Steampunk appears in many forms, including the comic book or graphic novel. In today’s video, I look at eight outstanding examples of the genre in this oft-overlooked and maligned medium. See my video here. Summary of the list: 8. Steam Detectives (manga), Kia Asamiya 7. Clockwork Dancer, Jon Delarroz (art by Mary MacArthur) 6. The […]
Ghost in the Shell is one of those classic anime movies that seasoned fans recommend to newcomers. Like most anime, it began life as a manga. Ghost’s progenitor was the cyberpunk-themed series by Masamune Shirow which ran from 1989-1990. Its original Japanese name was Kōkaku Kidōtai which means “Mobile Armored Riot Police.” This was the […]
In 2008, when Twilight hit the big screen, vampire stories were everywhere. I was getting pretty sick of them. Even publishers wouldn’t buy vampire books. Yet the vampire legend, like the creatures that people it, refuses to die. The Japanese are just as intrigued with the concept and have produced several vampire series in anime […]
Flowers of Evil (Aku no Hana) is a 2013 animated series from the studio Zexcs based on a manga by Shuzo Oshimi with a screenplay by Aki Itami. Though Arlys and I are big anime fans, this is not the kind of show we usually watch. It features middle school students with no powers or […]
Discuss anime with non-fans and they’ll often mention shows like Dragon Ball Z, Naruto, and One Piece. These are examples of the fighting/action “shonen” genre directed at teenage and younger boys. Usually, I roll my eyes at these examples of “kid’s stuff.” Anime is so much more than that. Yet there’s an exception to […]
Anime by Mag Garden, Written by Kore Yamazuki and Aya Takaha, directed by Norihiro Naganuma. Being big fans of anime, Arlys and I are always looking for new shows to watch. Though there are dozens of new series every season, very few are serious shows aimed at adults. Last summer we were surprised to hear […]
“Made in Abyss” is a recent anime series from Kinema Citrus, first aired in 2017. It is based on a manga by Akihito Tsukushi which began in 2012. I wouldn’t call it steampunk, but it’s more steampunk in spirit than many stories that claim that label. It has a Victorian-era feel, with nineteenth-century technology, exploited […]
