I am back with Week 2 of “Month of Miyazaki”, (which is paying homage to both my childhood memories of watching Toonami after school and the man–whose name is half of the title–and creator of these awesome films. I must admit, I am ultra-pleased at the amount of views the previous post got as well … Continue reading
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A Month of Miyazaki: Week 1 – “Kiki’s Delivery Service”
Way back in the dark ages of 2006, the Ancient One, TOM, foretold of a four-week celebration of the works of acclaimed anime director Hayao Miyazaki. And I thought, “why not?” So, the format is simple: 4 weeks and 4 reviews. Of course, there is way too much to cover in just 4 reviews. I … Continue reading
TV Review: Gravity Falls (2012)
Yes, I know that Gravity Falls is an animated series aimed at children that airs on Disney XD… and I am nowhere near that age. Believe me, I still yearn for the days when this version didn’t exist and in its place was Toon Disney. I remember staying up way passed my bedtime for a … Continue reading
TV Review: Attack on Titan (2013)
New Post! Yay! Yeah, I know that news has been pretty slow lately. So, I’m legitimately trying to make up for it by doing new original post pieces. So, this is where this came from. Is it me or are we not doing enough where television–and awesome sauce anime–is concerned? Well, we are obviously trying … Continue reading
Trailers: How To Train Your Dragon 2 Trailer #2
So, I came across the trailer for How To Train Your Dragon 2- I am going to call it HTTYD2, because the given title is saying WAY to much-and was initially going to pass it up, not thinking it was worth making a big deal about with a post. I was wrong. And since I … Continue reading
New Frozen Posters Show Off the Film’s Eccentric Cast
Even though Frozen comes out next month, as always Disney is hell-bent on keeping it’s upcoming film in the forefront of the public consciousness like the world-dominating company that it is. Moving on, Disney released a batch of new posters that show off the cast of its upcoming movie, Frozen. You can check them … Continue reading
Legendary Animation Master Hayao Miyazaki Retiring
Yes, you unfortunately read that right. I can’t. According to Variety and the New York Times, Hayao Miyazaki, legendary Japanese animation director, will be retiring soon. At 72, Miyazaki—who has 11 animated movies and over 34 years of experience under his belt—has directed beloved movies like Spirited Away and Kiki’s Delivery Service. He won an Oscar … Continue reading
Pixar’s New Short ‘Toy Story of Terror’ Debuting on ABC in October
According to Screen Rant, Pixar will be rolling out a new short for television around October—specifically a few weeks before Halloween. Such news comes in light of Disney’s D23 Expo, which wrapped up the previous weekend. Pixar has a history of not only creating awesome, brilliant, and thought-provoking movies, (we’ll excuse them for Brave), but … Continue reading