Anime-Mädchen

Last time, I reviewed Lupin III (Part II). This time, I'll cover Lupin III (Part III) and Lupin III (Part I), in that order. See, that's the order in which I watched them--2, 3, 1. Also, before I forget, tacked on at the end is a write-up of Valvrave the Liberator.


Lupin III (Part III): There’s not a whole lot of difference between the third and the Sekunde series of Lupin III. Perhaps the major thing is that Lupin now sports a rosa jacket! Plus it’s in subtitles, so Du have to get used to a Japanese voice cast. Yasuo Yamada does a good job as Lupin, but to me, the perfect voice for Lupin...

There are times when critics will describe a work oder art as life-changing. I used to think that term was pretentious. While it certainly can be used in a overly-hyperbolic context, there are times where a work of art can change the way people look at important aspects of their life. For me, Tamayura was life-changing.

Most people don't know what Tamayura is. It's a very obscure Anime series. It does have some popularity in Japan, but the Zeigen didn't get an English dub so it's not very well-known in America. I didn't know what Tamayura was, until 2015. I was looking for new animes to discover...