Paprika

Paprika is one of those big time anime movies that a lot of teens now-a-days haven't actually seen. But you know, it wasn't a bad movie, at all, really. Compared to some of the other anime movies we've reviewed on this blog its not brilliant, but it definitely wasn't bad.

The movie is about a machine that can record someones dreams so when they wake up they can watch their dreams like a movie. The machine is stolen and whoever has it is getting into peoples heads without them even wearing the machine or being asleep.

The movie was sometimes hard to follow, but compared to other animes it was pretty explanatory. Colorful, imaginative/ dreams coming to life, Paprika is a good movie for anime fans to see. The plot was nicely done and we got no complaints to say about the characters. For some reason Paprika was rated R for violence and sexual content, but we here at anime-consultant, don't see why. Its was pretty low-key for an anime in those ways. Besides that it was top-notch for any film that delves in dreams.

check out the trailer below :)

Ergo Proxy

Ergo Proxy is one of my personal favorites. Its hard to understand at first.... well actually through the whole thing. You start every episode going, 'Whats going on? Did i skip an episode?' But the more you watch the more you understand. The whole show just feels very different then your typical anime, its darkly lit and quiet.

The show takes place in the future in a domed city. Where AutoReivs, (robots) are companions for people. The anime starts off with one of our main characters, Re-al, investigating on infected AutoReivs.

One of the things that makes this anime so great is the character of Re-al. She is a strong female character, which you generally don't see in these kinds of shows, and i mean strong, freaking GREAT! Every female anime freak should check this show out for this character. And then every male anime freak should check this anime out aswell :)

The other main character is Vincent Law, an immigrant with a mysterious past. The whole thing centers around the Proxy. What is it? What is it doing? Why do people want to cover it up? and so on.

I think everybody should give this anime a chance. Its something very different. The plot is good. The characters are great. And the whole thing is just... odd.

You should all watch it!!!!! and here's a trailer, its not a real trailer for the show but its cool enough :)

Kiki's Delivery Service

This anime movie has been seen by almost everybody when they were little. If not you then you were very deprived... But anyways, Kiki's Delivery Service is a beautiful, cute, and yes, magical movie.

Its about this young witch, Kike, who has to leave home for a year and find her place in the world. The characters are extremely likable, the story is nice, the whole thing is sweet and colorful. It doesn't matter what age you are you'll like this movie if you don't already.

Now that you've read this review you're going, 'oh, that sounds great. I should check it out, i wonder who made it?' WELL!!!! Who else could make such a great move besides Hayao Miyazaki! Lord of amazing anime!

Check out this movie, you'll love it.

Paranoia Agent

Paranoia Agent is based on the idea of, if your paranoia came to life. It was a pretty good anime, realistic, in a way...

The whole time you're watching it you're going, What the hell is going on!?! Who's this? Whats that? Is this real? Is this a dream? NO! ITS PARANOIA!!!!!

I suggest seeing this anime, its one of those quiet shows that are good but don't always reach the height they could. Its actually pretty short for an anime, only 13 episodes long. So you know, if its not your cup of tea you didn't waist that much time. But i still think people should check it out, its one that will stick in you're head for a long time after. AND if you do watch it don't skip episodes....I know you all do from time to time. But this is one of those animes where the whole thing, as a whole, is beauty.

Naruto (shippuden)

Now the last post in our Naruto shpeel. Naruto Shippuden! If you don't already know all about this anime then your asking yourself two things, one: what is shippuden, and two: how do you say it?

Well we over here at anime-consultant have no idea how to pronounce shippuden, (but i'm sure you could look it up.) But we can tell you what Naruto Shippuden is about!!!

Naruto Shippuden is an anime they starting making after a decent amount of manga chapters had passed so that way they could make Naruto into an anime without running out of content, like the first anime did. Naruto Shippuden follows the manga exactly, and because the manga is still going so is this anime. There are three, or so, animated movies that follow this second anime of crazy young ninjas.

Naruto Shippuden, the first anime of Naruto, and the manga are all the same really. If you don't like one then you probably wont care much about one of the others. (though the manga is the best...)

Well that caps our Naruto review! If you have a question, don't agree with anything we said, or have more information, comment!! :)

Naruto (the anime)

Because Naruto became so popular they made an anime based on it. But because the manga is still going the anime eventually caught up and couldn't wait for the manga to finish. The show has a thousand episodes but only the first half follow the manga, then they go off in their own direction. Basically everything I said about the plot/characters/how much you'll like it, for the manga, applies to the anime.

There are about (at the moment) six, animated, Naruto movies, only three of them are apart of the first anime.

So if you go to one of your anime web sites you now know that the one that just says 'Naruto' means, anime based off the manga....till the second half when they gave up on patience.

Naruto (the manga)

The franchise of Naruto started from something small but is now one of the biggest anime/mangas out there. Even if you've never looked into the world of Naruto you've seen it lying around. Its every where! Because...(drumroll)....its so addicting!!!!

The basic plot of Naruto is about a boy, named Naruto, who wants to become Hokage of his village, leader of ninjas. But there's something different about Naruto (isn't there always) he has the nine-tailed beast trapped inside him. The story follows Naruto and his friends as they train to become ninjas. But of course their childhoods cant be so easy, so even though they're very young, they're thrown into the ugly, bloody world as they try and protect the ones they love and fight for peace...............If you think that last line sounded really lame then maybe you shouldn't watch Naruto.

The manga is the main source of Naruto, its still going and going and going! There are so many chapters of these young ninjas fighting one villain after the other. Most of the time the fight ends with Naruto forcing the bad guys to realize that they can love and have friends, all that lovely stuff.

Naruto isn't great towards woman, even though most of them are ninjas with awesome powers, they're seen as weak and sex symbols. The characters are pretty typical for manga and anime, but there is a lot of them!!!! And the plot doesn't seem to have an end in sight! but if you're a big fan thats ok :)

Naruto is very addicting to read/watch...........just a warning if you're not already hooked. If you only want to watch anime/read manga thats got real art and deep plots/characters then Naruto is something you could skip. But for everyone else who would like to see what it is, or just want to loss themselves in a never ending story, i suggest reading the manga over watching the anime, its much better.

Oh, right! you're all wondering what anime I'm talking about, because when you go to your anime sites there's more then one thing that says Naruto...

Well! thats coming in another post. Believe it!

The Cat Returns

Ah, yes, The Cat Returns is a kid movie, BUT, it was created by our god, Hayao Miyazaki. So even though you think you've past those PG movies you might want to give this one a second chance.

Its about a girl who saves a cat from getting run over by a car. But turns out this is the prince of cats. To repay the girl for saving the princes life the king cat decides she should marry the prince cat. But of course, our main female, human, character doesn't want to marry a cat.

The movie has that magic about it that only a Miyazaki movie seems to have. Its funny and creative, you should all see it, unless you already saw it when you were a child. But you know, family movies do mean for the whole family :)

Blood+

So you may remember that we did a review on Blood: The Last Vampire. And we said that it was really good and you should see it, not the live-action movie but the original anime movie. And you should also remember that we said they made a spin off tv show/manga series. Well that is what we shall talk about now!

Blood+ is a spin off of the anime movie Blood: The Last Vampire, and its rare that a spin off is better then the original so none of you should be surprised when i say don't watch Blood+.

Its about a girl that has a past she cant remember until a man comes and wakes her and reminds her of her job to kill monsters, or something like that. Its kind of hard to explain because it was basted off the character in the movie but then it goes off in its own crazy direction. The cool thing about the movie was the main character but in this anime she just becomes like every female cry baby that you see in so many shows. The fight scenes weren't great, except for the one in the very beginning, but thats it. There were a lot of characters that just didn't make sense, the graphics wasn't anything we haven't seen before, And the plot went off in a very typical anime direction.

Skip Blood+ but defiantly see the movie! not the live-action one but the animated one :)

and this trailer, by the way, makes it look much cooler then it is. Just so you know.

Grave of the Fireflies

Well i guess its time we should talk about one of the most depressing and amazing movies ever made, and we're not just talking about anime but movies all around! Grave of the Fireflies stuns everybody who sees it, (and everybody should). If you want to see a movie that was made to perfection this one is it. The graphics, excellent! The characters, perfect! The story line, insanely accurate.

The story is about this brother and sister in Japan during the end of World War 2. The sibling are orphaned and the movie is about them struggling to survive.

This movie is Beautiful, and a must see. But sometimes, beauty isn't cheerful.

Spirited Away

Ladies and Gentlemen! If you have never seen Spirited Away then you have probably heard of it. Its an academy award winning animated movie by (the god to all anime lovers) Hayao Miyazaki. This is one of those movies you should feel ashamed of not seeing if you haven't just because it is soooo good in its own way.

Its about a self-centered young girl on her way to her new home. But before she gets there she's brought into the spirit world where she must work harder then ever to free her parents and get back home.

The characters are so realistic, even though half of them aren't human. The whole film is creative and somewhat disturbing though it is only PG. Colorful and fun this is a movie that makes you think and love. And reminds us why we love anime! Or, introduces us to the love of anime :)

Tactics

I'd have to say skip Tactics. Maybe the manga was more gripping but the anime was dull. It wasn't really bad (it was kind creepy in some parts) but it wasn't good either. Basically the story is about a young man who can see and speak to demons. The young man finds and sets the Demon Eater free and becomes his master. The two of them become friends, though I thought sometimes it seemed a little closer then friendship, but thats just me. But then the Demon Eaters memories of his past start to come back and everything they love could come crashing down.

But really you could skip this one. It just wasn't anything special.