The fans attending Katsucon 2010 had to suffer several hardships on their journey to the event. After several snowstorms hit northeast America in the previous week, many flights were canceled on the days leading up to the convention. Even those close enough to drive had …Read more »
Are you hankering for a peek at Mobile Suit Gundam UC (AKA Unicorn ), but just can't wait any longer? Don't fret, and don't resort to anything we wouldn't legally recommend, no matter how tempting, as Bandai Channel has offered up a stream of the …Read more »
When I stumbled upon these savory images this morning via Japanator, I immediately wanted to reach into my very computer screen, nab a can, pop the top and get the kind of Rider Kick only a can of Kamen Cider can provide. This may almost …Read more »
The film Trigun: Badlands Rumble opens in Japanese cinemas on April 24, and what would a proper movie opening be without some bonus treats on the side? Well, the man with the sixty billion double dollar bounty will be getting one of his own in …Read more »
Download it here! This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License . RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!~ A sequel to Final Fantasy VII?! Sakura-Con's Great Revenge?! Tim Burton invokes the Wrath of the Grudge?! All that and Why I Suddenly …Read more »
Mark your calendars for Friday, March 5, a notable night that kicks off the lecture series Tokyoscope: The Wild & Crazy World of Japanese Cult Films. As the title suggests, this series is hosted by none other than our mad EIC, Patrick Macias, and the …Read more »
"From forth the fatal loins of these two foes, a pair of star-cross'd lovers, take their life.” – William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Act I My decision to take on the review of the boxed sets of Romeo X Juliet was a difficult one. When …Read more »
Before the latest volume of Black Jack is even a third of the way through, the good doctor fends off sharks with scalpels while adrift at sea with a critical patient. Does something as seemingly preposterous as this make me balk? Oddly enough, no. Instead, …Read more »
I literally said "oh boy" like a little kid when I saw this posted on pretty much every gaming site there is. I love me some Super Mario Galaxy , and was immediately stoked when it was first announced that Nintendo would be making a …Read more »
Normally my goal is to avoid theaters that are explicitly loaded with children at all costs, but I may have to make an exception for some of the showings at this year's New York International Children's Film Festival. In association with New York-Tokyo, NYICFF is …Read more »
Download it here! Mike here! Yay for the end of Snowmageddon 2010 and the The Stomach Virus That Ruined My Weekend. Also, BANZAI for another episode of Friday ACE which practically came out of thin air. Usually, I'll try to get everything set up by …Read more »
Cave has always been on top of the heap of shooter developers in Japan, and their fervent fan following illustrates that enthusiastically. Unfortunately, getting the latest manic 2D vertical shooter can be a pain at times for us overseas gamers, especially if there aren't enough …Read more »
I’m really not convinced of the efficacy of the “digest version” movie adaptations of so many popular anime shows. Decades ago, they made sense; 24-hour cable TV wasn’t around, so they were used to fire interest in the stuff on TV ( Heidi ), fill …Read more »
Kazuo Koike may be the most respected living manga author of all, but read enough of his manga and you’ll realize that respect comes from the fact that he’s certifiably insane. But he won’t be around forever, so in order to ensure that his manga-fu …Read more »
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