Author: Geeks + Gamers
Video Games Taught Me to Sing
At the outset of writing this, I should begin with a small personal anecdote: a significant amount of my own inspiration as a musician and composer has come from playing video games. To this day I remember as vividly as ever one of the most powerful visuals I have ever seen: a scene from Final &hell...
Read MoreREVIEW: AnoHana (2011)
*By special guest writer L.B. Bryant* Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Boku-tachi wa Mada Shiranai (or just AnoHana) first premiered in the Spring of 2011 as part of that season’s Noitamina block, but it seems like only yesterday that I first sat down to watch it. Animated by A-1 Pictures (Asterisk...
Read MoreREVIEW: A Wrinkle in Time (2018)
Remember that moment in Wonder Woman where, as she’s facing down Ares with fire blazing around her, she confidently proclaims to him and the world, “I believe in love,” and instead of coming off as cheesy or phony, it just works? That’s because the filmmakers believe that sentiment whole...
Read MoreMost Iconic 80s Anime
It’s time for another tumble through the history of the anime medium. Last time, we counted off what the most iconic anime from the 90s were. Now we go back even further to the decade where anime seriously started taking shape: the 80s! A time of funky music, crazy hairstyles, and ridiculous amoun...
Read MoreWhat Are the Most Iconic 90s Anime?
The scope of the anime industry has changed tremendously since its inception. Now with hundreds of cons and fan events worldwide, the anime community continues to experience massive amounts of growth. Out of any medium, anime has perhaps undergone the most drastic change regarding popularity and qua...
Read MoreREVIEW: Better Watch Out
Better Watch Out deals with ideas of toxic masculinity and how fragile the male ego can be, diving into how men look at women as mirrors, expecting their feelings toward them to be reflected back. When they aren’t reciprocated perfectly, easily-bruised masculinity breaks the mirror. The character...
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