tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520528486728008071.post1891690918727457452..comments2024-03-22T17:14:36.551-04:00Comments on Wasteland And Sky: The Shonen Tribute ~ Why Anime Eventually Broke OverseasJD Cowanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548340507655076198noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520528486728008071.post-79549902244870692022017-08-03T00:38:23.534-04:002017-08-03T00:38:23.534-04:00Glad to see another fan!
They just unveiled the d...Glad to see another fan!<br /><br />They just unveiled the dub cast recently, including the voice of Tora from the original OVA.<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xfr0ThVdw-U<br /><br />Sounds great.<br /><br />I'm also hoping for the manga to be officially released over here eventually. It really is an overlooked classic.JD Cowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03548340507655076198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520528486728008071.post-90677585406186574122017-08-03T00:09:36.465-04:002017-08-03T00:09:36.465-04:00I just finished Ushio & Tora tonight. Wow. I&#...I just finished Ushio & Tora tonight. Wow. I'm gonna buy the dvds and probably hunt down the manga too - wish there was an official translation for it.Pat D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16006319840697102258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520528486728008071.post-15644228430571540642017-07-20T23:14:54.709-04:002017-07-20T23:14:54.709-04:00The post-WWII period in Japan allowed them to also...The post-WWII period in Japan allowed them to also look into the West more for inspiration than ever before. Ushio & Tora, for instance, was apparently inspired by a book by, I think, Tanith Lee. Finding information about it is difficult, but there is a lot of Western influence in anime.<br /><br />Speaking of Ushio & Tora, I'm glad you're enjoying it. It's one of the best Shonen I've ever seen and it has been criminally overlooked. You're just at the point where the story goes insane.<br /><br />And, yeah... that link. While we have a problem with SJWs and PC stories where certain things are never allowed to happen, Japan has a problem with porn.<br /><br />I'm not talking about fanservice, cheesecake, or random nudity. That's always been a thing. The amount of series now featuring outright pornography is off the charts. The fetishism is getting really overt and uncomfortable.<br /><br />Thankfully there are series I listed above like (the just licensed) Kimetsu no Yaiba which realize storytelling should come first.JD Cowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03548340507655076198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520528486728008071.post-58238841561991983112017-07-20T22:18:39.079-04:002017-07-20T22:18:39.079-04:00Shonen Jump running pulp comics is a revelation, b...Shonen Jump running pulp comics is a revelation, but not entirely surprising.<br /><br />I've noticed a tendency among "sophisticates" to look down their noses at shonen. There's another pulp connection.<br /><br />Been watching Ushio & Tora and it's quickly becoming a new favorite. I'm at the halfway point. I loved how a bunch of seemingly-characters-of-the-day united to rescue Ushio.<br /><br />That ANN article you linked...ugh. That's bad even by moe standards. Pat D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16006319840697102258noreply@blogger.com