WrestleMania may be the main attraction, but there was other huge news out of Orlando this morning.
According to WWE.com, World Wrestling Entertainment has announced their first annual women’s wrestling tournament this summer that will feature 32 of the best female competitors on the planet representing 17 countries world wide. The announcement was dropped at a WWE partners summit in Orlando, Florida under the brand of “WWE Reimagined.”
WWE Executive Vice President of Talent, Live Events & Creative Paul “Triple H” Levesque, brought the WWE Universe the news flanked by WWE Raw Women’s Champion Bayley, WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss, and NXT Women’s Champion Asuka.
Also on hand was WWE’s Chief Branding Officer Stephanie McMahon who took to Twitter to share the news, and her enthusiasm for the upcoming competition.
While the participation of all three champions is unknown at this time, the announcement excites fans of the WWE Universe and sports entertainment in general. Many of whom have been clamoring for this long rumored event coming off the heels of both the United Kingdom tournament and the Cruiserweight Classic.
A start date will be coming in the near future, so stay tuned to monkeysfightingrobots.com for all your WWE updates.
After two years with any Titan slaying goodness, the new season of Attack on Titan is back. Is it everything fans were hoping for? More or less, at least with this first episode.
Episode 26, Beast Titan, expects the watcher to know the story for the most part. Their is a brief summary of the first season beforehand but then it goes straight into continuing the story from where they left off. They show the walls collapse, reveal Titans were hiding as humans, and how they discovered and defeated Annie Leonhart all in the opening. If you are a bit foggy on the details this may require a marathon of the first season binge before you watch this episode because from there the episode is a lot of expanding on the plot.
As the title suggests the Beast Titan, another abnormal Titan, is introduced. It’s unique abilities include having animal fur all over its body and maintaining its human level intelligence and speech. Though the less obvious power is how he is able to control other titans. While beings like the Female Titan are able to summon other Titans to do her bidding, she requires a roar which seems to exert a lot of energy to accomplish. The Beast Titan on the other hand is able to simply speak and other Titans obey him. Hopefully he will be around a lot this year instead of simply appearing once and never again for the season.
The new opening is the standard bit we have come to expect from Linked Horizon as the cast suits up to fight the titans. The ending though is creepy. It sounds like a small children’s choir isn’t singing on key while being played over disturbing images of death and titans eating people.
It’s good to see Attack On Titan back, even though they opened on a slow episode of mostly dialogue. Sure there is a bit of action but when stacked up to other episodes, this is a slow beginning to remind everyone there is a lot of plot to expand on this year.
Attack on Titan: Season Two is streaming on Crunchyroll.
With the release of X-Men Prime #1, ResurreXionhas officially begun. The massive Marvel overhaul of all-things X-Men, aimed at winning back mutant-loving comic book readers. Here are ten reasons to believe in X-Men’s ResurreXion.
1. Nightcrawler Got A Haircut
Kurt Wagner has been stuck in this weird medieval warrior phase for too long. Our favorite blue “elf” will be cutting his hair and ditching the chain mail armor for a more traditional look. It’s not that this wasn’t a cool alternate costume for a while, it just wore out it’s welcome. With the entire cast of X-Men characters supposedly returning to former glory, seeing a more familiar Nightcrawler is a good start.
2. The Ladies Are Calling The Shots
X-Men teams have been led by women many times in the past. With a handful of new teams forming, ResurreXion puts three major ladies in charge. Jean Grey will leading the X-Men: Blue team. Kitty Pryde will be leading the X-Men: Gold team (and overseeing all X-Men operations according to X-Men Prime #1). Jubilee will be leading the Generation-X team. It feels great to see these three strong female characters leading us into the next era of X-Men comics.
3. No Bendis In Sight
Brian Michael Bendis is a comic book writing legend, he’s contributed some of the best comics of the last twenty years. That being said, we’re burnt out on Bendis. Marvel has been stretching him too thin and it’s been affecting his books. He’s also been involved with so many of Marvel’s “bigger” books recently, it’ll nice to get some time apart. Not seeing BMB attached to any X-Books (yet) is refreshing.
4. Generation-X
Christina Strain will be writing this series about the less glamorous mutants. This group of “Lovable Losers” consists of Kid Omega, Morph, Eye-Boy, Bling, Nature Girl, Hindsight, and is led by Jubilee. The book will focus on the mutants attending Xavier’s school that aren’t exactly top-tier. These kids aren’t the most stable or battle-ready. It promises to be a comic very different from the other X-Titles.
5. The Time Displaced Teens Are On Their Own
The original X-Men team from the past is here to stay. Jean Grey has made an executive decision to break away from the other mutants. ResurreXion has teased a healthy amount of teams, keeping the kids separate helps the world of mutants seem less congested. Being on their own will also allow them to learn and grow on their own terms.
6. They’re Back To Just Being Feared & Hated!
Mutants have faced extinction over and over again for far too long. With the Terrigen threat being eliminated in Inhumans Vs. X-Men‘s finale, it should be back to basics. It’s also a return to harmony, no more split camps among the X-Men. This allows our X-Gene carrying heroes to get back to what they’re best at, being feared and hated by society for being different!
7. Gambit
Everybody’s favorite Cajun, Remy LeBeau, makes his return to X-Men comics. Gambit will be apart of the Astonishing X-Men “dream team” that Charles Soule is assembling. He’s been in and out of X-Men comics occasionally over the years, but this will be a legitimate team role among other X-Men greats.
8. Costumes
Marvel is making a conscious effort to return the X-Men to their colorful roots. The art released so far for ResurreXion‘s titles showcase a vibrant display of costumes. Not only will Nightcrawler be getting his hair cut, he’ll be sporting his classic suit as well. This also gets Jean Grey out of that god-awful Marvel Girl mini-skirt and into a bad-ass jacket.
9. Return To The Mansion
X-Men comic books are most effective when they take place at home, Xavier’s School For Gifted Youngsters. Kitty Pryde is in charge now, her first act as headmaster was to return the X-Men to the mansion. She also had Magick return the school to Earth, it’s new home is Central Park in New York City. The ideal setting for X-Men stories in a new location, right in the middle of human civilization.
10. It’s What We Asked For
We dedicated fans have been through a rough couple years of X-Men reading. Marvel hasn’t been very kind to us. We took to the internet, wrote letters, and ranted on podcasts to share our displeasure. We were relentless, we wanted our mutants to return to their former glory. Marvel finally listened and we’re about to get what we’ve been asking for. ResurreXion is a direct response to X-Men fans being treated unfairly.
We’re finally through the dark age, let’s hope Marvel delivers.
Are you looking forward to ResurreXion? Which title are you most looking forward to? Let us know in the comments below!
Lighthouse Keeper is the newest Edgar Allan Poe adaptation to hit the…Poe adaptation market, and it has relatively flown under the radar thus far. While it might be hard to track down, it is suppose to be available on DVD in April. For those of you, Edgar Allan Poe fan or not, unwilling to take the plunge blindly, here is a review from this writer’s advanced screening.
Lighthouse Keeper starts off like a lot like a John Carpenter film. More specifically, it is reminiscent of The Fog. An old man with a stereotypical fisherman look is sitting and drunkenly listening to an old phonograph in the first scene. The music, while not haunting in and of itself, lends itself and adapts to feeling far more eerie in the setting it is played in. An unknown, and only briefly seen, evil seems to be stalking the old fisherman in his dark and dreary home. This transitions to true beginning of Lighthouse Keeper, and visual telling of the film’s synopsis, with a young man washed up on the shore of a peninsula that he seems to have no idea how or why he is there.
This film can be described as a clash between the Boris Karloff/Jack Nicholson lead The Terror and the original John Carpenter masterpiece The Fog, as it permeates most of, if not the whole film. The overall atmosphere, style, and look are very reminiscent of American International Pictures’ and Roger Corma’s early ’60s early Edgar Allan Poe adaptation collaborations, There are some elements throughout the film, such as the reading of his poem Lenore, the usage of another Poe stories’ leading character’s name, and structural issues involving the Lighthouse Keeper’s home that mirror the collage of Poe story information that AIP and Corman use to bring together in said films.
To elaborate on some of those features would be to spoil Lighthouse Keeper, which will not be done here.
The music has a nice old school horror feel, even though songs have copyrights
when you want to use them in your film and digitally produced scores sound silly sometimes, Lighthouse Keeper greatly benefits from the film’s score. The effects are a mix of CGI and practical, but never feel cheap. Well, until this one scene involving a large boat on the sea that takes you out of the carefully orchestrated nightmarish plot momentarily, but it doesn’t completely lose steam altogether.
The location exists in a sort of time warp or vacuum and is never mentioned directly, but one can extrapolate from the attire that it seems to possibly be early 1900s. This was a good setting for a Poe story, as many modernized settings have completely destroyed the atmosphere of his adaptations. This is an old fashion ghost story with an old fashion setting.
The acting ranges from fair to good. The cinematography is just right for the story,
but some of the camera work feels very Indie, but not completely amateurish. Some of the camera cuts between scenes feels too quick and off-putting, but the film at time seems to be nightmarish, so perhaps this plays into a disorientation factor.
There are at least three twists in the film, some you might get, but at least one you will
not. This tends to be the best formula for a multi-twist film.
The biggest gripe would probably be the lack of it actually finding much of a connection
to the original Edgar Allan Poe Lighthouse story. It is Poe-ish, Poesque, but it is not much of an adaptation per say. Granted, the E.A.Poe story is less than a page long, and it is considered by some to be unfinished.
Also, to be fair, it is a far better adaptation than the The Black Cat Starring Bela Lugosi. Look for the final verdict below.
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Hard Boiled, the ultra-violent graphic novel by Frank Miller and Geof Darrow is being turned into a film. Not to be confused with the John Woo film of the same name, the Hard Boiled graphic novel tells the story about a Terminator-like robot who goes on a rampage upon finding out he isn’t human but is, in fact, an assassin for a large corporation in the near future. The comic has a strong cult following and is considered a classic.
Bringing the story to life is director Ben Wheatley, who is making the rounds for his most recent film, Free Fire.
I am working on ‘Hard Boiled,’ which is not the John Woo film, but the Frank Miller, Geof Darrow Comic Book.
I’m a big fan of Wheatley’s debut feature film, Kill List, which was a stylish horror/crime film hybrid that put him on the map.
Frank Miller is also no stranger to Hollywood, having been involved with the two Robocop sequels, the adaptation of his own Sin City, and of course the ill-received film version of Will Eisner’s The Spirit.
Geof Darrow is primarily a very well respected comic book artist but has also done storyboards and conceptual work for the Wachowski siblings.
What do you guys think? With the right talent, this could be a unique and exciting action movie. Comment and discuss below!
On March 31st, 2017 Grimm aired its final episode on NBC. A show that was part police procedural and fantasy show, I’ve followed this show since it started in 2011. It’s a series that frustrated me and entertained me all at the same time. Now this show was never a critical darling or anything like that, but it was fun and I couldn’t help but like it. I think I’m not alone in saying that even though it had a good run, we’re gonna miss it. In a random edition of the Wesvolution, I’m going to talk about Grimm and my adventures with the show. It’s been a great journey and I want to share some of my experiences with the series here. Welcome to the Grimm edition of the Wesvolution.
I really am going to miss Grimm a lot and I appreciate any of you reading this one. This is a personal one for me.
Now why you ask is this so personal, well it was the rare show where I actually got my Mom to watch it. See my Mom and fantasy shows don’t mix but Grimm somehow hooked her. The Wesen aspect of the series never bothered her and she found herself liking it. I think why some people who may not have been huge into fantasy but liked this show was straight up the characters. This show had possibly one of the most likable casts on TV, as well as an adaptable premise. It was the rare show that could go from fantasy and police procedural without breaking a sweat. Grimm relished in being a show that could go in any direction at any given time and that’s a rare feat.
If you look further into the characters they all fit a unique piece of the Grimm puzzle. You had Nick working as a homicide detective with his partner Hank and Sergeant Wu handling the police procedural side. Then Nick would handle the Grimm side hunting the Wesen of the week, along with his Wesen pal Monroe and eventually Monroe’s wife Rosalee. After all that Nick would come home to Juliette, his girlfriend for most of the series, who had no idea he was a Grimm initially. Then eventually as his police station pals and his girlfriend found out he was a Grimm, even that worked well in the show. Heck even Nick’s Captain/Wesen Sean Renard gets in on the fun as time goes on. It found a formula and it worked.
Though even when Grimm went haywire at times, I still loved it.
As the formula got bigger more complex stories developed and it got haywire but fun. You had Hexenbiests like Adalind get involved, secret organizations, and it went nuts. Grimm worked best when it was being a little nutty, still doing the Wesen of the week police stories, and somehow still working. This is a rare feat for a show to pull off and it pulled it off well for six seasons. That’s amazing to think about and Grimm was on Friday nights most of the time, that’s amazing. It’s why NBC left Grimm alone on Fridays after a while because it did well in that slot so why mess with it?
I may dive into more aspects of dissecting as to what worked and what didn’t work later. Right now I am just saying goodbye to a show I’ve watched faithfully for six seasons. It had some mild bumps in the road but my goodness it was a lot of fun.
Grimm, you were a grand series indeed.
What I will always remember most is this was a show I watched with my entire family and that makes me smile. It’s been a good run and now the series is over. May Grimm live on in streaming, syndication, and whatever other media it pops up in. It was a good show that went all over the place but never stopped being fun. Cheers Grimm and cheers to all involved with the show. A fun ride was had by all.
Stunning visuals and pulse-pounding action aren’t enough for Rupert Sanders’s Ghost in the Shell to overcome lackluster writing and a poor performance from Scarlett Johansson.
Summary
The story centers around a cyborg operative named Major Mira Killian. She is one of the heads of an anti-terrorism task known as Section 9 based in a futuristic city in Asia. Major, Batou (Pilou Asbaek), Togusa (Chin Han), and section chief Aramaki (Takeshi Kitano), are tasked with investigating cyber crimes in a world where terrorism is simply hacking into a person’s digitally enhanced brain to control them. A trail of dead bodies and collateral damage leads the team to a hacker named Kuze (Micheal Pitt). Kuze is a part cyborg and has a massive vendetta against Hanka Robotics. However, the only thing on his mind is Mira. Kuze is driven to get closer to Mira. Is he just setting her up to be brutally slaughtered or does he have critical information that will shatter her world?
Acting
Johansson’s performance can only be characterized as a disappointment. Major is a cyborg who is struggling with her humanity, none of which comes across on-screen. What we do witness is a mix between Lucy and Black Widow with an Asian flair. Pilou Asbaek plays her partner Batou, and he delivers more of a layered performance in the film than she does at any point during its two-hour run time. The biggest travesty wasn’t Sanders failure to cast an Asian woman as the lead, but believing Scarlett Johansson has the acting chops to pull of Mira’s complex transformation to a self-aware cyborg.
Writing and Direction
The problem from the onset is screenwriter Jamie Moss, and director Robert Sanders lacked any focus when developing this film. They certainly read the original manga, seen all the earlier films/television shows, but didn’t develop a rock solid narrative that allowed these characters to translate successfully on screen. Instead, Moss and Sanders cherry-picked some of the more well-known elements from all their research and pieced this film together. One minute we are dealing with Major realizing her mother is still alive. The next moment we are watching tanks try to blow her out of the sky and just when you think the movie is coming into focus, Major is talking about manifestos she’s written against technology. This helter-skelter approach to storytelling might appease fans of the series, but it will turn off everyone else.
Visual Effects and Action Sequences
Ghost in the Shell is the most visually stunning film to be released so far in 2017. Special effects companies MPC and Weta Workshop team up to create a bright and vibrant cityscape bursting with psychedelic colors and stunning architecture. They skillfully utilized shadows to separate what most would refer to as the “safe” and “rough” areas of town. These effects weren’t just limited to the exterior buildings. The interiors were bursting with eye-popping reds but had a more of a darker tone than the outside world.
The action sequences were reminiscent of The Matrix. There’s a sequence where Major jumps into action from the top of skyscraper shattering a window in slow motion, which had all the feel of Neo dodging hundreds of bullets on top of a building. Major then vaults of the side of the of the wall (as if she was flying) shooting most of the assailants. The intensity of each action sequence and the visual effects were certainly the best parts of Ghost in the Shell.
Overall
Ghost in the Shell has indeed been criticized by both critics and fans. Fans still are up in arms over the casting of Scarlet Johannson and critics are having real issues with how this narrative was constructed. However, it would be foolish of me to just join in the chorus of boos. The action sequences and visual effects alone warrant audiences paying to see Ghost in the Shell. Fans of the series should certainly see this film as well. Just remember that you aren’t paying for art. You are paying to see Major kick some ass.
In theaters around the country, Danny Boyle’s ‘T2 Trainspotting’ is a quality sequel that doesn’t rehash the same narrative but builds on it.
Summary
It’s been 20 years since we have seen Mark Renton (Ewan McGregor) ditch his partners in crime and take 16,000 pounds of drug money that wasn’t all his. We find out that Renton did leave Spud (Ewen Bremmer) his cut, but he kept the portions belonging to “Sick Boy” (Jonny Lee Miller) and the dangerous Begbie (Robert Carlyle). Renton has been living in Amsterdam and working as an accountant. Mark is clean and feels he should go back home to own up to his past actions. Spud is still a Heroin addict who seems to have a death wish. Sick Boy runs a pub by day and runs scams at night with his girlfriend Veronika (Ahjela Nedyalkova). He appears to have two goals in life – snort more coke than any human alive and turn his pub into a working brothel. Begbie is denied parole once again causing him to be enraged and knock out his court-appointed attorney. He immediately sets his sights on breaking out jail. Unfortunately, it involves him being shanked by one of his fellow inmates. He eventually escapes and heads home. Begbie has delusions that a reconciliation with his family is possible. This plan immediately takes a back seat when he learns that Renton is back in town. Begbie would love nothing more than to kill the man who once stole from him.
Writing and Direction
Oscar-nominated screenwriter John Hodge crafts a screenplay with some familiar beats to the original film. However, T2: Trainspotting isn’t the same story of 4 Scottish men lost in a word of drugs and crime. It’s a story of redemption. Spud is starting to take up writing about his adventures growing up in the hopes of proving his self-worth. “Sick Boy” is tired of a life where he’s financially struggling and wants to make it big (even if it means opening up a brothel). Begbie wants his family to love him again. Mark only wants forgiveness for his past transgressions.
Hodge realizes that even though this narrative is different, the fascinating part of this film is what utter messes these men are. Boyle understands this as well and does not let the audience forget it. Instead of keeping the focus on moments of dialogue discussing redemption and forgiveness, we are treated to scenes of Sick Boy chasing a man with a fake penis. While some might have anticipated some heated moments during the film, audiences will roar with laughter when they see the chase sequence between Begbie and Mark.
Acting
Often when a sequel is released, it’s missing a certain spark amongst the actors. T2 appears to be the exception. The spark in this film isn’t derived from one standout performance but the chemistry of this ensemble. Each character is an integral part of the tapestry of this new tale. Eliminate one of them, and the story ultimately falls apart.
For example, there is a story line that involves Viktoria trying to con Mark, Spud, “Sick Boy” out of the small business loan they have received. All of this is occurring while Begbie is scheming how to corner Mark and get his revenge. If Mark or “Sick Boy” are eliminated, then the story loses its love triangle dynamic. Remove Spud and the whole part of the storyline where Viktoria offers to run off with him disappears. If Begbie isn’t part of the story, then the whole narrative is far less fun.
Cinematography
Academy Award-winning cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle once again pairs up with Danny Boyle for the Trainspotting sequel. Mantle uses hand-held cameras to capture the most intimate of moments on film. For example, during the first act, he pulls in tightly using a handheld camera to capture on Spud’s suicide attempt. Those 30 seconds were chilling, and the shot of his face struggling for his last breath was horrifying. My only regret is Boyle didn’t utilize Mantle like he was on Slumdog Millionaire (the film he won an Oscar for).
Overall
T2: Trainspotting revisits some of the more nostalgic moments from the original movie. We witness these lovable band of losers still running amuck through Edinburgh. Even the soundtrack includes some songs from the original. However, there is nothing stale about Danny Boyle’s latest project. He deftly weaves in themes of redemption, forgiveness, regret, and sadness with some intimate moments from the first film. The result is a final product that appeals to an older generation of fans and drives new ones to his work.
Whether the first episode is constantly pulling you in or forcing you to pull out, here is my two cents on the anime Shokugeki no Souma, A.K.A Food Wars.
Summary:
Shokugeki no Souma follows young chef Yukihira Souma as he progresses at the rigorous culinary school, Totsuki Culinary Academy. Previously instructed by his father at the family diner, Souma is considered lowly within the prestigious school. Despite this, Souma aims to become the number one chef at the school declaring so at the entrance ceremony. However in order to do so, his only choice is to partake in the Shokugeki, a 1v1 high stakes cook-off between students. Will Souma make it to the top or crumble beneath the pressure and face expulsion?
Thoughts:
Shounen Jump’s titles tend to have a focus on three key criteria. Friendship, effort, and victory all shine through Shokugeki no Souma to an extreme. Yukihira Souma plays the character that we all wish we could be. Someone who pushes themselves to the furthest extent and gets results. Maybe that is what draws us to watch Souma work towards greatness or possible failure. Maybe for others it is the fan service for both genders, but hey I’m not judging.
Review:
While I can’t give it the #1 spot for my favorite Shounen Jump Manga/Anime, I don’t mind giving it a solid spot in my top 10. What Shokugeki no Souma lacks in my opinion is secondary character depth. Being able to watch Yukihira Souma grow is fun, but that is all we get. The growth of everyone around him isn’t apparent and to an extent uninteresting. Other titles like One Piece excel at secondary character story lines and that is why it ranks higher than Shokugeki no Souma in my opinion.
However, when a manga/anime is both interesting and not too far from reality, that is when a interest becomes impulse. Using actual culinary techniques from various cuisines shows the depth of research done. Other titles such as Kuroko no Basket choose alternative routes by indulging in fantasy skills that can never exist within every character. While Kuroko no Basket is entertaining, I always find that something relatable will always surpass the surreal. This is what keeps me coming back for more.
Verdict:
Unfortunately Shokugeki no Souma hasn’t been aired consistently as it has been cut into seasons with fairly long breaks in between. Up till now, only season 1 and 2 have been aired with season 3 on its way. While this may be a deterrent to some, don’t fret the manga is still ongoing and in my opinion it only gets better.
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Since the live-action remake of Ghost in the Shell is about to be released in theaters – now is the time to look at the influential anime classic.
Major Motoko Kusanagi is a cybernetic officer for a special police unit. She is faster and stronger than regular humans and is able to connect to the internet so she can communicate with colleagues: she can even drive a car with her mind. With her police partners, Batou and Togusa, set out to find a notorious hacker only known as the Puppet Master.
On paper Ghost in the Shell has a simplistic police plot and has a run time of 83 minutes: yet this surface information hides the fact that the film is incredibly dense. It’s a film that goes through more complex ideas and philosophies than many films twice its length.
Ghost in the Shell was originally an attempt to make anime more mainstream in the West and while it failed in that objective, the film became a cult hit. It is seen to be as important as Akira by Western anime fans and an essential film for people exploring anime to start with. The Wachowskis used it as an influence on The Matrix: they pitched the film by showing producer Joel Silver Ghost in the Shell and telling him they wanted to make that in live action. Ghost in the Shell is also influential in the cyberpunk genre which was big in the ’80s and ’90s, showing the continuing influence of technology on humanity and humanity’s dependence on it. One of the main themes of the film is what makes someone human? Does the cybernetics take it away? It also plays a part when it’s revealed who the Puppet Master really is. Is humanity based on biology or self-awareness? Due to the people having robotic parts in their brains their memories end up getting manipulated – leading characters to question their own sense of reality.
It is clear how the film influenced The Matrix: such that both films feature characters having computer ports on the back of their necks as well as some of the elaborate action sequences. Another influence on Ghost in the Shell is Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner: both films have an investigation storyline, set in a futuristic dystopian city and have similar themes about the nature of humanity. Both leads have similar concerns about their memories, consciousness, and identity – although Motoko’s are more overt.
As to be expected from an anime film the animation is of a high standard – creating cityscapes that could rival anything in Blade Runner while the action scenes and showing off of the technology were a delight to behold. Yet it wasn’t just the big grandstanding moments that impressed, there was great little touches in the animation – like facial expressions like when a suspect looks his ghost (soul/consciousness) and a great attention to detail.
Ghost in the Shell also shares Blade Runner text introduction that gives the audience a quick bit of context. Yet even with this information, the film throws you into the deep end where Motoko is spying on someone trying to defect to another nation and following with officials talking about the incident. It does add a certain realism to the world but this introduction does not have much bearing on the plot – nor is it the best showcase of Motoko’s abilities.
Ghost in the Shell is a quintessential anime film – deserving of its cult classic status. It works both as a fun sci-fi and as something deeper and doing it in a short but sweet package.
Shounen Jump’s titles tend to have a focus on three key criteria. Friendship, effort, and victory all shine through Shokugeki no Souma to an extreme. Yukihira Souma plays the character that we all wish we could be. Someone who pushes themselves to the furthest extent and gets results. Maybe that is what draws us to watch Souma work towards greatness or possible failure. Maybe for others it is the fan service for both genders, but hey I’m not judging.
