Last Exile ( ラストエグザイル ) is a 26 episode fantasy military drama created by Gonzo.  The series was the brain child of the same people behind ...

Colorful ( カラフル ) is a theatrical drama with minor super natural elements.  The movie is based on the novel of the same name by Mori Eto an...

Beautiful Bones: Sakurako's Investigation ( 櫻子さんの足下には死体が埋まっている ) is a 12 episode mystery series based on the novel A Corpse Is Buried U...

The Perfect Insider ( すべてがFになる ) is an 11 episode mystery series based on part of the novel series titled Everything Becomes F by Mori Hiro...

One Punch Man ( ワンパンマン ) is a 12 episode shonen battle series based on the manga of the same name, originally a web comic by the pseudonymo...

2015 closes and there were some good things and some bad things.  Here's a run down of the best TV anime in 2015 as I see it.     Yo...

Coined in the 1980's as a derogatory term for obsessive fandom, otaku has become synonymous with cool in Japan and around the world.  F...

Anime's Media Mix: Franchising Toys and Characters in Japan is a non-fiction book by Marc Steinberg, assistant professor of film studie...

Another ( アナザー ) is a 12 episode psychological horror series based on the novel of the same name by Ayatsuji Akito.  It was originally broa...

This is the third and final installment in the review of the long running sci-fi manga Gantz ( ガンツ ) by Oku Hiroya.  If you have not read P...

This is the second part of the 3 part review of the sci-fi manga series Gantz ( ガンツ ) by Oku Hiroya.  The manga is divided into three parts...

Gantz ( ガンツ ) is a sci-fi manga by Oku Hiroya.  The manga originally published in Japan between 2000 and 2013 in Weekly Young Jump.  The ma...

Princess Jellyfish ( 海月姫 ) is an 11 episode comedic romance based on the manga of the same name by Higashimura Akiko.  The anime originally...

Starting Friday November 6th, The Otaku Network will begin doing semi regular post's devoted to debunking false news and clarifying oth...