Discotek Media continues its trend of keeping the classics alive with the confirmation of the 1982 feature-length Space Adventure Cobra film, which is slated for an August DVD release. DVD-only may bum some people out, but Discotek has acknowledged that a Blu-ray could be possible if …Read more »
With Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace 3D coming to a theater near you, Jedi Madness is everywhere once again, even in Japan! Akagi Nyugyo Co., Ltd. has announced that they'll be selling a new popsicle line called “Gari-Gari Kun Rich Chocolate Vanilla …Read more »
If you haven’t been watching Team Four Star’s Dragon Ball Z Abridged , I think it’s fair to say you’ve been missing out. At Youmacon 2011, I was able to speak with four members of the group: MasakoX (voice of Goku, Gohan, etc.), Takahata101 (voice …Read more »
If you weren't already looking forward to Capcom's fantasy action-adventure, Dragon's Dogma , maybe getting a look at the Berserk tie-in DLC items will change your mind. In a partnership promoting the Berserk Golden Age Arc I: Egg of the Supreme Ruler theatrical film, animated …Read more »
Happy (belated) Valentine’s Day, readers! It was that special chocolate-oriented day to celebrate the people and things you love. I hope that means you had a chance to read some manga alongside your friends and family, or maybe even took it as a perfect opportunity …Read more »
What do you want first, the good news or the bad news? Most people wisely choose to get the bad news out of the way, but Usamaru Furuya starts with the good in the third and final volume of his Osamu Dazai adaptation, No Longer …Read more »
I think it's safe to say that the live-action film adaptation of Capcom's Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney series—directed by the prolific and wild Takashi Miike ( Audition , 13 Assassins )—is one of the more hotly anticipated movies of this year. Anaheim, CA-based convention AM2 …Read more »
Studying is not always fun, especially if you are taking a very difficult college entrance exam. Japanese college entrance exams are often called the “Hell Exams” and it is painful to prepare for all the tests. BUT, there is good news for Japanese high school …Read more »
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance is set to hit Nintendo 3DS in Japan on March 29, along with a very cool special 3DS for those looking to commemorate the release with an extra oomph from their wallet. Those of us in North America and …Read more »
As I write this, my brain rebels at the idea that the year 1993 was nearly twenty years ago. Almost two decades, vanished, never to return. And what do I have to show for it? A shelf of full of DVDs, their plastic cases coated …Read more »
Everyone has their own criteria for what's most important in an anime series, from what company produced it to specifics of the content itself. BigGlobe.jp published the results of a survey recently, with 2,740 votes ranking the elements crucial to deciding whether or not to …Read more »
Sentai Filmworks announcements keep on comin', and the latest is the anime film Gintama: Shinyaku Benizakura-hen , or just Gintama - The Movie . Originally released in Japanese theaters in April 2010, the 95-minute feature will be available digitally soon, with plans to release it …Read more »
It's kinda like pro cosplay, right? Code Geass is hitting theaters as both an all-male musical in Japan with Code Geass Lelouch of the Rebellion - Prelude for the Sorcero , and a play titled Code Geass Lelouch of the Rebellion on Stage: Riot's Eve …Read more »
Much to my dismay, there was a lull in last week's manga schedule where no confirmed books popped up on my shipping list. They say having a break now and again is great, but I'm not sure I liked my empty shopping bag last Wednesday …Read more »
Detroit's 2011 Youmacon boasted its share of special guests and fun events, and everywhere you looked, there was cosplay, cosplay, cosplay. Of course a lot of people were dressed up as anime characters ( Soul Eater seemed like a favorite), but other people dressed as …Read more »
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