Tell me if you heard this one before. A transvestite, an alcoholic and a runaway girl find a baby on Christmas Eve and try to raise it. Yes, this is the premise of this show. While foraging through the trash, they stumble upon a baby and though they want to “raise it”, they do set out… Continue reading Tokyo Godfathers
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Witchblade
Witchblade actually has a long history. It just ended it’s 20 year run as a comic with issue #185 for October 2015. It started out as a Top Cow comic in 1995 under Image Comics. There was a TV series in 2001-2002, a novel in 2006, a manga series and the anime which was broadcast… Continue reading Witchblade
Delinquent Detective (Sukeban Deka)
Sukeban Deka follows a ‘delinquent schoolgirl’ who is taken in by the government and forced to fight crime to redeem herself for her past and to also delay her mother’s death sentence. They give her a new name, Saki Asamiya, and a metal yo-yo which is also her badge. She has to infiltrate high schools… Continue reading Delinquent Detective (Sukeban Deka)
Tokyo Magnitude 8.0
The show is based on the premise that there is a 70% possibility of a magnitude 7 earthquake in Japan in the next 30 years or so. It depicts what it could be like in Tokyo if that were to occur. The story revolves around Mirai, a middle school girl who takes her little brother Yuuki… Continue reading Tokyo Magnitude 8.0
Darker than Black: The Black Contractor (Dākā Zan Burakku: Kuro no Keiyakusha)
The story revolves around a phenomenon known as “Hell’s Gate”. Hell’s Gate is a impenetrable field which appeared 10 years ago. At the same time these psychics who wield paranormal powers at the cost of their conscience also emerged. These people are covert agents known as Contractors, they’re assassins, spies and other covert type agents… Continue reading Darker than Black: The Black Contractor (Dākā Zan Burakku: Kuro no Keiyakusha)
Darker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor (Dākā Zan Burakku: Ryūsei no Jemini)
So you’ve finished season 1 of Darker than Black and you want more right? Well there’s more show for you to enjoy. In this 2nd season of Darker, you find Hei and Yin are on the run after being betrayed by the Syndicate. After leaving Japan, Hei ventures to Russia and comes across a young… Continue reading Darker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor (Dākā Zan Burakku: Ryūsei no Jemini)
Darker than Black: Gaiden (Dākā Zan Burakku: Gaiden)
Darker than Black: Gaiden is seen as a 3rd season by a lot of people and they have plenty of reason to think that since it came out after the 2nd season. If you’ve watched Darker than Black, these OVAs are essential in the storyline, they aren’t your typical OVAs of recent vintage which are… Continue reading Darker than Black: Gaiden (Dākā Zan Burakku: Gaiden)
Death Parade (Desu Parēdo)
Death Parade is the full season show made off the Death Billiards OVA. Death Parade continues the same plotline except with more characters and situations. When a human dies, who decides whether they go to heaven or hell? Well there is a bar known as the Quindecim which has a little to do with that… Continue reading Death Parade (Desu Parēdo)
Blue Drop (Burū Doroppu)
Blue Drop is one that came up as a random pick for me. It’s one that I passed on before but decided to give it a chance on a day that I was just sitting at home. The manga for Blue Drop is set after the war but the anime takes place before the war.… Continue reading Blue Drop (Burū Doroppu)
Voices of a Distant Star (Hoshi no Koe)
Voices of a Distant Star is a long distance love letter created by one man and a Macintosh computer. Yes you read that right, one man and a Macintosh using 2D and 3D animation. The show is set in 2046, after they discover ruins on Mars. There is a planned space expedition for 2047 and… Continue reading Voices of a Distant Star (Hoshi no Koe)