sword Archives - Stars & Popcorn

Samurai Champloo (Review)

October 14, 2018September 9, 2018 Patrick Sessoms Anime, Cowboy Bebop, Fat Jon, hip hop, Kari Wahlgren, Kirk Thornton, Nujabes, samurai, Shinichirō Watanabe, Steven Blum, sword, Tsutchie

Samurai Champloo is Scratching Meets Swordplay. In a beautiful combination of western modernity and traditional eastern values, Samurai Champloo is

Read more

Sword of the Stranger (Review)

September 23, 2018September 9, 2018 Patrick Sessoms Aidan Drummond, Anime, Michael Adamthwaite, samurai, Scott McNeil, sword

Sword of the Stranger Proves that Cliches Work. Anime is not a medium that has ever remotely tried to shy

Read more

Soul Eater (Review)

May 29, 2018September 9, 2018 Patrick Sessoms Anime, death, fantasy, high school, mieser, supernatural, sword, teenagers

Soul Eater is the Kinder, Gentler Side of Death. While Soul Eater seems at first like a series that jumps

Read more

Claymore (Review)

May 22, 2018January 2, 2019 Patrick Sessoms Anime, Claymore, dark fantasy, demon, fantasy, female protagonist, Full Metal Alchemist, Hiroyuki Tanaka, mad house, Norihiro Yagi, Stephanie Young, sword, yoma

Claymore is Quite Pretty, but Lacks Any True Depth. Initially, I felt pretty solid about Claymore. It has everything that

Read more