Culture Editorials

gXp Public Service Article: Suicide, Mental Health and You

I’ve talked about the subject of suicide before, back in my Pop Cults days when DC Comics ran that ill-advised competition to have artists depict the character of Harley Quinn in various states and one image they used as an example was of a jovial-looking Harley about ready to commit suicide in various ways. I […]

Anime Film & Television

Tsuredure Children Episode 1 Review

Tsuredure Children, Episode 1 Produced by: Nihon Ad Systems, Kodansha, Movic, KlockWorx, Sony Music Entertainment, King Records, BS11, Animatic Studio: Studio Gokumi Genre(s): Romance, School Episodes: 12-minute episodes Premiere date: July 4, 2017 Synopsis: A series depicting various scenarios of young love. These stories range from a boy, crippled by his absolute lack of confidence […]

Anime Film & Television

AHO-GIRL, Episode1 Review

AHO-GIRL, Episode1 Produced by: Nihon Ad Systems, Kodansha, Movic, KlockWorx, Sony Music Entertainment, King Records, BS11, Animatic Studio: Diomedia Genre(s): Comedy, School Episodes: 12-minute episodes Premiere date: July 4, 2017 Synopsis: Yoshiko is a genuinely stupid girl (she can even manage to get all 0’s on multiple choice tests). She hangs out at school with […]

Anime Film & Television

Netsuzou Trap -NTR-, Episode 1 Review

Netsuzou Trap -NTR-, Episode 1 Produced by: DMM.com, Ichijinsha Studio: Creators in Pack Genre(s): Drama, Romance Episodes: 9-minute episodes Premiere date: July 5, 2017 Synopsis: Yuma and Hotaru have been friends since childhood, so it’s only natural that when Yuma is nervous about her new boyfriend, she asks Hotaru for advice. But when Hotaru starts […]

Film Film & Television

Spider-Man: Homecoming Review

Spider-Man: Homecoming Directed by: Jon Watts Produced by: Marvel Studios Starring: Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Jon Favreau, Marisa Tomei, Jacob Batalon, Laura Herrier, Robert Downey Jr. Distributed by: Sony Pictures Run time: 133 minutes Release date: July 7, 2017 Synopsis: A young Peter Parker begins to navigate his newfound identity as the web-slinging super hero, […]

Anime Anime Expo 2017 Film & Television

Welcome to the Ballroom World Premiere at Anime Expo 2017 (Review)

Welcome to the Ballroom Produced by: Pony Canyon Studio: Production I.G Genre(s): Comedy, Drama Episodes: 24 episodes Premieres: Saturday, July 8, 2017 Synopsis: A professional dancer named Sengoku rescues Tatara, an introverted third-year middle school student who is being harassed by delinquents. Tatara ends up at Sengoku’s dance studio where he meets Shizuku Hanaoka, a […]