We really living in a new golden age of Video Game
Adaptations. Far from the dark days of
Super Mario Bros., Mortal Kombat Annihilation and most of the Resident Evil
Movies, we now have Pokemon: Detective Pikachu, Sonic the Hedgehog, Mortal
Kombat, and recently The Last of Us and Fallout to enjoy. Anime has had a hand in this market since the
dawn of time as well and many Video Games, mostly fighting ones, have been
brought to life in some fashion or another (spectacularly is up for debate
depending on the title). But while
titles like Final Fantasy, Bayonetta, Street Fighter and Xenosaga have gotten
the Anime treatment, there’s still a treasure trove of untouched gems with
fanbases just waiting to see their favorite games in pique Anime
Condition. Since we’ve covered the
Knuckles Miniseries this week, today’s Top 5 Wednesday is talking about the Top
5 Video Games that Deserve an Anime Adaptation.
BTW I’m going to be avoiding titles from series that already have one
Anime related title. So as much as I know
we all want to see a true to form Anime movie or series of Final Fantasy VII
(or for me IX), if it has an Anime already, it’s not eligible for this list.
Just an Anime fan sharing his opinions and love for Anime. Most reviews are from my own personal collection. But I might throw in some theatrical reviews as well if I see em. Def look for a lot of old school titles to show up here. It's where I got my Anime start and theyre titles that should never be forgotten.
Wednesday, June 19, 2024
Monday, June 17, 2024
Kunckles
Knuckles the Echidna is the last of his kind. Trying to fit in on Earth, the warrior finds
renewed purpose in helping the local Green Hills deputy, Wade Whipple, prepare
for a bowling tournament in Reno.
Doubted by their competitors and tracked by a crew of dangerous
villains, Knuckles and Wade must learn to rely on each other if they’re going
to complete their quest and reignite the fire of the Echinda tribe on
Earth.
Knuckles, voiced by Idris Elba, was the breakout
character from Sonic the Hedgehog 2.
Elba’s pitch perfect performance as the non nonsense, straight faced
Echidna gave us some of the films best laughs and he had amazing chemistry with
Sonic and Tails, bringing their longstanding rivalry and friendship from the
games to the big screen. In fact,
Knuckles was such a sure fire hit, Paramount greenlit a spin off series before
the sequel even arrived. It’s a good
idea too, as I said, Knuckles is great.
His newest solo adventure, however, doesn’t even come close to matching
the awesomeness of the Sonic films. But
that isnt the fault of the mighty Echidna.
Rather it’s his own show that does him the greatest dishonor: sidelining
him for a chunk of the series in favor of a rejected Paramount+ family sports
adventure that got repurposed into this.
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
T5W#461-Top 5 Moments Shinn Asuka gets Absolutely Wrecked in Gundam SEED Freedom
Oh Shinn Asuka.
While he may have been sided with the good guys at the end of SEED
Destiny, he is still a top tier jerk in my book. The dude did a lot in SEED Destiny that just
pissed me off from always being openly hostile towards Cagalli to committing
freaking war crimes and getting a pat on the back for them. Thankfully, he’s moved past this “ahem”
troubled history in Gundam SEED Freedom but something tells me many of the
complaints I’ve lobbied against him actually got heard. While there are plenty of crowd pleasing
moment in the film, some of my favorites came from seeing Shinn finally get
some sort of comupence for all the blood cells he caused to burst in my brain
from so many rants in my review of Gundam SEED Destiny back in 2020. Now that I’ve finally gotten around to
reviewing the long awaited SEED sequel, it’s time to do a little of a Spoiler
themed Top 5 Wednesday as I relish in delivering the Top 5 Moments Shinn Asuka
gets Absolutely Wrecked in Gundam SEED Freedom.
Monday, June 10, 2024
Spy X Family: Code White
To aid Anya with a special school assignment, Loid decides
to take her, Yor and Bond on a Forger Family Vacation to the winter wonderland
of Frigis. While it might seem like just
the kind of fun they need, a nefarious plot is afoot, one that could plunge two
countries into a state of war. Things
get even more dire when Anya swallows a microfilm necessary to stopping this
plot. With the little telepath sought
after by the a rogue Military commander, Loid and Yor must find a way to rescue
her without blowing their respective covers.
The fate of two countries now rests in the hands of the Forgers.
Wednesday, June 5, 2024
T5W#460-Top 5 Thoughts on the Ghost in the Shell 2026 Announcement
Ghost in the Shell is my second favorite Anime franchise
after Gundam and any day we get news is of a new adaptation is always a good
one. But there was plenty of extra excitement
to come with what we heard a couple Saturdays ago.
First off, it’s a new series.
Second, Production IG is working in tandem with another studio that gave
me one of my Top Anime of the year this year.
Third, judging from the announcement, we’re about to get the most unique
outing for GitS since the original 1995 film.
We don’t have a lot to go on really but even a little can be enough to
do a Top 5 list. So let’s download back
into the vast and infinite net to countdown my Top 5 Thoughts on the Ghost in
the Shell 2026 Announcement.
Monday, June 3, 2024
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom
Cosmic Era 75. Two
years after the end of the Second Bloody Valentine War, the tenuous peace is
maintained by the peacekeeping organization Compass, led by Lacus Clyne and
Kira Yamato. The rising nation of
Foundation seeks to join their resources with Compass to end the threat of Blue
Cosmos once and for all. But when an
unexpected action from Kira turns him into the most wanted man on the planet,
Compass finds itself under attack from a plot years in the making. Against an enemy that can surpass even Coordinators
themselves, is this a fight Kira, Athrun and the others can win?
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