Castlevania – TV Series Review
Malcolm Pope
You know, when I first heard that Netflix was doing a four-episode animated Castlevania TV series, I have to admit, I wasn’t really all that interested. I mean, let’s face…
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The Ancient Magus’ Bride by Kore Yamazaki – Volumes 1-7 Series Review
Rebekah Loper
Do you like folklore? Pretty imagery? Stories reminiscent of fairytales without being a direct retelling or adaptation? If so, you should read The Ancient Magus’ Bride. The Ancient Magus’ Bride…
A Beginner’s Recommendation Guide to Fantasy Manga: Shonen (Adventure Fantasy)
You know, it’s interesting to take a look at genres from different perspectives. Here in the West, we have a very particular view of the Fantasy genre, one forged by…
Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale – Movie Review
Trent Cannon
If you’re anything like me (and gods help you if you are), you’ve spent a lot of time playing video games and watching anime. If that’s the case, you’ve probably…
An Introduction to Anime and Manga
In recent years, there has been a surge of interest in anime and manga by Western cultures. Before, mentioning the terms anime or manga in casual conversation would have been…
Fantasy’s Tricksters
Fantasy loves a big, strong hero, almost as much as we love a big, scary villain. We love to see a good, old-fashioned epic showdown, preferably on top of a…
Sun Wukong, AKA The Monkey King
Wei Ming Kam
It’s Chinese New Year, and in honour of the Year of the Monkey, I’ve gathered some my favourite adaptations of the Monkey King stories. The Monkey King is one of…
Black Butler I & II / Kuroshitsuji – Anime Review
Black Butler (Kuroshitsuji) can be a somewhat confusing franchise for those new to the material. First, it was a manga, written and drawn by Yana Toboso. The manga was then…
Maoyu Mao Yusha – Anime Review
For fifteen years, the demons and humans have been at war, and both sides have profited from it, but at the expense of those less fortunate. Maoyu Mao Yusha begins…
Black Butler: Book of Circus
The Black Butler anime adaptations are based off the original manga by Yana Toboso. The first season was likely going to be the only season, based on the storyline. Then…
Fantasy and Science Fiction in Anime and Manga – Part One: Historical and Epic Fantasy
Aleksander Cristea
Books, movies, video games are all widely known platforms for science fiction and fantasy. Anime and manga, on the converse, are a less known medium for the genre. Japanese mangaka—manga…
Fantasy and Studio Ghibli – Part Two: The Search for Identity
Lucy Hounsom
In the first part of this series, I took a look at the earlier Ghibli films – Nausicaä, Princess Mononoke and Laputa – and examined the ways in which they…