Alex Papillon

I realize there are quite a few manga and anime titles with questionable sibling complexes, not necessarily incestuous in nature - but just…a bit “complex”. If you think this is weird, know that there are various western movies about this topic and that it IS a psychological phenomenon that occurs in real life so […]

This isn’t really a Yuki Kajiura vs. Yoko Kanno article as I think both of them are great composers in their own way. It’s more a comparison of their styles, a bit of a review on their works (that I’ve heard of) and an exploration of the anime which feature their works.
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I have to admit first off, that I’ve never read any bit of the manga. I’m sure they left out a lot of things, as this is only 9 one hour episodes. 9!!! Not even 12…but still, since it’s relatively short - it’s not tedious to watch and […]

This is an overview of anime that are based on western novel series. Some of these series themselves may not be too popular in a general sense but I’m somewhat familiar with most of the original sources. A return to your childhood? Maybe not, but I think some of these stories are […]

I haven’t seen very many Japanese dramas, but I know there are some very good ones especially made in the 90s. I chanced upon this playing on the WINAMP video streams and instead of studying for exams, of course, I had to watch this and several other Korean dramas. I saw three other ones, Ai no Uta, H2 and the infamous 1000 litres of tears.

This 2003 movie, a collaboration between versatile Japanese actor Tadanobu Asano and Thai director Pen-Ek Ratanaruang is definitely a beautiful and well-crafted movie. Named tagged as the Asian Lost in Translation, it explores the strange and silent relationship between two people.

There’s something about some shows that I just can’t be bothered with about half way or a quarter of the way. Either, every episode is the same and nothing happens for 25 episodes or by my own vices, I spoil it for myself and would rather not watch ahead. Also, I have a bad habit of not finishing things - books, movies, shows, essays, projects, you name it.

Criticized for being a lot like Cowboy Bebop+Trigun - is it really just a clone with lots of mixed elements? Not exactly; it doesn’t have a nouveau edge by far but it’s pretty entertaining. In fact, even though I watched it a year ago I still remember most of the characters and episodes. […]