Kujibiki Unbalance is a strange series in ways that have little to do with the actual content of the book. In some kind of bizarre metaverse, the very manga I just finished reading exists solely by "cartoon laws,•bCrLf is discussed solely by cartoon characters, and …Read more »
Starting this fall, Adult Swim will be adding another anime series to their lineup on Cartoon Network: Moribito - Guardian of the Spirit , which ran as Seirei no Moribito in Japan for 26 episodes in 2007. Moribito , for the uninitiated, is the tale …Read more »
Mangaka Jin Kobayashi's bizarre class is finally graduating... out of the manga world, at least. Running for about as long as it took yours truly to get through college, School Rumble is seeing an end after six fruitful years of serialization in Kodansha's Weekly Shonen …Read more »
Yes, that's crazy with a K, and this isn't even about Mortal Kombat ! Rather, it's a tale of heroic DVD outfit BCI Eclipse (who have, in the past, released awesome DVDs like the Ultraman collections, among others) grabbing up more films by "Beat" Takeshi …Read more »
A little while back, I posted a really brief teaser for the upcoming Gegege no KitarÅ movie , Gegege no KitarÅ: Nippon Bakuretsu!! on the ol' blog. Well, Toei has finally given us a little bit more to look at as the holiday release draws …Read more »
Though this certainly doesn't spell overpowering gloom and doom for Sony's camp, it's no secret that Square Enix's next hotly anticipated entry in their flagship series has been one of PS3's major chips, forever dangling before any RPG fans that might have been considering sticking …Read more »
Dreams really do come true at San Diego Comic-Con International, and I'm not just talking about the increasingly amazing lineup of panels and guests . This year, aspiring artists will get a unique opportunity to present their portfolio for review by Viz's Vice President of …Read more »
Fans of j-rock outfit X Japan, who've had their fair share of contributions to the anime music world over the years in addition to their own album work, will be relieved to know that the rocking continues after some health issues with lead-man Yoshiki Hayashi …Read more »
In the wide world of manga, there are a lot of titles to look forward to this fall. It should be no surprise that a good deal of those hot properties are coming from the fine folks at Vertical , a publisher that continues to …Read more »
There's just too much going on for one small post to contain it all! A couple more company-specific news bits are lurking below, all of which you're likely familiar with if you found yourself running about the high-attendance con (paid and guest badges combined, it …Read more »
If you haven't heard about the next entry in the Mega Man series proper, the prospect will either completely bowl you over or with excitement, or the realization that Capcom may be dipping the nostalgia brush a little too deep in the bucket. I can't …Read more »
Anyone with fond memories of the brutal arcade bullet-storms of yore probably has a distinct fondness for top-down action classics like SNK's Ikari Warriors or, closer to the topic at hand, Commando and Mercs , both hailing from Capcom in their coin-op heyday. With the …Read more »
It's been a while since I attended AX myself (back in '05), and once again I ended up spending Independence Day weekend (also known in some circles as Will Smith Weekend) far away from the LA Convention Center. I almost felt like I was there, …Read more »
The fate of quite a few very popular titles is looking pretty bright, as FUNimation announced a deal with Geneon to distribute select DVD titles in North America. This partnership, which bodes well for pretty much everyone, includes mega-hits like Ergo Proxy , Black Lagoon …Read more »
Fans the world over are finally having their most intense of wishes granted. Well, okay, not entirely, but Square Enix is proving that they haven't forgotten one of their most beloved franchises by confirming the planned release of Chrono Trigger on Nintendo DS. Sure, it's …Read more »
Joseph Luster
