I Was a Teenage Monkey: The Darwin Incident The Darwin Incident is a big, brash suspense thriller that takes on some of the most fraught issues of our time. Is that enough?
A Doctor is Not God: The Great White Tower In which we investigate a classic 2003 Japanese television drama, and learn about hubris.
Where Does the Doomsday Train Go? You don’t need to be incredible to keep the audience tuning in every week. You don’t even need an original idea. All you need is for the audience to ask: what will happen next? Where does the doomsday train go?
Adults Don't Deserve Rights: The Anger of Alien Nine Sometimes adolescence is weird and gross. But sometimes society itself is the problem. That's Alien Nine.
Dragons and Drawings: Akira Toriyama and Dragon Quest In honor of Akira Toriyama's passing, let's discuss one of his greatest works: the character and monster designs of the long-running Dragon Quest series.
That Beautiful Child: Kids Are All Right In a first for ANIWIRE, we're tackling a Korean webcomic: Kids Are All Right, a nostalgic and occasionally cruel story of childhood.
Let's Go! Anime in 2023 It’s the start of the new year! In that spirit, here’s a list of memorable moments from last year. Where has anime been? Where is it going?
Come Together Just Think of Tomorrow: Irresponsible Captain Tylor This year, I chose the science fiction workplace comedy Irresponsible Captain Tylor. Thus, I began my journey…
Sona-Nyl of the Violet Shadows: An Interview with yukino An interview with professional programmer yukino, regarding the English release of cult classic visual novel Sona-Nyl of the Violet Shadows.
How Do You Die? Coming to Grips With The Boy and the Heron Let's discuss Hayao Miyazaki's newest and most confounding film, The Boy and the Heron.
LET'S ROCK! My Favorite Opening and Ending Credits of 2023 Here's ten opening and ending anime credits bangers to ring out 2023.
Flowers for Scott Pilgrim Takes Off Scott Pilgrim Takes Off isn’t just a good show, or a good “Scott Pilgrim” thing. It’s a real, idiosyncratic anime production.
Six Degrees of Separation: The Slit-Mouthed Woman and the Bird Mother What is the connection between the Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi series of horror films, and a terrifying 2019 internet hoax?