In 2017, Lerche produced a remake of Kino’s Journey, focusing on both some of the stories animated in 2003 version and others from the light novel series that weren’t. Beautifully animated, the series continued to do what the franchise does best: Make viewers consider the value of community and what it is that makes us… Read More TangleCast 69: Relativism and Goodness in Kino’s Journey
Fruits Basket remake so heartfelt and pretty A sad life transformed by a black-and-white kitty Vikings and vengeance and princes and kings These are a few of my favorite things Saitama’s awesome but he is no gamer Miku’s best girl, ain’t that a no-brainer? Manga with Vader, Leia, and X-Wings These are a few of… Read More My Favorite Anime Things (2019 Edition)
Even a psycho can utter the truth, right? In episode seven of Babylon, Ai Magase continues her unspeakable work, and as she draws public prosecutor Zen Seizaki further into a web of evil, she commits a very specific misdeed for a very specific reason: She wants Seizaki to “confront evil.” (WARNING: Spoilers ahead) Up until… Read More Babylon, Episode 07: Confronting Evil
Have you ever heard of the system called chaos theory? If its sounds familiar, you might have first heard about it like I did, through Jurassic Park. Ian Malcolm, the mathematician played by Jeff Goldblum, expresses the idea in the film, with the novel going into far greater detail, using it as a theme and… Read More Babylon: Patterns Emerge
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