Why I Love: Promare

Promare is a 2019 Japanese animated movie directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi and produced by Trigger, XFLAG, and Sanzigen. Here's why I love it. First, a brief synopsis and some background info. Promare is about superpowered humans called Burnish that suddenly appeared on Earth and destroyed half of the world with their colorful fires. 30 years …

Animation in 2020 – Part 1

There's way too much animation in 2020 I'm looking for a this year. So I'm gonna talk about them. Evangelion 3.0 + 1.0 - June (In Japan) The long-awaited fourth and final entry in The Rebuild of Evangelion tetralogy, based off the original Neon Genesis Evangelion anime. I'll confess and say I haven't finished watching …

Me and My Shadow – Why It Was (Sorta) Cancelled

(Concept Art by Chris Block) Like I said in my Top 5 Favorite Cancelled Animated Movies, I said that I would go into more detail about this movie because, well, it deserved it. And I really think an amazing project like this should have been made in the first place. But unfortunately, having a couple …

GKIDS: The Animation Underdog

When you think of theatrical animation, what do you think of? Disney, DreamWorks, Blue Sky, Lakia, and possibly much more. Then, there are animation studios whose movies only get a limited release in theaters. Most of those movies are from Japan and usually have a couple showings. Not to mention other foreign animated movies that …