The first volume of Dragon Ball Z Kai ended as a cliffhanger, with Goku and Vegeta decking it out. The second volume, which contains thirteen episodes, gets right into the action. Though this is supposed to be Dragon Ball Z without the filler, there’s …Read more »
Xam'd: Lost Memories is a show that's taken a curious route to reach the anime-loving public. It first dropped in June of 2008, as a launch-day exclusive for Sony's new Playstation Network online service. This is interesting not just because it makes Xam'd an early …Read more »
Yes, that's right, the original Mobile Suit Gundam series gets the real headline spotlight here because, well, it's OG Gundam ! That's not all it is, though, as the company detailed at their New York Anime Fest panel this past weekend. To be specific, Bandai …Read more »
If you were an anime fan in the mid-nineties, it’s likely you ran across Armitage III . A cyberpunk tale in the vein of Blade Runner and Ghost in the Shell , Armitage III was once so synonymous with “anime” that it was featured as …Read more »
“Congratulations! You’ve won our lottery! You may be one who died with a great sin, BUT, we’re going to give you a second chance, you lucky soul!” Thus begins Colorful , a new film based on an award-winning 1999 novel and directed by Keiichi Hara, …Read more »
Here's a TV series that knows how to arrange its visual hooks. It starts with a doe-eyed, slender, diminutive girl with a ponytail, and decks her out in a stylized letter carrier outfit, complete with adorable little hair ribbons. Add a gimmicky, ornate walking staff as fashion …Read more »
In the small pool of prominent anime directors, Mamoru Oshii seldom requires introduction. In a medium largely defined by a narrow set of frequently parroted visual tropes, his geometrical compositions, calculated pacing and obsession with basset hounds are in a league of their own. For …Read more »
Rumors were popping up a few weeks back about Alexandre Aja looking to direct a feature based on Buichi Terasawa's Space Adventure Cobra , but they seemed to be just that. Things have changed, though, as Terasawa has granted Aja the rights to move along …Read more »
Idol group members have been no stranger to manga and anime adaptations of late, and NEWS's Tomohisa Yamashita ( Kurosagi ) is the latest addition to the growing list. He'll be starring in the live-action adaptation of Ashita no Joe under the direction of Fumihiko …Read more »
On Saturday, July 3 during this year’s Anime Expo, attendees filled a very large screening room for Funimation’s premiere of Trigun: Badlands Rumble . Although it debuted at Seattle’s Sakura Con even before its theatrical run in Japan, this was the first time anyone had …Read more »
If you’re eager for the next episodes of the new Fruits Basket anime, you’re going to have to cool off and wait just a little longer for episodes 9 and 10. Funimation announced an international delay for both as a result of the French Open tennis tournament …Read more »
Watching a reboot of a series that originally aired in Japan in 2003 kind of makes me feel like I was cryogenically frozen at some point, only to wake up at least a decade or more down the line. Fullmetal Alchemist may not be that …Read more »
The first day the Gundam Café opened up on the side of the (in)famous Electric Town Exit of Akihabara Station, there was a true carnivale spirit in the air. Fans lined up out the door, couples in full cosplay gear from all eras, and there …Read more »
In the commentary on Disc One of El Cazador de la Bruja , the chief cast members and staffers that worked on the show describe the series (and I paraphrase) as “a buddy film.” Those words couldn’t have been more accurate… El Cazador de la …Read more »
Initial D has always managed to entertain to some degree in spite of the myriad ways it attempts to turn its audience off. Seriously, both the anime and manga practically challenge me to dislike them on a regular basis, yet I keep coming back no …Read more »
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