Benjy Kwong has been a writer for That Hashtag Show for nearly 5 years now, with nearly 2500 articles written thus far. He has built the anime section up from nearly nothing to a section spanning thousands of articles now. An aspiring author with years of creative writing experience under his belt.
One Piece is one of the most famous anime franchises in the world right now. Eiichiro Oda's story of a band of freedom-loving pirates sailing around the world and fighting an oppressive world government has caught the hearts of many around the world. Especially with the current political situations
Netflix's live-action adaptation of One Piece has to be one of the most successful live-action adaptations of any anime in history. All in spite of some controversial subtle story changes from the original, in addition to some questionable prop designs and CGI choices. All in spite of that, that
Netflix fans will know that Netflix has been trying to add more and more anime and animated content to the streaming service. Probably to replace certain animated series that they've been slowly removing like She-Ra: Princesses of Power, but that's a story for later. For now, we're looking at what
Mononoke is a very odd but highly compelling anime series. With its mix of horror and mystery themes combined with stunningly gorgeous art, this original anime series from director Kenji Nakamura and animation studio Toei Animation (One Piece, Digimon, Dragon Ball) has gathered a small but devoted
Daemons of the Shadow Realm sees a violent clash between some very antique weapons in Ep. 19 "Sword and Bow". All after Asa pulls off a pretty handy rescue of people she doesn't even like for Yuru's sake. It's this mix of classic action and slice of life taking place amidst crushing power that
Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia has Sitara / Fatima play a very dangerous game of power and intrigue in Ep. 8 "Great Khatun Boraqchin". All surrounding the most recent addition to the growing cast: the Empress Boraqchin. She's elderly and quite enigmatic, but is also as sharp as a rapier. Playing
Onimusha: Way of the Sword is a franchise revival that feels like it understands what made the original games so much fun. The gameplay is fast, frantic, and often delightfully violent, while the game throws a surprisingly large number of systems and mechanics at you. Thankfully, most of them feel
Netflix's animated adaptation of AJ Dungo's graphic novel is a gorgeous and deeply moving love story that reminds us that grief never truly disappears, but neither does the love we carry for those we've lost. Last night, I had the opportunity to watch Netflix's new animated film In Waves, directed
George Carlin told perhaps the greatest joke on football ever told in his 10/11/1975 SNL monologue, where he contrasted the pastoral nature of baseball with the warlike sport of football. To quote one segment among many, “In football the object is for the quarterback, also known as the field