Madhouse is a studio that seems to be able to consistently produce excellent anime.  Today we have reviews of two particular Madhouse gems.  Kavik Ryx has written a review for Gungrave, one of my personal favourite series, which is something that’s been long overdue on this site.  Meanwhile zzeroparticle was impressed by one of their […]

That was the question TIF found himself asking at the end of The Sacred Blacksmith.  And while he wasn’t a fan, he was almost just as annoyed with how anime fans reacted to it.  Meanwhile, I watched Trapeze.  There’s no other anime quite like it, but it’s not quite as bizarre as it first makes […]

It’s almost too easy to be cynical of visual novel or video game adaptations to the point that the announcement of an anime adaptation, unless the staff behind the project warrants otherwise, is greeted with caution rather than full-blown fanfare.  And for good reason: they usually don’t live up to their game counterparts.
But it’s not […]

AC has had a look at the latest chapter in the TTGL saga, Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann: Lagann-hen, and while he found it entertaining, he was a little disappointed there weren’t more new scenes in it. On the other hand, disappointment doesn’t even start to describe Shadowmage’s reaction to Mobile Suit Gundam Formula 91. […]

Today, AC completes his analysis of the 20th Century Boys movie trilogy with his review of 20th Century Boys 3.
kadian1364 gives a dire warning to anyone who wishes to see an unusually weak Ghibli production, Gedo Senki.