Otaku Evolution Episode 43 – Mid Year Dub Review by ellbell01
Pardon the giving in to the temptation of starting a storyline. It’s just until I start up my strips again.
Author: Penguin Truth
Foppery and Whim: What to Expect When You’re Expecting Legend of the Galactic Heroes
“There are few wars between good and evil: most are between one good and another good.” – Yang Wen-li
There are a few less impossibilities in the world of North American licensing of anime these days. The Right Stuf is giving the Gundam franchise its second shot here. There are simulcasts for almost everything Funimaton licenses, including English-dubbed versions. Yen Press is licensing the Baccano! novels. JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure anime is getting a bilingual release here. And maybe Macross is still in Harmony Gold limbo and we still haven’t gotten that Rebuild of Evangelion 3.33 release from Funimation (not that I’m looking forward to that dreck, except to tear it a new one), but at Anime Expo this year, an earthshaking announcement was made.
Otaku Evolution Episode 42 – The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
Otaku Evolution Episode 42 – The Melancholy of… by ellbell01
Don’t panic! It’s a mostly harmless 42nd episode of Otaku Evolution, where I cover The Hitchhiker’s Guide to High School. I mean, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.
So wait… is Haruhi Zaphod? Itsuki is Ford, Mikuru is Trillian, and Yuki is Marvin. Maybe I’m trying too hard to make this fit.
– Penguin Truth
(2015)
Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie Trailer
I’m looking forward to this. Arise gets a bad rep, but that’s just because it isn’t SAC. Or maybe because it’s too much like SAC, and yet isn’t. I sort of understand, but they’re both good, and I think people just dismissed it out of hand because neither Oshii nor Kamiyama were handling this. But it honestly looks like it’ll be even better than the previous Arise entries at the very least.
Otaku Evolution Episode 41 – Harlock Saga
Wait, did I follow up a review of a movie where Nazi mystics were the villains with a review of an OVA based off an opera by an anti-semite and favorite composer of Hitler? Yikes.
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– Penguin Truth
(2015)
Otaku Evolution Episode 40 – Fullmetal Alchemist: Conqueror of Shamballa
It’s my 40th episode and first year anniversary of Otaku Evolution! Ah, I remember when I first started barely audibly reviewing anime with the one or two sprite poses I used a year ago, with my four-part FMA review. So it was appropriate, then, that this episode was for the movie follow-up, wherein Edward Elric fights a snake dragon, meets Fritz Lang, and basically starts his own little war with the help of his brother. So enjoy this beautiful, flawed, beautifully flawed and entertaining movie, Conqueror of Shamballa.
Otaku Evolution Episode 39 – Wild 7
Posted this on my new YouTube account. The old one is going to be deleted. The new one will mostly just be episodes I know will be monetized. Anyway, enjoy this super violent schlock title review! I mean the anime is violent, not the review itself. I am violently talented, though.
– Penguin Truth
(2015)
The Heroic Legend of Arslan Episodes 1-6 Review
Synopsis:
The Kingdom of Pars stands above all other nations in its region, remaining unmatched in its military might for years under the command of its warrior-king, Andragoras III. However, a rival nation, Lusitiania, has designs on conquering Pars. The young prince, Arslan, is sheltered and gentle, and unprepared for his first battle with the Lusitianian army. During the battle, the Parsian army is betrayed by the general Kharlan, who helps lure them into a trap. Andragoras is forced to flee, and his forces lose heart, falling quick victim. The Lusitianian forces, guided by a man named Silver Mask, take advantage of this retreat to corner the king, then they attack the royal capital, Ecbatana. Arslan goes into hiding with the warrior Daryun, and they seek the asisstance of the retired tactician Narsus and his servant Elam. However, Silver Mask and Kharlan are looking for Arslan even as they lay seige to the capital. Can Arslan and the kingdom of Pars survive this sudden turn of fortune?
Otaku Evolution Episode 38 – Steam Detectives
Another in what I’ve colorfully dubbed the "Rivet Robot" titles, Steam Detectives is an anime that’s almost Tetsujin 28, almost Big O, and almost great.
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– Penguin Truth
(2015)
Lupin III Part I Episode 03 Review
Episode 03, "Farewell, My Beloved Witch"
*****SPOILERS*****
Synopsis: Lupin happens upon a troubled young woman named Linda, being chased by a group of criminals called the Killers-in-Killers. Teaming up with Jigen, he discovers that the syndicate wants a scientist named Dr. Heinlein’s research which converts a certain flower, the Third Sun flower, into a powerful explosive. Linda is the doctor’s assistant who was trying to leave their island laboratory, and the Killers wanted to ensure she stayed. Fujiko also wants the Third Sun flowers, but her plane is shot down by the Killers. Lupin is captured, but escapes with Jigen’s assistance. Lupin, Jigen, and the scientist burn the Third Sun flowers, but Linda also dies. The scientist is killed and Lupin infiltrates the Killers’ submarine to sabatoge their Third Sun-powered missile. In the end, the missile is disabled, but Lupin, Jigen, and Fujiko are left with nothing to show for it.