If one song completely sums up volume 26 of Bleach , it's Joe Esposito's "You're the Best," as blasted at full volume in Karate Kid . Every energizing chord is pumping through the pages here, because this one's all about training . That's right, love …Read more »
I'm loving this mild wave of trashy cinema coming from Japan lately; it's like the Japanese gore equivalent of the deluge of Apatow crew comedies in America. The latest comes from a familiar camp, as well. The screenwriter for Yoshihiro Nishimura's Tokyo Gore Police is …Read more »
Everyone's favorite swordsman is making another comeback as we speak, surfacing with Daigoro in the most dangerous environment they've strolled through yet: the Internet. Written by original creator Kazuo Koike and drawn by Hideki Mori, Soshite Kozure Okami: Shikaku no Ko picks up right where …Read more »
This Wednesday, long-time Sega fans (and arcadey racing fans in general) have something to look forward to. OutRun Online Arcade is the rebirth of Yu Suzuki's 1986 arcade classic. This version ditches the lovable, if somewhat poorly aged, scaling sprite effects of the original, pushing …Read more »
Staring at this page and trying to come up with some words to put down about Yuichi Yokoyama's Travel ended up being a lot like reading the comic itself. There's a brief stretch of time at the beginning during which you're just trying to figure …Read more »
Yes, I just watched every Dragonball clip on that page, and so should you. The jury's still out on why in the world they would want to release clips without music or sound effects, I guess you have to pay for those! Maybe the bigger …Read more »
The convergence of Japanese and American anime air dates continues, at least within the online world. This time, it's Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood that's aligning its stars close to Japan's air dates, and the first episode hits FUNimation's site on Thursday, April 9th at 12:00pm. …Read more »
There's been a lot of debate about Capcom's downloadable versus mode, even before the game itself hit store shelves. Some feel that if it's available at or around launch, it should be part of the retail package, but Capcom has stated that this is simply …Read more »
Super Android 13 ( Extreme Battle!! The Three Great Super Saiyans ), the seventh theatrical Dragon Ball Z movie, pulls its curtains back to reveal one of my favorite moments: Android no. 17 knocking Dr. Gero's head clean off his body with the swiftness of …Read more »
We may be looming over an age of anime fandom that isn't universally familiar with Gainax's now-classic Neon Genesis Evangelion , but the Rebuild films are continuing to make sure that doesn't remain the case for very long. Even if the themes of the series …Read more »
Viz Media is throwing a limited-time offer out there through the May issue of Shonen Jump. Readers of the monthly manga anthology can use a special invitational code to check out a 120-page preview of Naruto volume 45, and the offer is only available from …Read more »
This is as good a reason as any to make your way over to New York City in late April. The PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature, which runs from April 29th to May 4th, will be featuring, among a plethora of notable guests, …Read more »
Though a lot of people may disagree with this statement, I'm of the mind that nothing is sacred. Remakes, sequels, "reimaginings," throw it all out there, it won't make a bit of difference. The original is in no way soiled so long as it remains …Read more »
Let's try to forget for a moment that Imagi has been experiencing budget issues with their Astro Boy production, casting a shade of doubt on the state of their future projects, because they have a lot of cool stuff up their sleeves and it would …Read more »
If your dream has always been to own a 1/30-scale replica toy of Go Nagai's legendary robot, Mazinger Z, then let's hope your wallet is ready for one hell of a hit. In celebration of the 35th anniversary of Bandai's Chogokin toy line, the company …Read more »
Joseph Luster
