Author Serdar Yegulalp

Paranoia Agent is terrifying in the best way — it’s scary not just because of what happens, but because the bigger implications of what it presents are even more unnerving.

Eraserhead is best seen, not described.

Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit has a wide-ranging plot and a teeming cast of characters, but what makes it most impressive is how much restraint and discipline has been brought to the storytelling,

A show that does a simple, focused thing competently and enjoyably is rare enough, and in that sense there's no wrong in calling this show a classic and a treasure.

When will we see older characters in anime as things other than supporting cast members, comic relief, or objects of repugnance?

Harlock: Space Pirate is yet another triumph of hardware over software, of slick visuals and high-end graphics taking the place of a strong story.

How is it that a live-action 'Black Lagoon' -- itself a loving homage to John Woo and Jerry Bruckheimer alike -- hasn't yet been put on the slate?

The first anime to be distributed exclusively on Netflix is dazzling and enjoyable enough to feel new, but plays it safe enough to go mainstream

I may be dismayed with how little faith it has in the humanity it is only too willing to obliterate, but I've lived with it long enough to know that not everything we love aesthetically also has to love us back.