Tag: Anime

  • Geeks + Gamers Staff Halloween Picks: TV Shows

    Geeks + Gamers Staff Halloween Picks: TV Shows

    Whether you’re getting your content in the form of microwaves received by the “rabbit ears” of your TV set or through a cable which delivers digital data to your Apple TV so you can watch Netflix and YouTube on your flat screen, TV is, without a doubt, the staple of entertainment of the modern age. Back…

  • REVIEW: Gurren Lagann (2007)

    REVIEW: Gurren Lagann (2007)

    “Who the hell do you think I am?!” is a phrase often heard in Gurren Lagann. Whenever the characters run into a villain trying to take them down, they shout it out as an act of defiance. When I watch Gurren Lagann, it feels as if that phrase is not just for those villains in front of them,…

  • REVIEW: My Hero Academia: Two Heroes (2018)

    REVIEW: My Hero Academia: Two Heroes (2018)

    In 2016 the My Hero Academia anime was released. Back then, I don’t think anyone could’ve guessed how big the series would eventually become. The first season gave its audience likable characters to latch onto, and it turned the series into a global phenomenon. There are very few anime that have reached the popularity that My Hero Academia currently…

  • REVIEW: Dragon Ball Z (1989)

    REVIEW: Dragon Ball Z (1989)

    Tons of anime come out every year, and some of them enjoy a brief moment of time in the spotlight; Dragon Ball Z is not one of those anime. Dragon Ball Z is a global phenomenon that is still as popular today as it was during its original run in the States. Its characters are instantly recognizable, and…

  • REVIEW: Mary and the Witch’s Flower (2017)

    REVIEW: Mary and the Witch’s Flower (2017)

    Most of the anime community agrees that there is one studio that casts a large shadow over all the others. For the last three decades, Studio Ghibli has given us some of the greatest animated films of all time. In 2014, the great Hayao Miyazaki announced his retirement, which meant changes for the studio. Among…

  • REVIEW: Summer Wars (2009)

    REVIEW: Summer Wars (2009)

    Mamoru Hosoda is one of the best anime directors working today. When I watch his films, I can understand the comparisons he gets to the great Hayao Miyazaki. His movies have a strong emotional core and oftentimes deal with family as the main theme. Of them all, Summer Wars is the movie to which I find myself…