Weekly round-up
Halloween is right around the corner! We. Are. Excited. We can never resist posting a seasonally accurate piece or two at this time, and this year’s been no different. So [...]
Cowboy Bebop
Live-action Cowboy Bebop production halts after on-set injury
Netflix had ony just revealed the beginning of production on its live-action Cowboy Bebop when disaster struck. John Cho, who is playing Spike Spiegel, injured his knee in [...]
Why anime is the perfect pairing to jazz and classical
Whether western or anime, animation is one of our earliest exposures not only to moving images, but to music. Often this music is either classical or jazz, a tradition which [...]
Revival reveries: our top five anime that need a sequel
Who would have thought we’d be hanging out with Cardcaptor Sakura again, after all this time? It’s a special feeling to be reunited with a show and characters [...]
Dear Hollywood, leave Cowboy Bebop alone
“And the work which has become a genre unto itself shall be called: Cowboy Bebop” This phrase is proudly emblazoned across the seminal series like manifesto, a mission [...]
The high life: drug use in anime
Like all art, anime is a reflection of the society that bore it, a means to echo its beliefs, traditions and behaviours. But in isolation, art alone is not enough to decode [...]
Cowboy Bebop and my anime awakening
Time and places have a way of resonating with us despite having never lived in or visited them. For me, the nineties have long held some unending fascination. Despite being [...]
Batman Ninja movie reveals Japanese cast and trailer
The Batman Ninja anime film unveiled more of its bats in the belfry at Tokyo Comic Con today. Four of the film’s key cast were announced, alongside a theatrical release on [...]
Review: Outlaw Star
From the Western World to the Land of the Rising Sun, Star Wars ushered in a collective cultural love of space fantasy. But it was arguably Leiji Matsumoto who popularised [...]
Review: Blood Blockade Battlefront
It sounds almost like a thought experiment; if a typical individual is immersed in an abnormal environment, do they cease to be normal? Blood Blockade Battlefield poses the [...]
