The Wire remains the most astonishing oversight and underrated show in Television History. When it aired, it won no Emmys, it had no major fan following with the maximum viewership around 4 million, and it lived under the shadow of HBO’s The Sopranos. It was only after the show ended in 2008 that it started […]
Action is one of the most popular genres across anime, if not the most popular. Loved for the dynamic animation and sound design, action anime has been the center of attention for quite a long time. Though there is not a lot of anime on Amazon Prime, within those, there are few action anime that […]
Haikyu!! (Haikyū!!, from the kanji “volleyball”) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate. The series follows the story of Shoyo Hinata, a junior high boy who is determined to become a great volleyball undeterred by his disadvantage of being short in height. An anime television series adaptation by Production I.G has […]
The debate on dubbed or subbed being the better version of anime is going on for the past few decades. Though subbed versions are the original versions of anime, dubs were made to take the platform of anime to the international level. The idea of dubbing was a huge success as a large number of […]
Not everyone loves to read the subtitles while watching anime. And the other reason for anime being dubbed from Japanese to English is to expand the anime industry globally and make it available to the whole world. The debate between the subbed and the dubbed community has been going on for a while. Though some […]
Diamond No Ace is a Japanese shōnen manga series based on the sport of baseball. It is written and illustrated by Yuji Terajima and published by Kodansha. The series follows the story of Eijun Sawamura who is given an offer by a baseball scout from Tokyo’s prestigious Seido High School. Eijun decides to accept the […]
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? (Danjon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darō ka), also known as DanMachi for short, is a Japanese light novel series written by Fujino Ōmori and illustrated by Suzuhito Yasuda. The series follows the quests of Bell Cranel, a 14-year-old adventurer under […]
The opening shot of Narcos is an overview of Medellin’s city, with a voice-over from Steve Murphy (Boyd Holbrook) explaining the origins of magical realism. He assures us that the events that we are about to witness may seem unbelievable, but they all happened. Throughout its 3 season run, the show constantly serves up monumental […]
Major 2nd (Mejā sekando) is a Japanese sports manga series written and illustrated by Takuya Mitsuda. The series follows the story of Daigo Shigeno who dreams of having a professional career in the sport of baseball like his father. As he works hard to achieve this goal, the story shows the various ups and downs […]
Dirty Pair (Dāti Pea) is a series of Japanese light novels written by Haruka Takachiho and illustrated by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko. These novels were then adapted into anime and manga versions. The series revolves around the main protagonists Kei and Yuri, also called the “Lovely Angels”, who live in a time when humankind lives across thousands […]
Prodigal Son has a premise that is unique and sends chills down your spine. It is a shame that the show is unable to utilize its best elements and begins to resemble just another cop drama. Michael Sheen and Bellamy Young are in excellent form, while the show’s protagonist Tom Payne fades and gets absorbed […]
Samurai Deeper Kyo (Samurai Dīpā Kyō) is a manga series written and illustrated by Akimine Kamijyo. The series is set in the Edo period and follows the story of Demon Eyes Kyo, a feared samurai, seeking to regain his body after his soul is sealed inside the body of his rival, Mibu Kyoshiro. The Samurai […]