meta: The Format

Covering an ongoing series can become an exercise in minutiae or futility. Here's the strategy I chose to keep my involvement active without also having it eat me alive

When an anime title vanishes from streaming services, it hurts the works of the little guys far more than the big ones -- and it's often the little guys whose work most needs preserving

The new 'Berserk' is a welcome extension to the original TV series, but it doesn't come at the expense of the '97 original -- what could?

What kind of story is best told in a short form versus over the long haul?

On the benefits of anime featuring adult characters -- even if it isn't anime for an adult audience

4K video is soon to be a consumer medium, but there's multiple reasons anime won't get much of a boost from it

Are we doing others a disservice when we recommend to them a series they might not be able to afford or complete?

With 'Legend of the Galactic Heroes' finally licensed for English release, it's all the more important to examine it critically, not reverentially

Is there any way to get around the prejudices of a modern audience that looks at a classic show and just sees something 'old'?

Yet another attempt at a live-action 'AKIRA' has geared up, but the main problem remains: who would bother seeing it?

Direct financing of anime, both original works and the distribution of reissues, has just begun to show both its limits and its promise

What constitutes a 'classic' in anime, and what does it mean to define that?

Binge-watching has its pleasures, but so does pacing yourself -- especially when honing a critical mentality

A critical mind, once engaged, is hard to disengage -- but needs to be counterbalanced by the will to be entertained

The deliberate pacing of this fantasy thriller is both its most important attribute -- and the one thing about it most likely to give pause to today's viewers

Anime needs a canon, for fans both new and old-- but one that manifests as a process, rather than as a list

Seven of the questions I ask myself about any anime, and the questions they in turn provoke

Just how much of a chance should you give a show before you bail?

Centering criticism of media around available, in-print titles is useful in the short run, but deprives both audiences and critics of real food for thought in the long run

On the first anniversary of Ganriki.org's launch, a look back at our initial year -- and anime's past thirty years