FIF#225-DanDaDan

Momo Ayase is the granddaughter of a Spirit Medium who believes in Spirits but not Extraterrestrials.  Her classmate, Ken Takakura is the opposite, obsessed with UFOs but refusing to believe in ghosts.  A dare between the two sends them spiraling into a bizarre adventure where both of their beliefs become real and begin wrecking havoc on their daily lives.  Thankfully, these encounters have given Momo and Ken the abilities to fight back against the unknown, no matter how random or dangerous it may be.

 
Welcome Dear Readers to the first First Impression Friday of 2025 and the kick off of its historic Tenth Season.  And boy…have I picked a challenge for myself by popular demand.
 
There are shows that are constantly recommended to me that I kind of get but at the same time have my reasons for not jumping right into them.  Frieren? Subject materials kind of heavy for me.  Trigun Stampede? Cant get past the animation and Vash’s new haircut.  DanDaDan?  Well this is something new even by my standards.  And as far as first impressions go, yeesh I don’t even know where I stand.  It mostly makes me wonder if my friends are ok cause theyre enjoying it and…you know what I’m getting ahead of myself.  Why has this sleeper hit of 2024 left me so perplexed after one episode?
 

T5W#490-Top 5 Ways Evangelion has Infiltrated Gundam

Welcome Dear Readers to 2025 and we’re kicking off a brand New Years Day with a brand new Top 5 Wednesday (cant believe we’ll be at 500 T5Ws in a few weeks).  As you know, we’re weeks away from the debut of the next chapter of the Mobile Suit Gundam saga, Mobile Suit Gundam: GQuuuuuX and all the crazy action that comes along with it.  As I talked about in my T5W about the reveal announcement back in 2024, what’s got me most excited is this being a co-production between Studio Sunrise and Kahra, aka the studios behind Gundam and the Rebuild of Evangelion film series.  It’s a long overdue team up but I wouldn’t say this is the first time Gundam and Eva have crossed paths.  To be more specific, Neon Genesis Evangelion is such an influential title in all of Anime and attempts have been made in the Mecha genre in particular to replicate or enhance those thoughts.  Gundam is no exception an in our first T5W of 2025, I’ll be breaking down what I think are the Top 5 Ways Evangelion has Infiltrated Gundam.

 

Welcome to the Gundam Anime Corner 2025

Happy New Year Dear Readers.  Is it just me or did we make it through 2024 by the skin of our teeth?  Maybe it was me dealing with…well a lot.  But, as always, when the going gets rough, that’s when I turn to the Anime Corner for comfort and I hope that in the coming year, it can be grown and strengthened as such.  After all, this is my own personal corner of the universe to chill and talk about Anime, Video Games, how Anime ties into mainstream Hollywood movies, Conventions, First Impressions, Top 5 Lists, all that jazz.  I’ve definitely got some fun ideas for new features in the coming months and those main events are still a ways off (and need a lot more prep time).  Til then, how about we talk about what is all set and ready to roll, including, for a change, what’s coming up in March for the Gundam Anime Corner’s 11^th Birthday (11, yikes).