In This Corner of the World: REVIEW

If you are in the mood for a good historical drama anime this is a good one to check out as long as you don't mind crying your eyes out once you grow attached to the characters.

This movie is set up around the young life of a girl named Suzu before, during, and right up until the end of World War 2 in Hiroshima and nearby Kure, Japan.

Some may think this may be a movie like Grave of the Fireflies, yes it takes place around the same time, but this movie offers a completely different perspective .

The movie starts with young Suzu as a child running an errand because her brother is sick. She and another boy nearly get kidnapped by some monster man but they are able to evade capture. The story moves ahead to Suzu in school, we learn about some of her friends and her family. The movie takes another fast forward to when a boy she doesn't even know asks for her hand in marriage. She ends up getting married to him and moving in with his family away from Hiroshima to Kure, which is basically a naval base town with battleships in the harbor and constant air raids.

Suzu slowly learns the ways of being a young wife in war times, picking up food rations, and figuring out ways to make them last for a family of 4, which soon becomes a family of 6 when sister in law Keiko and her young daughter Harumi come to live with them. At first it seems like Keiko doesn't like Suzu but we learn she is just harsh because she has had a very tough life.

I don't want to go much further into the story but I highly recommend this one for the history buffs out there, anyone who likes Japanese culture, and if you want to enjoy a good rollercoaster of emotions in an anime. The art animation style is beautiful, the music is soothing, and the story will tug at your heart strings.   This movie is actually available on Netflix in the U.S. as of March 15, 2018.

ALL-CON 2018

Last weekend was ALL-CON Weekend here in Dallas, TX.  This was my first time attending this convention where all fandoms are welcomed! 
This year the convention took place in the Renaissance Hotel (Previously the Intercontinental Hotel).

This convention was really interesting, lot's of activities that catered to many fandoms, anime, science fiction, star wars, ponies, cosplay, maid culture, burlesque, and more!  Some of my favorite activities were the craft room where you make a craft and keep it, the maid contest, and the Burlesque show was really entertaining too! Parking was a little bit of a hassle due to the small size of the parking lot. But other than that it was a fun time! Here are some fun pics!

Anime Review: Trigun

What if humanity lived in a desert planet modeled after the wild west with outlaws and guns and a hint of steampunk?

Milly and Meryl

Well that's the world you get in Trigun.  At first glance this anime seems like it may seem like the type of anime you would pass up, because what's so great about two insurance girls looking for an outlaw to assess his damages right?
This story actually goes in deeper though, just have a little patience.  All the episodes are actually quite enjoyable, there's only about 26 episodes too so its a pretty quick anime to binge through.

Vash and Wolfwood

Short synopsis goes like this, two damage insurance girls, Meryl and Milly,  are sent to go assess damages after an outlaw known as Vash the Stampede, the Humanoid Typhoon, he received this name after rumors had it that he alone destroyed an entire town. With this reputation Vash has a bounty on him of $$60 billion double dollars!  At first they can't believe that this klutzy type of a man is actually Vash, but as the series progresses they learn to accept who he is an grow fond of him. They also come to realize that he is not a bad guy after all, as he friends a gun wielding priest named Wolfwood whom they also come to know and love. 
But little do they know that Vash has an even deeper secret that no one knows about. A secret that dates back over 100 years ago in space, and who is this other man who looks just like he could be Vash's twin?!!!
You're going to want to stick around for all 26 episodes of this 90's classic anime.