After “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train” overtook “Spirited Away” as the highest-grossing anime film worldwide in 2021, Japanese animation studio Ufotable decided to try their luck again with a new 2023 release.
Unfortunately,...
By Anika Haley, Lifestyle Writer
| February 21, 2023
Japanese From balloons of disembodied heads to a girl who just won’t die and a mom who tears through layers of her daughter’s skin, welcome to the world of “Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre.”
This series, which dropped on Netflix...
By Gino Hernandez, Lifestyle Writer
| September 29, 2022
It’s that time of the year again when the weather gets colder, and the leaves begin to change their color. With autumn on the horizon, here are a select few shows which should fit this colorful season.
SONNY BOY (Funimation, Crunchyroll, and Hulu)
“Sonny...
DeKALB – The Egyptian Theatre is hosting an Anime Film Festival on Saturday at 6 p.m. The festival is sponsored by the NIU Division of Academic Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion along with the NIU Asian American Resource Center and is free for all who...
Take some time this weekend to relax and catch up on some shows or movies. Here are ideas if you’re stumped on what to watch.
Vampire in the Garden (Netflix)
“Vampire in the Garden'' takes place in a world where humans and vampires are at war with...
By Quade Evans, Opinion Columnist
| January 19, 2022
When it comes to Shonen anime, titles such as “One Piece,” “Dragon Ball,” “Hunter X Hunter” and “My Hero Academia” stick out, while “Bleach” seems to have faded from recent memory. This changed with the release of the trailer for the...
By Quade Evans, Opinion Columnist
| January 13, 2022
Netflix’s adaptation of the classic anime series “Cowboy Bebop” is one of the most controversial shows to come out of Netflix, quickly reaching the service’s number one spot of its top ten. Longtime fans and casual viewers alike have very strong...
By Quade Evans, Opinion Columnist
| December 23, 2021
“On that day, humanity received a grim reminder.” These words uttered in the first episode of the “Attack on Titan” series immediately give a strong impression of what the series would be about.
“Attack on Titan” has had a massive impact...
The live action movie adaption of the Japanese anime, “Ghost in the Shell” has faced criticism for “white-washing” because Scarlett Johansson was cast as the main character of the film.The movie, which is set to release March 31, stars Johansson...
Don’t be surprised if you happen to see people on campus dressed up as colorful characters this Saturday. It’s perfectly normal. Anime Association NIU will host Karoshi-Con from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday at the Holmes Student Center. “Karoshi-Con...
