Review Piece: Space Adventure Cobra Movie (Secret Santa)

Its that time again. This year for Reverse Thieves' Secret Santa I am covering the 1982 film Space Adventure Cobra. Check out my thoughts after the jump.

Review Piece: Millennium Actress (Secret Santa)

First in 2010 I reviewed Paprika, then last year in 2012 I covered Tokyo Godfathers and now in 2013, once again as part of Reverse Thieve's Secret Santa event, I'll go full...triangle with Millennium Actress. Check out my thoughts after the jump.

Review Piece: Tokyo Godfathers (Secret Santa)

Two years ago, I reviewed Paprika by the late Satoshi Kon for fellow anime blog Reverse Thieves' annual Secret Santa event, so here's my review of another Kon movie. Check out what I thought after the jump.

Review Piece: Haibane Renmei (Secret Santa)

In the Beginning…

…There were angels born from giant cocoons. Imagine my surprise when the series Haibane Renmei begins with no apparent conflict. Mystery and secrets abound, but they aren’t serious plot devices, and so the viewer begins to wonder where the conflict lies. This is the central idea of the series: it has no larger conflict; the conflict is only revealed in the concluding episode of the series. A few minor conflicts occur, which deeply affect the plot and drastically change the tone of the anime in a short period of time, but the tender message of the story does not change as a result, but is rather strengthened as more truth comes to light.

This series is Haibane Renmei, an anime based on a doujinshi comic series created by Abe Yoshitoshi in 1998. The series débuted and ended in 2002 with 13 episodes, categorized as drama/fantasy. For the Reverse Thieves’ annual ‘Secret Santa’ project, this is the anime I chose to review for the end of the year.

Review Piece: Baccano! (Secret Santa)

A life of crime can last forever...
Don't let nobody tell you there's no future in a life of crime, because some rackets can last forever. But we'll get around to all that immortality jazz later. A mafia turf war is raging on the mean streets of the Big Apple, a place where regular joes bounce between backdoor booze joints and the breadline. But this caper ain't about a simple gangland brawl. It's about hoods who can't seem to die proper after catching a bullet or five between the eyes. Sadistic hit-men and the dames they love, mad bombers going boom, monsters going bump and soul sucking alchemists bootlegging an elixir of eternal life.


Just remember, Baccano! ain't about beginnings and ends. It's about the twists and turns, bub. Paths don't cross in this story - they collide. Every Dick and Jane plays the lead and it's gonna be a bumpy ride.

Review Piece: Paprika (Secret Santa)

Here it is guys. This is my choice for the Secret Santa our friends at Reverse Thieves are running. But why did I choose a film like Paprika specifically to review? Check after the jump to find out.

Review Piece: One Piece DVD: Season 3, Second Voyage

Letter of Marque 
The Straw Hats sailed to Skypiea in search of adventure, but their failure to comprehend the cloudy penal code lands them in hot water with a gang of creepy-crawly commandos. By order of God, the Going Merry is commandeered by a crustacean and Nami, Zoro, Chopper, Robin are marooned on a sacrificial alter surrounded by salivating sky-sharks! Luffy and the rest of the crew are quick to mount a rescue mission, but they've got problems of their own: a dango-shaped madman with an endless supply of agonizing surprises. Throw in some angry natives, a deranged deity, the mysterious Sky Knight, and a wild pack of dancing wolves, and the Straw Hats are in for their most outrageous voyage ever!