Hanime on Anime

Hello, people of earth!  I’m back from MechCon-which was awesome, by the way-and ready to reveal July’s Character of the Month!  I had some new shows for this month, but it was a little hard pick this month’s character.  In the end, I went with one that was a little more…how can I say it?  Not as controversial.  Still, this character was worth the pick.  With that much said, let’s talk about this month’s Character of the Month: Soma Yukihira from Food Wars! I reviewed Food Wars shortly before I left for MechaCon, so it should still be a little fresh.  I’ll try to be as brief as possible.  In the series, middle school graduate Soma Yukihira dreams of becoming a top chef like his father and eventually taking over the family restaurant.  Even though he can’t seem to surpass his father, his cooking tricks do prove cunning, especially when the restaurant is faced with being closed.  Unfortunately, Soma’s father closes the restaurant anyway...

Greetings all!  It’s time once again for another anime review from yours truly.  And this week will be bringing in something tasty because I’ll be reviewing one of the newest animes to hit Japan.  It was definitely a head-turner, so I think that it would be a good idea to give my first thoughts on it while it was still fresh.  Anyways, I’ll quit going on and get going with my review on Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma . (Warning: You will encounter food puns in this review) Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma is about a young hopeful chef Soma Yukihira.  Working under his father, renowned chef Joichiro Yukihira, Soma hopes to one day run his father’s restaurant and surpass his father in skill.  Even in the first episode, it’s pretty clear that Soma has some talent.  Seriously, I want the recipe for that “Gotcha Pork Roast”-I know, spoiler!  Unfortunately, Joichiro decides to temporarily close his restaurant down, crushing Soma’s dream.  However, ...

…Ladies and gentlemen…I am pulling a Hanime on Anime first.  For the first time ever, and in light of my recent absence- I did not have access to a decent Internet (Sorry)-, I have decided that this week’s post will be a double post!  This week, I’ll be doing Character of the Month of June, and a brand new anime review.  Ok, so without any delay, let’s get started! Hanime on Anime’s Character of the Month of June: Maka Albarn June was a pretty short month.  Granted, I had a one discussion post, but it was high and dry when it came for reviews.  Part of that was my fault in me not getting to a computer with Internet access while on vacation.  But anyways, regardless of how many reviews I did for June, this month’s Character of the Month was definitely a shoe-in.  Certainly an icon in the anime world, this character definitely packs a punch-and she doesn’t even punch!  That’s right ladies and gentlemen, I’m talking about the one and only Mak...

Well, here it is! This is my discussion post on why Hollywood doesn't get anime. I'll be talking about two possible live action remakes of Ghost in the Shell and Akira, and what I think Hollywood may do. And here’s the link for the Akira Live Action Project Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1GO-93Nt3c And before I go, I want to wish all you dads out there Happy Father’s Day!  Dad, this one’s for you!

Greetings, people of Earth!  I’m back this week with a review on classic among the anime world.  Many would consider this show to be a little old for its time, but it definitely caught my attention last year when I bought the entire series.  Though it’s taken me awhile to get through a quarter of the series, thanks to my college-student life, I’ve managed to dig up more than plenty of enough dirt to dish out.  Ok, I’ll stop taking and get to reviewing.  So sit back, relax, and enjoy my review on Soul Eater. Soul Eater’s plot revolves around the adventures of three Meisters Maka Albran, Black Star, and Death the Kid, and their weapons Soul Eater, Tsubaki Nakatsukasa, and Patty and Liz Thompson.  Their duty is to hunt down evil souls that threaten to devour human souls and become keeshin-a completely defiled soul.  Aside from their own individual missions that they take on as students at the Death Weapon Meister Academy, the first half of the serie...

Hello, planet Earth!  Sadly the Miyazaki May event has come to a close.  And as always, I’ll end this event by announcing the Character of the Month for the first Miyazaki May.  I’ll admit, I had a hard time picking this one out.  I had three great movies and a handful of great characters to choose from.  But in the end, I went with probably one of the most famous.  So famous in fact, that he is literally the face of Studio Ghibli.  That’s right!  This month’s Character of the Month went to none other than Totoro from My Neighbor Totoro .  Totoro is the spirit of the forest in a rural town in the Japanese countryside.  He later befriends the Kusakabe sisters, Satsuki and Mei, and becomes a frequent visitor to the Kusakabe household.  Totoro has a number of other forest friends including two smaller, similar looking creatures and the spirit Catbus-who looks like, well, a giant feline vehicle.  Totoro later becomes a great h...

Greetings all!  This week I will be doing my last review for the Miyazaki May event, but this review will be on one of Miyazaki’s greatest films.  This Miyazaki film is considered an ultimate classic in anime films and has created some of the most memorable scenes and characters in anime today.  I’d even argue to say that it’s thanks to this film that Studio Ghibli has the famous logo that it has today.  So what film could I possibly be talking about?  I’m talking about one of Miyazaki’s earliest films, My Neighbor Totoro .  You know the drill, let’s get to the review! In My Neighbor Totoro , the Kusakabe family moves in to a new home in a rural area where they can be closer to their sickly mother who is hospitalized.  However, it doesn’t take very long for the two young girls Satsuki and Mei to realize that there’s something different about their new home.  To add to the fact that the home is the residence of some harmless sprites, the young...