I was listening to a recent episode of Anime World Order where they were discussing their thoughts on the “slice of life” genre. Slice of Life is used to describe a show that follows characters through daily events. These events are depicted as realistic, not sensational like most other anime stories, and any overarching story [...]

As I had commented last week, I have a few issues with the way anime is being produced today. And I was further inspired after watching the final episodes of Elfen Lied, a recent series released in the US by ADV. My intent is to further exploit the annoyances of modern anime, in hopes that [...]

I’ve been sucked out of anime for the past year and couldn’t figure out why. Why I, whose namesake has been immortalized in a web domain, could ever not have anime be a part of my life. At one point it was inconceivable, but was slowly becoming reality.
So I searched for the reasons why. Could [...]

So I was watching Samurai Champloo last night, specifically episode 14, and there was an extended scene that used song to convey a feeling of sadness, reflection, death and rebirth. The song was hauntingly beautiful, accompanied by vocals I can only best describe as “traditional”. I’m not even about to explain further to avoid any [...]

AnimeNfo.com, probably the best anime resource you can find on the internet, is asking for its readers’ support:
Dear AnimeNfo community, I hate to do this, but I must ask for help, AnimeNation hasn’t sent us payments for advertising since March. I have ran out of money to pay for hosting of the server. So I [...]