TV Reviews8/10
Mazinger Z at 54: Still a Landmark of Anime History
A giant robot built by a grandfather to fight a mad doctor and his mechanical beasts, a tale of old Greece and a mobile island empire.
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Tag: Toei Animation
TV Reviews10/10
Akira Toriyama’s Final Dragon Ball Story Gives Its Heroes Smaller Bodies and a Bigger Adventure
Dragon Ball DAIMA, Akira Toriyama's final animated story, ran 20 episodes in 2024-25. A review of the Demon Realm, the mini transformation, and its 10/10 score.
TV Reviews8.1/10
Sailor Moon Crystal rebuilds the manga panel by panel, and the cost is the anime’s own pulse
Sailor Moon Crystal rebooted the 1990s anime to follow Naoko Takeuchi's manga closely across three seasons and 39 episodes, ending June 27, 2016.
TV Reviews8.5/10
Candy Candy Review: A 115-Episode Shōjo Epic That Rewards the Commitment
Candy Candy, Toei's 115-episode shōjo classic that aired 1976–1979, gave its orphan heroine a job, three loves, and an ending she earned.
TV Reviews8/10
Saint Seiya: Soul of Gold Review: A Proper Encore for the Gold Saints
Saint Seiya: Soul of Gold brought the twelve Gold Saints back for a 13-episode 2015 spin-off. A review of Aiolia's arc, the cast, and why it works.
TV Reviews7.5/10
Dragon Ball Z Kai Fixed the Pacing, and 17 Years On That’s Still the Point
Dragon Ball Z Kai recut the 1989 anime to follow Akira Toriyama's manga, redubbed the cast, and cleaned up the cels — a restoration that mostly works.
TV Reviews9/10
Sailor Moon Let Its Heroine Age, and That Changed What a Girls’ Show Could Do
Sailor Moon ran five seasons and 200 episodes on TV Asahi from 1992 to 1997. A look at Usagi's growth, the voice cast, and why it still holds at 9/10.
TV Reviews8.5/10
Saint Seiya Review: 114 Episodes of Cosmic Climbing, and the Score It Earned
Saint Seiya's 114-episode run on TV Asahi, its twelve Zodiac temples, and why the 1986 Toei anime still earns its 8.5 rating decades later.
TV Reviews7.7/10
Dragon Ball GT’s Ideas Outran What the Show Could Deliver
Dragon Ball GT ran 64 episodes from 1996 to 1997, the only original Dragon Ball series with no manga. A 7.7/10 review of its premise, cast and legacy.