Author: Eric Barnhill

A decade or two ago anime wasn’t as popular as it is today. It was seen as more of a niche genre on an international level, loved by a few groups of diehard fans. But, as the 90s rolled in, there were a few key anime films that broke borders, went global, and took the…

Watching a great anime will normally illicit laughter, smiles, or otherwise be deeply interesting and engaging. Though, there are those times when an anime will take off the gloves, and really hit us with some nightmare fuel. Plus, you better believe that when an anime wants to be disturbing, it really is disturbing in a…

Yes, we watch anime for the stories, characters, and interesting twists. But we also watch it because anime happens to have some of the most incredible action sequences of all time. Hollywood wishes it could do action this well.

Edge of Tomorrow with Tom Cruise looks and feels a lot like an anime. This is partly because it’s actually based on Japanese manga property. Have you ever wondered what other Hollywood hits draw their inspiration from this Japanese art form?  

When we think of anime, we generally tend to think of the many long-running shows that fans have come to love over the years. But the genre isn’t exclusive to episodic series or shows, and there are a number of brilliant movies that have come out of the years. Many of these movies are often…

When it comes to animated shows, anime stands above the rest in delivering what fans really want. It is engaging, has fantastic characters, blows minds with awesome stories and twists, and often delivers on incredible action sequences that defy Hollywood.

Almost 40 years ago, western cartoon studios started taking notice of anime, and it wasn’t long before it influenced cartoons now regarded as classics. The Japanese animation style was becoming more familiar to audiences, thanks to dubbed TV shows, and they knew almost instinctively that it was going to be big.