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 ...
Read More“Maybe we could call her Half-Voltage. Ooh, or Low Voltage!” *Spoilers* “Big Hero 7” opens with a rather silly fight sequence in which High Voltage steal a new battery Krei has developed, but not as a team. The mother-daughter duo are feuding, but they take both batteries he has and leave. I...
Read More“Life isn’t some cartoon musical where you sing a little song and all your insipid dreams magically come true. So let it go.” Disney’s Zootopia went through a lot of versions and changes before making it to the big screen. Director Byron Howard (Bolt, Tangled) originally pitched six ...
Read MoreIn my review of season 1, I mentioned that My Hero Academia had the potential to be something great. I loved the foundation that was set and wanted to see some payoff in the story for all the time spent establishing the world and its main characters. I didn’t expect it to be this good, thoug...
Read More“No, don’t push us away, Hiro. We’re here for you.” Based on an obscure Marvel comic, Disney Animation’s Big Hero 6 was the mother studio’s first superhero movie. Of course, the acquired Marvel Studios had already proven how lucrative the genre could be, and Pixar’s...
Read MoreI always feel like I have to proceed with caution when I start a new action/adventure anime. This is especially true when it’s being adapted from an ongoing manga that has no intentions of ending anytime soon. The common pitfalls of these longer-running anime usually mean I skip them, but this...
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