‘Darling in the FranXX’ is the ‘Dark Souls’ of Anime
In today’s day and age, we love a good comparison, and nothing is more commonly compared than FromSoftware’s action RPG Dark Souls. We’ve all heard the gags and seen the clickbaity…
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An Interview with the Canadian Animator behind Golden Kamuy’s Bears
More and more foreigners have been making their way into the Japanese animation industry recently, and foreigners have made especially great strides in 2018. Earlier this year, French animator Thibault…
Op-Ed: What Did They Do to Precure Since I Was in Fourth Grade?
Kawazaki Rikka Yawamori Elementary School, Sixth Grade A few weeks ago, I tried to get back into a franchise I’ve loved since I was younger and checked out Hugtto Precure. A…
Retrospective: Recalling the Distant Time When ‘Osomatsu-san’ was Popular
Every once in a while as an anime fan I get nostalgic for old times. For shows that were big when I was first getting into anime, the shows that…
Op-Ed: Repeating Video Topics for Views Sucks, but Not as Much as ‘Sword Art Online’
Geoff Thew YouTuber & Creator of Mother’s Basement What’s up basement dwellers, I’m Geoff Thew, anime critic and strong believer in reading the tags above an article before reading the…
Local Anime Expert Claims Anime is Getting Worse
“They just don’t make them like they used to”, local self-proclaimed anime expert Nicholas Spencer starts the interview with Anime Maru with a strong and provocative statement. For Spencer, the…
Anime Maru Adventures Episode 1: Please Help Me
TOKYO, Japan — To anyone that is reading this, please send help. My name is Steve Sigbjorn. Three months ago I answered a classified ad for an anime news website that was looking for a travel writer. Next thing I knew, I was packed in a shipping container and dropped off in downtown Tokyo with nothing but a tablet, 100 yen, and a copy of Tokyo Geek’s Guide. It is getting cold. I have been doing unspeakable things to earn money for food. My attempts to contact Anime Maru for help have been ignored. I don’t think I can survive for much longer.
Op-Ed: Hear Me Out — Repealing Net Neutrality Makes It Harder to Watch Bad Anime
Ajit Pai Chairman, Federal Communications Commission It’s been a pretty active last few weeks for me and the folks working at the FCC. Since I’ve announced that we are taking formal…
Deep Analysis: ‘Animegataris’ is Sharp Critique of Localization
Another week goes by, and that means yet another episode of this season’s popular show Animegataris — a show about a group of high school students who seek to reestablish their school’s…
Strength in Numbers: Top 10 MyAnimeList Scores
Besides the sheer euphoria of meticulously tracking every episode of every anime you have ever watched, the pinnacle of the MyAnimeList experience is giving completed shows a score. This unique experience of…
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