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Rainy Day Reading 018: Cheer Cheer!
Walt, Jonathan, David, and Joe read a cheerleading fetish comedy from the creator of Princess Resurrection. Jonathan is surprised this was made by the same person. Also, he gets an excuse to talk about...
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Summer Wars: Masterful Fun, or Overrated Mediocrity?
Summer Wars is a 2009 anime film directed by Mamoru Hosoda. The 2nd of his 4 major films, and the 5th of his films in general, it’s garnered mostly-positive reviews. It holds a 76% on Rotten Tomatoes,...
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Smut That Doesn't Suck: Food Wars!
You know, there can be more to smut than mere T&A. Yes, sexually-charged content is often the meat and potatoes of any given ecchi series, but there are many manga that take an equally fervent and...
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Is Hayao Miyazaki Overrated?
The word “overrated” gets thrown around often these days, no? It’s funny because it has a specific meaning, and yet it’s misused so frequently that you’d almost miss that. It can apply to books,...
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Rainy Day Reading 019: Wandering Son
Walt, Megan, and Danni join together to talk about the phenomenal Wandering Son, a manga about two kids growing up as trans in modern Japan. And Danni gets to do the most talking for once! Wee! Also,...
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Further Reflections on Only Yesterday
A while back, I saw Only Yesterday online for Infinite Rainy Day. However, that was before its theatrical release in North America. Seeing as how I’d watched the film illegally and in its original...
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Pretty Girls Mahjong Solitaire (PC)
So, from time to time, I like going on Steam to find trash games I may buy and play one day fro shits and giggles. I bought one of those games on a whim recently for fifteen bucks and ...it wasn't bad....
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East Apps: Otokonoko Games Pt.1
Welcome to a new series on Infinite Rainy Day called East Apps, a look at all the weird Asian and anime inspired apps that litter our phones. You'd be amazed at the weird shit you can find on these...
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Heavy Storms 012: Princess Arete
Whitly, Tama, and Walt take a look at Princess Arete, a little known Ghibli knock-off that you probably know nothing about. *adjusts comically retro glasses*Click the title card below to listen to the...
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Captain Levi "Post-Mortem" Ackerman: Attack on Titan and the Disaffected Hero...
WARNING: The following contains spoilers about Attack on Titan. Please read at your own risk.I hate Levi Ackerman. I didn’t always. Back when Attack on Titan was airing its first season in dub form on...
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Fafner Exodus
Fafner Exodus is in the same awkward position Xenosaga Episode III was when I encountered it about a decade ago. Here's something that is far more skillfully executed than its predecessors, shows the...
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Rainy Day Reading 020: City of Light
Walt, Joe, and returning guest Yerocha get together to talk about City of Light, the first episode of Asano Inio month! If you don't know the guy, he writes horribly depressing things really good. Fun!...
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Cel Animation Vs. Digital Animation: Why it's Unfair to Compare Them
Let’s talk cel animation. This is Osamu Tezuka. Considered one of Japan’s greatest Manga artists, Tezuka was also famous for birthing the anime studio system in the 60’s and 70’s. His notable works are...
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Rainy Day Reading 021: Nijigahara Holograph
Walt continues Asano month with Jonathan, Stephanie, and David, discussing Nijigahara Holograph, where we see Asano at his most GRIM DARK #twelveyearsold. Jonathan continues his tradition of weird...
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Whitewashed in the Shell: Hollywood's History with Racism
Every once in a while, I look through Twitter’s Trends to see if something interesting is being discussed. For the most part, sadly, the Trends are either really lame, or really pathetic. Still,...
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Kizumonogatari I: Tekketsu-hen
The Monogatari anime has always stood out as a unique series, for better or for worse. A bizarre blend of character-driven stories, over the top fanservice, and abstract visuals that make for a show...
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Crunchyroll Manga Sampler Course Six
This might be the weirdest sampler we've looked at yet. It's time to plumb the bottom of Crunchyroll's manga page a little for our latest Crunchyroll Manga Sampler:Course Six: Barom One, Takahashi-San...
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Rainy Day Reading 022: What A Wonderful World
Asano month wraps up with Zach and Tama joining Walt for a look at What A Wonderful World, which is probably about the end of the world and people committing suicide or something, considering the...
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The Case for Vic Mignogna
It should come as no surprise that I'm a dub fan. I not only speak English, but I also appreciate the talent and passion that goes into so many English dubs. In some cases, like with Cowboy Bebop and...
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Heavy Storms 013: Fractale
Jonathan, David, and Stephanie look back at Fractale, a series once predicted to be the savior of anime, but turned out to be a series of stories that can be roughly summed up as "old man yells at...
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