I will be hosting a panel at Anime NYC! Please come see me speak Friday, November 19th at 7:30 PM. The panel is on “Pretentious Anime and Why It’s Good!” Also don’t forget to follow me on twitter @predederva PROGRAMMING ..read more

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Now and Then, Here and There is without a doubt one of my all time favorite anime series. It’s truly a heartbreaking and emotional masterpiece, with a perfect ending. The story is so impactful, so very tear jerking, that I think everyone needs to see it. It is brilliant in its way of weaving in an important and timely message in a fantasy series, all while dissecting (or deconstructing) the Isekai genre. It is a very brutal story, but an important one. However the story would not work without an excellent cast of characters. And Lala-Ru is my favorite from the show. Who:  Lala-Ru Wh ..read more

Jinki: Extend is the most “anime-ed” anime out there. And I mean that in the most positive way possible. This is an anime with cute girls doing cute things, slight fanservice, Eva style philosophizing and psychoanalysis, complex storytelling, big bads hidden from the spotlight, unrequited love, exciting action, powerful drama, and of course all the characters have giant robots! I really cannot understand why this show never caught on. I hate to sound like a dork but isn’t this kind of why we watch anime? Explore one of my favorites with me! OK first let me just the elephant out of the room. T ..read more

Few anime come with so much pre-packaged prestige as Legend of the Dragon Kings. The original novel was penned by Yoshiki Tanaka, the author of classic epics such as Legend of the Galactic Heroes and The Heroic Legend of Arslan (not to mention other hits such as Tytania ). The anime adaption was directed by old school master himself, Osamu Dezaki. Dezaki (Golgo 13: The Professional, Black Jack, Ashita no Joe) is well known for his “dramatic triple takes” and “freeze frames” in the anime he directs. When this bad boy was announced in Japan, fans were ecstatic. “Can you imagine Tanaka’s wo ..read more

In Episode 02 of our Podcast, we review the oldschool OVA Judge, along with the Mamoru Hosoda Masterpiece Summer Wars. Be sure to give it a listen ..read more

I know I just reviewed a Case Closed/Detective Conan movie, but I told you guys I am a super fan after all. I eat this stuff up. This is one of the few franchises that can go on for decades without losing steam, or my interest. ANDDDDDD the good news here is this film is much better than Crimson Love Letter . Let’s check it out eh! I’ve already explained in depth what Case Closed/Detective Conan is, but if you happened to miss that you can read about it here. Anyway…the plot, yeah. Right before a major international political summit being held in a brand new hotel, an explosion goes off at on ..read more

Case Closed is a favorite TV series of mine. I have been a major fan ever since Adult Swim played this one on tv way back in the early 2000’s. I consider myself a super fan of the show, and I even read and collect the manga. This is one of the few series that I personally find incredibly enjoyable in manga and anime form. I was very disappointed when Funimation came out and stated they would no longer adapt the series or movies for the R1 market. I was happy when Crunchyroll started to stream the tv series, but it was incredibly frustrating that they did not continue from the episode Funimati ..read more

Hi All!! I miss everyone! I hope you are all hanging in there considering we are living through a pandemic. Jon of Janaiblog fame and I have started a podcast called Predecast. We review new anime and older anime/anime that have gone under the radar. Please check it out ..read more