Recent content by Professor Irony

Yeah, I’ve seen a few negative comments, but mostly I would describe the reception as mixed to positive. I’m completely fine with them doing other stories in the universe or as AU content, my only thought is that I’d rather they go for an all new cast of characters than coming back to Shinji...

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Nouvelle Vague (2026) Frustrated by the sight of his various contemporaries’ success with making their own feature-films, Cahiers journalist and self-styled cinephile Jean-Luc Godard (Guilliame Marbeck) finally convinces his producer friend to bankroll him for a modest crime-drama based on a...

Trigun Stargaze Elf Bar ep3 Not quite ready to drop this completely, but I think at least I’ll shelve it until it’s all released. I’m not against a new adaptation trying to do something different to the original, but I’m not convinced they have anything suitably compelling to replace what...

It’s anime, ‘good’ might be a stretch Dan Da Dan was fun. Call of the Night also fills a distinctly Monogatari-shaped hole in the schedules.

I didn’t mind it, but I definitely get where you’re coming from. There are bits and pieces in there that work quite well, but overall I couldn’t shake the feeling that I was looking at episode one of a TV series, and perhaps that format might have allowed them more space to further flesh out...

Trigun Navel-gaze ep13-14 Honestly, I still don’t really know how to feel about this do-over for the red man. In its smaller moments, it can be really quite good, but I don’t find its approach to the overarching plot especially engaging, which is possibly why it makes me look more fondly back...

Call of the Night S2 ep4-5 The shameless similarity of the show’s directing style to the Monogatari franchise can be a little distracting at times, but I was surprised at how much genuine pathos it extracted from Nazuna’s back story. We also appear to be knocking on the door of what I think...

Call of the Night II: Wrong Number ep1-3 Much as I quite liked the first season of this one, I remember being a bit thrown by them introducing violent conflict towards the end of the run, with it having been more like a quirky hangout show until then, so I was a bit unsure whether I would...

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According to Sugoi Lite, a new Votoms anime production is underway for release this year, helmed by none other than Mamoru Oshii. Update: Now officially confirmed!

Dan Da Dan ep22 Kinta capturing the spirit of 'that guy' to an alarming extent. Reporter Blues ep1 A Japan/Italy co-production from TMS, this seems like a charming little series in the mould of Lupin or Cat's Eye, following a young woman from the sticks who heads to Paris in the 1920s to take...

Much as I thought it was fine (haven’t seen the director’s cut mind), my lingering memory of the Highlander anime movie is that the villain spends his time mastering business, art and music, whereas the hero’s sole activity over the years seems to be repeatedly trying to get revenge on him. I...

It is a shame that no-one seems able to tempt Kawajiri back into the director’s chair for one last hurrah. While neither were especially successful (at least not with the critics), it’s notable that US-Japan co-productions such as both the recent Devil May Cry series and Ninja Kamui take...

I’ve appreciated the curated blocks as a chance for older films which would be unlikely to come up otherwise to get an airing, but my objection is purely practical - I can’t afford (both time wise and monetarily) to repeatedly travel to Edinburgh for one film each night. If we could have had...