Movie poster for Belle Other movies by Mamoru Hosoda You may know these movies by Mamoru Hosoda. They have all been well received in the world of anime. There is another movie by Hosoda that got a raw deal. Even though it was watched and enjoyed by many, and the critics gave it an "ok" rating, it didn't receive the fanfare it probably should've. This movie, Belle, was essentially the anime version of Disney's Beauty and the Beast. Photo of main protagonist, Belle/Suzu In Bell

Growing up, I wasn’t your typical kid in our small Southern Illinois town. I didn’t care to play, or watch for that matter, baseball, football, or basketball. I did and still do, however, like anime. My first encounter with anime was watching Fairy Tail at a neighbor's house. That got me curious-what is anime really? A Brief History of Anime Cover of Fairy Tail-The Game video box For the most part, when people speak of anime they are referring to Japanese anime. The first a

Record of Ragnrarok, written by Shinya Umemura and Takumi Fukui, started out as a manga series. It had its own group of loyal fans eagerly anticipating the next volume. Eventually, the powers that be decided to turn the manga into an animated series to be streamlined on sites like Netflix and YouTube. Unfortunately, the series created a lot of controversy over the depiction of its characters, the animation, and its heavy use of backstory. So, is Record of Ragnrarok a good man