How far would you go to make a wish come true? Rumor has it, Urashima Tunnel grants your heart’s desire, if only you can find it and if only you are willing to pay the toll, which is counted out in days and years rather than legal tender. You see, time moves differently inside that… Read More Film Review: The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes
Akira Tendo is a corporate slave. He is so badly sleep-deprived that he looks like he could blend right in with the hordes in the late-night zombie movies he watches every three or four days when he finally makes it home for some cup noodles and a bit of kip. Things weren’t always this way… Read More First Impression: Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead
An office drone struggles to face the day, cutting it fine on her commute to work. The tasks pile up with no end in sight and nothing to look forward to other than another late night of (probably unpaid) overtime. There’s one bright light in Saku Fuzukawa’s life, though, and that’s her cat, Yukichi—when he’s… Read More First Impression: The Masterful Cat is Depressed Again Today
It’s Tokyo, 1897—only it’s not quite the Tokyo we know from the history books. Here, the rabble are entertained not by kabuki or sumo, but by bare-knuckle brawls between the monsters and ghouls that once roamed the land of Edo on the one hand, and a tattooed man nicknamed the Oni Slayer on the other.… Read More First Impression: Undead Murder Farce
A close encounter with a vending machine flying off the back of a truck leaves our MC unconscious—but it’s ok, he survives. Er, wait a second, why is his voice so robotic? And why can’t he move his body?! And…are those items for sale and price lists he sees flashing before his eyes?! Turns out… Read More First Impression: Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon
The summoning circle glows as a man who’s waited his whole life for this moment calls forth a Servant. He’s high on anticipation as his entire purpose in life, to be a Master, finally comes to fruition. Only, it doesn’t. Because the Servant he calls is Gilgamesh and, well, Gil doesn’t really take to the… Read More First Impression: Fate/strange Fake – Whispers of Dawn
Polygon Pictures is celebrating its 40th anniversary in style with the release of the feature film sequel to its sci-fi fantasy, Kaina of the Great Snow Sea. The film, Star Sage, marks a satisfying ending to the tale of Kaina, the boy who lived above the icy canopy of the world; Ririha, the princess of… Read More Film Review: Kaina of the Great Snow Sea: Star Sage