from a long-running …Read more »

Magical Girl Ore [Review]

September 1, 2018

Gerald Rathkolb

The most ridiculous of shows Few genres have changed so much over time as the magical girl genre. In the early days shows like Magical Girl Sally were unquestionably targeted toward young girls, but very quickly that demographic expanded. As soon as the early 70s …Read more »