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The sheer length of some of the most famous anime series can be something of a turnoff for newcomers, leading some fans to wonder what the best short anime are. Friends may enthusiastically recommend Naruto, One Piece, or The Legend of Galactic Heroes, but those shows, classics that they are, have hundreds of episodes, making them something of a time commitment, to say the very least.

Maybe a viewer is new to anime and isn't sure that they want to sink that much time into a single piece of media, or maybe they're a longtime fan who simply doesn't have the time or patience to sit through another 70 episodes until they finally reach the story arc their friends keep raving about. Luckily for those pressed for time, anime has a lot of excellent shorter shows that aren't held back by their length, coming in at 13 episodes or less. The best...

Modern romance anime have said their goodbyes to most of the toxic tropes and stereotypes related to the genre. Fans have experienced fewer one-dimensional female characters and the same old high school drama in recent rom-coms. However, one thing that made classic rom-coms have supremacy over modern love stories is the "rom." The classics were high on romance, intoxicating the viewers with their tales of happily-ever-afters and the hope of the unpopular gal winning over the hottest guy. No matter how clichéd classic romance anime may be, they did reflect the true essence of love that came in all forms.

Whether it was the forbidden love between a peasant and a prince or a boy falling in love with a girl taller than him, the classics never failed to swoon the fans. Despite having countless modern romance anime titles to choose from, there are still a few timeless anime stories...

Starship Troopers: Invasion

Stars: Leraldo Anzaldua, Luci Christian, Melissa Davis, Justin Doran, David Matranga, Emily Neves, David Wald | Written by Flint Dille | Directed by Shinji Aramaki

The distant Federation outpost Fort Casey comes under attack by bugs and fast attack ship Alesia is assigned to help the Starship John A. Warden stationed in Fort Casey evacuate along with the survivors and bring military intelligence safely back to Earth. Carl Jenkins, now ministry of Paranormal Warfare, takes the starship on a clandestine mission before its rendezvous with the Alesia and goes missing in the nebula. Now, the battle-hardened troopers are charged with a rescue mission that may lead to a much more sinister consequence than they ever could have imagined…

The latest movie in the long-running Starship Troopers franchise, Starship Troopers: Invasion is the series’ first CG-animated movie, and follows the success of the CGI television series, Roughnecks. Created by Sola Digital Arts,...

Executive producer Edward Neumeier takes us inside the world of Starship Troopers: Invasion, currently available on Blu-ray and DVD

There are few who know the Starship Troopers universe better than Edward Neumeier. He first adapted the classic Robert A. Heinlein sci-fi novel for 1997's Starship Troopers. He also wrote Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation and made his directorial debut with Starship Troopers 3: Marauder. The next installment in this sci-fi franchise is the animated Starship Troopers: Invasion, currently available on Blu-ray and DVD, which he executive produced. I recently had the chance to speak with Edward Neumeier about this new animated adventure. Would you like to know more? Then take a look what what he had to say.

I've been a fan of this series ever since it started, so it's great to see a new incarnation of this. Was animation always the next logical step for you,...