Anime

INTERVIEW: Paul Castro Jr. on the Role of Riddle Rosehearts
Disney Twisted – Wonderland: The Animation is anime-styled, animated and dubbed in Japan, then translated and dubbed into English by American actors. Paul Castro Jr. talks about his character on the series...
INTERVIEW: Flying Far And Wide With “Dragon Heart”

INTERVIEW: Flying Far And Wide With “Dragon Heart”

Avatar photoJackson Murphy|
November 20th, 2025
The action drama Dragon Heart: Adventures Beyond This World was released earlier this year and is now seeking Best Animated Feature consideration this awards season. Director Isamu Imakake speaks to us about the film's themes, visuals, music and more.
GKIDS Brings “Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution” To Theatres This December

GKIDS Brings “Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution” To Theatres This December

Haylie Baker|
October 31st, 2025
The next big North American anime event comes around this December, with the arrival of Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution. Debuting exclusively in IMAX theatres for a limited one day theatrical run, the movie will only appear on just 100 screens nationwide. In addition, a new IMAX poster has been unveiled.  This upcoming film is brought to […]

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ANIME REVIEW: “Is it Wrong to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?”

The hit broadcast series Is it Wrong to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? (2015) blends elements of two popular anime genres, the fantasy adventure and the harem comedy, into an appealing mix. Long ago, the gods who dwelled above the city of Orario descended, looking for entertainment: They limited their powers and began interacting […]
Avatar photoCharles Solomon|September 16, 2020
ANIME REVIEW: “Is it Wrong to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?”

ANIME REVIEW: Rumiko Takahashi’s “InuYasha”

Rumiko Takahashi’s “feudal fairy tale” InuYasha (2000) was one of the big hits of the early 21st century in Japan and the US. Kagome Higurashi (Moneca Stori), a normal 15-year-old high school girl, falls down the dry “Bone Eater’s Well” in her family’s Shinto shrine–and emerges during the “Warring States“ period (1467-1615). At the shrine, […]
Avatar photoCharles Solomon|September 4, 2020
ANIME REVIEW: Rumiko Takahashi’s “InuYasha”

MANGA REVIEW: “Blue Flag”

High school is a miserable time, when kids battle raging hormones, crushing insecurities and never-ending drama. In Kaito’s new manga Blue Flag (Ao no Flag), the students at Aohama High experience all the usual problems–plus some unusual ones. Alienated senior Taichi Ichinose has never forgiven himself for failing to prevent a cat from getting run […]
Avatar photoCharles Solomon|August 19, 2020
MANGA REVIEW: “Blue Flag”

ANIME REVIEW: “How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?”

The 2019 broadcast series How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? (Danberu Nan-Kiro Moteru?, literally “How Many Kilograms of Dumbbell Can You Lift?”) could have been animated with ultra body-conscious Southern California in mind. Koyo Women’s Academy student Hibiki Sakura (Madeleine Morris) loves to eat. As she walks home with her friend Ayaka, she consumes […]
Avatar photoCharles Solomon|August 3, 2020
ANIME REVIEW: “How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?”

REVIEW: “Robotics;Notes” Part One

High school seniors Kaito Yashio (Clifford Chapin) and Akiho Senomiya (Lindsay Seidel), the heroes of the offbeat sci-fi adventure Robotics;Notes, are the last remaining members of the Robot Research Club. But Kaito’s only interest is the video game Kill-Ballad: He’s ranked as the number five player in the world. He reluctantly helps his childhood friend, […]
Avatar photoCharles Solomon|June 30, 2020
REVIEW: “Robotics;Notes” Part One

GKids Acquires U.S. Rights To Masaaki Yuasa’s “Inu-Oh”

Japanese production company Science SARU INC. and its partner Asmik Ace, Inc., Japanese production, distribution and sales company, announced that GKIDS has acquired the North American distribution rights for the animated feature Inu-Oh, the latest feature from acclaimed director Masaaki Yuasa (Ride Your Wave, Keep Your Hands Off Of Eizokuen!). Presented as a work in […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|June 25, 2020
GKids Acquires U.S. Rights To Masaaki Yuasa’s “Inu-Oh”

ANIME REVIEW: “Neon Genesis Evangelion”

Hideaki Anno’s Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995), which ranks among the most popular, influential and controversial series in anime history, is finally appearing on Blu-ray in two multi-disc sets from GKIDS and Shout Factory! featuring a new dub and script. A complex, compelling saga that juxtaposes mecha battles with apocalyptic Christian symbolism, Jewish mysticism and teenage […]