Netflix's live-action One Piece has two seasons out now, and Into the Grand Line landed March 10 with the Straw Hats finally entering the Grand Line. The big question: did it actually work as a mainstream doorway, or is…
Let's build the ultimate list: the craziest, most unforgettable animal scenes in anime history. Post the title, describe the scene so we can picture it, and tell us how it made you feel. I'll start with My Neighbor Totor…
New challenge, everyone! Name a song that was ALREADY a hit in the USA before an anime used it, not one that blew up because of the anime. Give the anime, the song, the artist and the years. I'll start: JoJo's Bizarre Ad…
Netflix dropped all ten episodes of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 at once on October 20, and I watched every single one before sunrise. No regrets. Some regrets. TRIGGER is back in Night City with a brand-new cast: D, a nomad…
Four episodes into The Apothecary Diaries Season 3 and Maomao is out-polling half the season. It's been in the top 4 of Anime Corner's weekly fan poll every week so far (#2, then #4, then #3), and before the season even…
Halloween is next Saturday. My cozy-but-creepy picks: Mononoke (2007), with that unreal paper-texture art Mushishi, quiet and folkloric Perfect Blue (1997, Satoshi Kon) Uzumaki, the 2024 Adult Swim adaptation of Junji It…
Science SARU's adaptation of Yukinobu Tatsu's manga premiered in October 2024. Ghosts, aliens, a granny spirit, and a romance that sneaks up on you. The opening, "Otonoke" by Creepy Nuts, lived in my head for a month.
It won Best Animated Feature in 2024, Studio Ghibli's second win after Spirited Away. Spirited Away is the obvious pick for best. Hot take: Porco Rosso is his most personal film, and Heron is his most personal confession…
Your Name (2016) is the one everyone knows. Weathering With You (2019) is the messiest and the bravest. Suzume (2022) is the most grown-up: a road trip about loss and doors. My ranking: Your Name, Suzume, Weathering. RAD…
Watch the transitions in Millennium Actress (2001): a scene ends inside a film and the next shot is real life, with no cut you can feel. Paprika (2006) does the same with dreams. Kon directed only four feature films and…