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 »
Word from Fantastic Fest has shown that perhaps there can be too much of a good thing, but I doubt that will stop any of us from checking out Yoshihiro Nishimura's latest film when it becomes widely available via Sushi Typhoon. For now, you'll have …Read more »
Download it here! Subscribe to us via iTunes! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!! Mike's external hard drive has been revived!! (Also, the September Best In Tune Special!) SHOW NOTES: Mike here. God, this week has been insanely stressful and taxing on me and it's always a …Read more »
March Story has a simple title and a cover illustration that looks sweet and flowery, as if it could be aimed at younger readers. Don’t be mistaken. This is a dark, hypnotic and complex manga. In fact, it has gruesome enough images to earn it …Read more »
What better time to dig into baseball manga and anime than October? Viz seems to agree with that, and are marking next week as somewhat of a "Cross Game Week" in celebration of the release of the manga's first volume. Series creator Mitsuru Adachi ( …Read more »
Hopefully your plate isn't already too full with shows to watch, because we've recently gotten together with our friends over at Crunchyroll to bring more streaming anime to Otaku USA. Among the shows we now have available from them in full are Reborn! , Skip …Read more »
As awesome as Highschool of the Dead is, the fact that it's been hidden behind a subscription to The Anime Network, for the most part, has likely kept many from checking it out. Now I'm not saying the following placement exactly opens it up to …Read more »
As Jeremy Pieta takes the stage, hundreds of young men and women clap, scream, and flail their arms. As he speaks, they’re caught on his every word. He leads the crowd in a chant and they respond in unison, like a well-oiled machine. Pieta is …Read more »
So it appears that—surprise, surprise—the latest series from Gainax is one of the more divisive additions to the fall anime season. That outcome was likely predicted by most the moment the first trailer aired for Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt , a series as dependent …Read more »
Some journalists are content sitting behind their computers and working. Not Arakawa. After writing about Hinamizawa—a supposedly cursed Japanese village where the people were all killed one night—he decides to visit the ghost town himself. He’s warned not to, but all he can do is …Read more »
I've been slacking on my Kamen Riders for a while, until recently at least. I jumped right back into things with Kamen Rider OOO , which, while holding on to many of the problems that tend to plague more recent iterations, leans toward the fun …Read more »
Jonathan Clements knows his anime and manga. He’s helped in the dubbing and translation process, and has even published a few books on the matter, including Schoolgirl Milky Crisis , The Erotic Anime Movie Guide and the Anime Encyclopedia (co-written with Helen McCarthy). But then …Read more »
Download it here! Subscribe to us via iTunes! Help Mike upgrade his laptop! Donate to the Upgrade Fund! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!! -A tidal wave of awesome from Bandai?! -Shadows and whispers of new Saint Seiya?! -And Saban's new Power Rangers might be Journeying Through …Read more »
While you shouldn't get too excited over that headline, you should at least get somewhat excited, because Cyborg 009 is coming back! That's an entirely true statement, despite the fact that they'll only be coming back in a brief burst of CG courtesy Production I.G. …Read more »
It wasn't too long ago that we passed along the news of Kinji Fukasaku's Battle Royale getting the 3D treatment for its tenth anniversary. As odd as it is to take a decade-old movie and pop it in the third dimension, it's not much different …Read more »
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