In the cyberpunk city of Neo Saitama, Kenji Fujikido has suffered the murder of his wife and child during a brutal ninja turf war. Possessed by the bloodthirsty ninja soul named Naraku, Kenji finds himself surrendering control to Naraku in his thirst for vengeance. Together they become the Ninja Slayer.
Plastic Memories is poised to steal the hearts of even the most robotic of us if it plays its cards right. So far it’s done just that. The series offers a fresh (and possibly prophetic) glimpse at the ever-narrowing boundary between natural and artificially created life.
Fans of the Ghost in the Shell franchise will be ecstatic to see this light-speed reimagining of the Arise storyline. Written and directly by the same people who made the original four Arise videos, the new anime plunges veterans into the Ghost world with remorseless speed and intensity. For everyone else, there aren’t enough drugs in the world to figure out what’s going on.
Nagato’s Disappearance was teased on the official Haruhi website over a year ago. It’s finally here! But will this spin-off be love at first sight or is it bound to leave us feeling a bit melancholic?
Battle Spirits Burning Soul is the seventh anime series in the Battle Spirits franchise. The show is entirely centered around selling collectible cards to young children and has done a much better job of marketing trinkets than making a quality animation. If you like watching Yugioh’s cousin playing Digimon with cards he made out of glitter and craft paper, this is the series for you.
I Can’t Understand What My Husband Is Saying is a fine specimen of distinctly Japanese humor, but it will likely leave the majority of the Western audience scratching its collective head.
It’s easy to watch a huge chunk of Parasyte and think of it as being nearly perfect. The characters tend to behave in human (rather than cartoon) fashion, the plot is interesting and quick, and the zero-filler approach means that everything laid on the table has a purpose.
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