Set in 1923 in the Taishō era Japan, Mars Red follows Yoshinobu Maeda, a colonel who heads secret unit (Code Zero) of vampires for the Japanese army. In the anime series (which is based on based on a play by Bun-O Fujisawa), Maeda and his clandestine crew as they go…

*spoilers below* Weathering With You is a 2019 film written and directed by Makoto Shinkai (Your Name., 5 Centimeters Per Second). The film was met with immense critical acclaim and grossed $180 million before hitting U.S theaters, and helped solidify Shinkai as one of the world’s top directors to watch. …

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— WARNING: SPOILERS — The film Belle follows a shy, high school girl named Suzu. For years, Suzu has struggled with the absence of her mother who died trying to save someone from drowning. …

Chivalry is a recurring theme in a lot of anime. In one of my favorite series, Re:Zero, the main character Subaru is motivated to improve by his love for Emilia. Toyko Revengers features Takemichi Hanagaki, who goes back in time to try to save Hinata, the only girlfriend he ever…

This article contains SPOILERS for all of Wonder Egg Priority and mentions of suicide. Wonder Egg Priority is perhaps, by now, most famous for how it started out strong and then scrambled itself. The shift from dreamy fantasy to convoluted sci-fi and the show’s unsympathetic treatment of its young female…

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SHORT REVIEW — SPOILER ALERT — The Stranger by the Shore is a boy love film on Funimation, following the romance between Shun and Mio. Shun often sees Mio walking to school or home, and tries to find ways to talk to him. He’s tentative with his flirting at first, not wanting to be too forward…

Studio Ghibli provides some of the most imaginative stories and lush worlds we have in film. I’ve seen every Studio Ghibli films at least once, and a few multiple times. …