When you're a manga-ka as huge as Rumiko Takahashi, you don't even need a title or premise to get people pumped for your next project. That's not to say it's going to be easy to follow an act as massive as the 50-volume monster known …Read more »
Yoshihiro Tatsumi is an astounding manga-ka, and it's a wonder that his work has been hitting store shelves over the last year or two in the form of Drawn & Quarterly's releases. If you haven't checked any of those out, from The Push Man and …Read more »
The answer is simple. Ryu Ga Gotoku 3 -which, if localized here, will be known to each and every one of us as Yakuza 3 -looks very, very awesome. As the first current-gen entry in the series proper (not counting the one that takes place …Read more »
Monster Men Bureiko Lullaby is one of the strangest manga you will ever read. It's also one of the most filthy, depraved and disgusting comic books available in English. Not a page goes by without some form of penis gag, and the contents in general …Read more »
Everyone knows that the most reliable measure of a film's quality is the coinciding toy line. If you don't believe me, dig up some of those old Robocop toys that came with pop gun ammo. Keeping that in mind, the fine folks at the Dragonball …Read more »
Strait Jacket immediately brings to mind a different time in anime's long and strange trip. It reminds me of the days I spent when I was younger, ignoring TV series (because they were only bringing a select few out over here) and flocking to the …Read more »
This summer will mark a couple of major milestones for both the Fuji TV network and legendary god of manga, Osamu Tezuka. The 80th anniversary of the late creator's birth and the 50th anniversary of Fuji TV are combining to resurrect Tezuka's classic series, Jungle …Read more »
I don't know about you, but I kind of forgot that a live-action Blood: The Last Vampire movie was in the works. Pathe is set to release Chris Nahon's ( Kiss of the Dragon ) film in British theaters on June 12th, so hopefully information …Read more »
With the Shonen world already firmly in their grasp, Viz Media is moving on to more daunting pastures: the world of Japanese science-fiction novels. Beginning this summer, Viz is launching their Haikasoru imprint with a selection of contemporary sci-fi books from Japanese authors, a dedicated …Read more »
I just got done rolling through one of the most poorly constructed platformer stages I've ever had the joy of playing. Obstacles hung precariously over flaming pits and leaping spike traps, all of which must have been placed by someone who's never even taken a …Read more »
Tokusatsu is the green eggs and ham of entertainment; once you finally try it out you'll want it any way and anywhere you can get it. At least, that's how it played out in my experience, which was only half-formed back when I first …Read more »
Take a gander at this beast coming from Pop Culture Shock Collectibles. Their take on Street Fighter 's Ken is the latest in their line of 1/4 scale statues, following Akuma, Ryu and Cammy. That's right, 1/4 scale. At 18" tall, there is a very …Read more »
Maybe one day my quest to post as many awesome Japanese movie trailers as possible will come to an end, but director Takashi Miike is doing a good job of making sure that day isn't today, so I have yet another Yatterman video to pass …Read more »
Regardless of one's familiarity with Sanpei Shirato's Legend of Kamui manga, the upcoming film adaptation from director Yoichi Sai ( Blood and Bones ) looks like it could be shaping up nicely. It helps if you're a sucker for historical fiction peppered with swords and …Read more »
The late co-creator of that legendary blue cat with the trans-dimensional pouch we all love, Fujiko F. Fujio, will be receiving one of our planet's highest honors come 2011: an interactive museum. While its opening was originally planned for 2010, it's been pushed back a …Read more »
Joseph Luster
