If your child is 2 to 3 years old and in a hip spica cast, be prepared for a lot of extra work. Our 3-year-old son Akira broke his left femur this summer and was in a fiberglass hip spica cast — that encircled his waist and both legs — for seven and a half ...
Just like many anime fans, Akira (1988) was the first anime movie that I ever saw. It inspired many fans to look into what at the time was called Japanamation, but is now known as anime. It is the most important film of the genre. Written and directed by Katsuhiro Otomo, Akira is based off ...
Anime is a popular form of entertainment these days, especially among young people. However, anime films have rarely recieved high acclaim outside of a small circle of viewers and critics. Here, I’m hoping to shed some light on what I think are the best full-length anime action films of all time. Most of these are ...
The modern age of Anime arrive in Japan in the 1960s, and over the course of the next decade or so boomed into the giant robot, space battle genre bender that we would soon recognize as the anime of today. Evolving over the next 30 years or so, it reached a peak where it could ...
Originally making its appearance in Japan’s own “Young Magazine” and published by Kodansha Ltd. as a 2160 page epic, Katsuhiro Otomo’s “Akira” was soon released as a series of six mangas. Selling over three million copies in 1982 alone, “Akira”quickly became a best seller and has stayed among the ranks of the best selling mangas ...
Anime encompasses every genre known to filmmakers and writers, so it’s not easy to choose the best of the bunch. There are a few movies, however, that stand out to fans both new and old. The most notable anime film in the minds of many is Akira, released in Japan in 1988. An immediate blockbuster ...
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