The Girl Who Leapt Through Time is a delightful slice of life story with just a dash of sci-fi to spice it up. The premise of the film is simple: Makoto is an average high school girl who’s having yet another mundane day when she suddenly discovers she’s somehow developed the ability to leap through time.
Faced with a moral dilemma (whether to save the life of a young boy or the town’s mayor), Tenma saves the child and the mayor passes. Soon after, the doctors who opposed Tenma are eliminated, the boy disappears, and Tenma is suspected by the police, but with no evidence against him, no arrest is made.
The film follows Shoya, a young boy who, together with his group of friends, antagonizes a deaf student named Shoko. One day, the teasing goes too far and Shoko is forced to leave the school.
Hellsing: Ultimate is a ten-episode OVA that centers around the government-sponsored organization called Hellsing, tasked with keeping the existence of vampires hidden from the general public. Led by Integra Hellsing, the organization must stop a long-thought perished group from waging a world war.
Getting into anime can be rather confusing. First of all, there are heaps of it, with more coming out each season and there are four seasons in a single year; second of all, there are so many different genres and subgenres, some of which are listed in Japanese and don't even exist in any other medium; and last but not least, if we're being honest, ...
Makoto Shinkai is known for making breathtakingly gorgeous movies and in 2016, he created his magnum opus (well, at least for the time being). While Shinkai’s previous works have been criticized for favoring aesthetic over narrative, Your Name was finally able to satisfy the critics and the audience on both perspectives.
Yes, there's a lot of anime out there and that number keeps growing, but that just increases your chances of finding something that's tailor-made for you. Sure, all the genres and subgenres can make your head spin, especially when a single anime lists like six or seven of them, but once you research what all those words mean, ...