Death Note promotional collage poster from VIZ Media I would be remiss to skip out on talking about Death Note. A cultural cornerstone in the world of anime, the original manga was written by Tsugumi Ōba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata and has won countless awards and praise for its thrilling crime story and powerful … Continue reading C.J. Recommends: Best Voice Acting

Blu-ray cover of the final season of Bleach There has always been a great discourse in the community when it comes to whether it's better to watch an anime with either the original seiyuu and read translated subtitles (SUBS), or have a voice actor dub a translation over the the original in sync with the … Continue reading Anime Subs vs Anime Dubs

The large cast of Naruto Shippuden Stay tuned, these talented actors may surprise you! For this list, I'm sharing with you my personal favorite voice actors. My 3 favorite English anime voice actors and 3 Japanese anime voice actors. I'm ranking them based on number of varied roles, range, and acting ability. 1. Laura Bailey … Continue reading Top 6 Favorite Anime Voice Actors

Early Anime localization and its influence on western pop culture Toonami host T.O.M, currently voiced by Steven Blum Just as we had discussed before in the first blog post, Anime has had about half a century of growth since the first animated film. Decades of animation techniques have been adopted and evolved into the streamlined, … Continue reading Anime Goes West!

Beginnings are always the hard part Since the beginning, anime has had the power to draw people to the screen waiting for the next story to be told. Today, anime has reached far into multiple genres to capture an audience right down to very small niche audiences. Over fifty years have passed since the anime … Continue reading C.J. Recommends: The Gateway Animes

The main cast of the 2019 remake of Fruits Basket Believe it or Not, I Have a Type! Like every TV show and cartoon, there are tropes that people identify and reuse time and time again, and while many tropes can be seen as tired cliches, I think that even the most overdone cliches can … Continue reading My Favorite Anime Character Archetypes

Showing off hype with a rocking opening theme song! Art by riooo (@reurangel_) I briefly covered Anime Openings and their purposes in episode 1 of my podcast. For this list, I want to share my personal favorites throughout my years of viewing anime. As a general rule, I'll choose only one opening per franchise. If … Continue reading My Top 10 Anime Openings

Over 50 Years of Anime, but Let's Start at the Beginning You wake with a start at the sound of your alarm. As the sun peaks over the horizon, your eyes ache at the bright rays while you groggily rise out of bed and hit "snooze". After a brief sigh, you swing your feet to … Continue reading The Conception of Anime