20 Decade Highlights (Kavik Ryx)

Kavik Ryx — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 09:27:42 +0000

With a relatively unique decade in anime at its close, everyone is bound to place their own superlative on it. And of course, many people will be quick to label it as the worst. Only truly getting into anime mid 2004, it would be highly presumptuous of me to put such a label on it. By all means the obscure works of the ‘90s and ‘80s could be just as dreadful as the garbage of today. The only difference is that today is an era where computer graphics have lead to a saturated market of cheap anime amplified by global trolling from the Internet. But this doesn’t make the good works of the decade any less so. There is nothing to say that new animation techniques and global communication haven’t contributed to a successful decade. After all, the following 20 examples are products of the past 10 years. Granted this does not include masterpieces such as Monster and Gankutuou, both of which I am yet to see. But for all the anime I’ve missed this decade, I feel blessed that I had the opportunity have seen these ones.

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Afterthoughts: Summer Wars

Akira — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:27:29 +0000

"A new kind of war."

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of viewing Summer Wars, Hosada Mamoru’s (Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo) newest directorial effort. Keeping in line with tradition, my NHRV review presents a synopsis and a brief look into the merits and detriments of the movie. However, I have quite a bit I want to say about this fantastic movie, so treat this article as an expanded review or critique about the movie’s finer points. Warning: No major spoilers follow, but there may be several minor spoilers.

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20 Decade Highlights (Kavik Ryx)

Afterthoughts: Summer Wars