Many would say that July 16th, 1988 was the day that the Western world was really introduced to anime. This is the date that Katsuhiro Otomo’s Akira was released in the United States. Audiences were shocked and awed by its … [Read more...]
We'd like to take a break from our regular (extremely mature and handsome) posting schedule to bring you a video. This video not only rides the waves of the ancient "Sh*t ____ Say" meme (at least in meme years), but also … [Read more...]
For the previous anime season (Fall 2011) I put out a post entitled Fall 2011 Anime Season Roundup. Since that went over so well with you guys we've decided to make it a regular thing. There are a lot of new shows this … [Read more...]
Every season Japan presents to us a slew of new anime to watch (over twenty this season, for those who were wondering) and every season I wade through these new shows to find out what's worth watching. In this post, I do … [Read more...]
Like this? You should see Tofugu's "Studying Japanese With Drama Guide" - it's like this post, but bigger (and better!). Okay, so I've been known to say that people should get off the couch and stop claiming they were … [Read more...]
Now, you will almost never see Tofugu talking about anime on the site, at least not directly. But how could I not pass this up. I'm not particularly interested in the fact that Hulu has anime. Who cares about that? The … [Read more...]