Without any background on its creator, Felipe Smith, being a tad confused by what exactly Peepo Choo is would be understandable. You see, Felipe had the proper mixture of fortune, hard work and guts to be able to produce manga in Japan, where it's considered, …Read more »
© Shoko Iwami 2018, Rifujin na Magonote 2018 Young Roxy lives in the isolated desert village of Migurd. Her tribe communicates by telepathy, but Roxy was born without telepathic powers. Cut off from her people, Roxy’s lonely existence is shaken when a travelling magician named …Read more »
It hasn't been a great week for news, as we've lost another innovative artist on top of the passing of Satoshi Kon. Though Kihachiro Kawamoto won't be as familiar a name to most, his contributions are definitely of a similarly high caliber and impact. As …Read more »
Osamu Tezuka and Fred Patten once conspired to make you "watch cartoons in a language you can't understand". As even casual observers of paradox and head-scratching conundrums know all too well, the life of a time traveler can get complicated fast. Just a few days …Read more »
With said 3D comes a host of wonderfully gimmicky shots, in which all manner of objects fly at the screen to wow the audience. Honestly, it's difficult to be too cynical about the formula when Keita Amemiya ( Zeiram , Mechanical Violator Hakaider ) is …Read more »
Satoshi Kon, 1963-2010 As I sit here typing this, word is breaking on Twitter and elsewhere on the web that anime director Satoshi Kon has died, age 47. Although the details are still sketchy, both the co-founder of studio Gainax and studio Madhouse have already …Read more »
Roman Album book cover for the 1979 Galaxy Express 999 movie. Boffo b.o.! Call me old-fashioned, nostalgic, or just plain crazy IF YOU WILL, but I just can’t stop thinking about the year 1980 and what it meant to anime, manga, and Japanese pop culture …Read more »
Atlus has won over a lot of fans in the last few years with the bold direction of their Persona series, and for good reason. They've done an admirable job in diverging from the typical RPG style, and it looks like they're continuing to do …Read more »
Now that's what I call ART: Nirasawa's creepy creatures! Document Four: “Mysterious Thief - Electromagnetic Transmission Burglar” *Spoilers* Being sick on your own in Japan can be a drag. I know the hard way because that was me a few weeks back, suffering the slings …Read more »
Download it here! Subscribe to us via iTunes! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!! -Ashita no Joe and Cobra, in the flesh?! -The Light Music Club dominates the ranks!? -And Yours Truly reaches the bottom of the barrel?! All that, and the Fist of the North Star …Read more »
It's entirely excusable if some of you out there are scratching your heads and asking "who?" when it comes to mention of Japanese pop rock outfit The Brilliant Green. After all, it's been a whopping eight years since their last album, which, factoring in Internet …Read more »
Food, folks, and fun (as well as slot machines and statues of one's self) are always on tap at the Antonio Inoki Saka-Bar. Document Three: “Blitzkrieg Magic Battle! A Program of Assassination” The question of the age: Whatever happened to Tokyo Terminal Diary? Why, it …Read more »
Rumors were popping up a few weeks back about Alexandre Aja looking to direct a feature based on Buichi Terasawa's Space Adventure Cobra , but they seemed to be just that. Things have changed, though, as Terasawa has granted Aja the rights to move along …Read more »
Originally created by Takao Saito, the world of Golgo 13 is a harsh one grounded in the very real arenas of government politics, brutal crime, sex and intrigue. Despite many helpings of action, most of the stories focus on people who may fear G13’s existence …Read more »
Idol group members have been no stranger to manga and anime adaptations of late, and NEWS's Tomohisa Yamashita ( Kurosagi ) is the latest addition to the growing list. He'll be starring in the live-action adaptation of Ashita no Joe under the direction of Fumihiko …Read more »
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