The Grimm Variations tell new re-imaginings of six classic Grimms Brothers fairy tales including Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel, The Elves and the Shoemaker, The Town Musicians of Bremen, and Pied Piper of Hamelin. What better source material to re-imagine than these already-dark old fairy tales? If you are looking for more […]
A good number of romance anime use fairy tale motifs to quickly establish characters – a dashing prince, a beautiful princess, an evil queen. Sometimes they even use these character archetypes for interesting subversions. However, a much smaller sub-set of romance anime enjoy using actually fairy tale stories in their plots. From cheeky character names
Tousuke Rokudo is a first year in Aomori High, a school that is full of delinquents. While he has two good friends, he is frequently bullied by the thugs that run rampant at school. After Rokudo receives a package from his grandfather with a scroll that is said to be able to protect him from
Been away from anime for awhile? We understand. You go out and have your life, anime will always be waiting for you when you come back. They always come back. If you are finally coming back and stopped watching sometime in or before 2010, here are all the best anime series that you missed and
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When Mizuki transferred to a new school, she wanted to live a normal school life and make a few friends. That gets completely derailed when she gets labeled Pink – like the Pink Ranger – by Noda, leader of the Hero Club, a school club that helps those in need. This energetic boy obsessed with
Tomboyish Okami and her best friend Ringo are part of the Otogi Bank, a club that assists students with problems in return for assistance later on. Admiring Okami from afar is Ryoushi, a boy who can’t stand being looked at. After failing to confess to Okami, Ryoushi ends up inadvertently joining Otogi Bank. While Ryoushi
At Kaimei High School, there is a club dedicated to helping others. They call themselves the SKET Brigade, dedicated to Support, Kindness, Encouragement, and Troubleshooting. This club’s cast of quirky members takes the requests of others and tries to live by SKET, though often being unintentionally hilarious in their efforts. While generic in summary, there
The fourth wall – it is what separates characters from reality. To an anime character, their reality should be the world that is created. However, it can often be fun when they become a bit self aware that they are, in fact, an anime character. Whether it is talking trash about what is going on
