Author Archives: Jessica Fleming

The show was made into a live action movie in late 2005 starring Charlize Theron, in which the plot, characters, themes and artistic style were unrelated enough to original series to cause the original creator to feel humiliated when he saw it. A licensed tie in game was made to try and link the two, […]

Death by Irony: Art Land is crushed beneath his hotel’s giant globe. Martha Dale is crushed by a White House decoration after obsessing over decor and furniture earlier in the movie. Defiant to the End: General Decker continues ranting about America even as he’s shrunk by the Martian leader. Denser and Wackier: While the original […]

Galaxy Angel is a parody of a galactic peacekeeping force that, for some reason, is entirely made up of cute girls aside from the cute boy Twin Stars and a middle aged commander. The role is usually performed by Forte whenever a gag requires a “male” equivalent, something she eventually starts complaining about. Broccoli (the […]

Brick Joke: Johnny eventually carries out his plan to shoot the devil in the face. It doesn’t work. The Bus Came Back: Saints Row 2 villain Dane Vogel returns after his death in that game, as one of Hell’s many residents. And not just Vogel, several past characters like Troy and others will be back, […]

Also, the translation in general is a bit on the literal side; while not necessarily a defect, it frequently results in the use of medical terminology that may fly right over your head. But Not Too Foreign: Maya from the first game is half Japanese. Cannot Spit It Out: Hoshi has a crush on Tendo, […]

While he gets beat up or restrained, his unwavering devotion to protecting their honor at the expense of his body and making a fool of himself earns him a lot of respect (and love) from the female characters. This declaration later gets reversed in episode 13. Eita attempts to convince Himeka that he was really […]

Fast forward to 1937, when the Japanese invade China. His mansion confiscated by the Japanese, Ip Man is forced to shovel coal to feed his family and learns of matches the Japanese are staging between their karate exponents and Foshan’s former martial arts masters. When a friend’s failure costs him his life, Ip Man’s vengeful […]