Otaku, No Video

Rurouni Kenshin © Nobuhiro Watsuki

I’ve been watching a fair amount of anime lately. Unfortunately for the anime blogosphere, I’ve only been watching classics.

For some reason, most anime blogs seem obsessed with the new. They’ll mention a classic occasionally, but the vast majority of anime and manga being reviewed are current releases.

Nothing wrong with reviewing current releases, of course. It’s just a shame that so many classics are ignored.

How many anime sites have reviews of:

• Legend of the White Serpent
• Mobile Suit Gundam
• My Neighbor Totoro
• Lupin III
• Bubblegum Crisis
• Ranma 1/2
• Tenchi Muyo!

It’s gotten me to thinking that maybe that would be a useful focus for Otaku, No Video. Tell folks about the classics. Focus on filling in fans about the great anime from the past.