I know, I know. I'm as surprised as you are that I haven't posted the leaked Dragon Ball movie trailer that made the rounds yesterday, but I think I'll show some restraint and wait for one with sound. In its place, I've got the teaser …Read more »
Maybe it's just me, but it seems like quite a few series have been reaching their end this year. In reality, it's probably just been a couple, and Kouta Hirano's wild vampire comic Hellsing is the latest of the bunch to close the door on …Read more »
The first episode on this disc, "Death Poker," finds Dante in a somewhat demonic Casino Royale affair, stuck in a game of poker in an effort to rid a client's loved one of "the itch": You know, that ol' howlin' call back to the table …Read more »
That's right, you get two for the price of one today, as a handful of us were a bit tied up at this year's New York Anime Festival (and we'd like to thank everyone that stopped by the booth!). Even in the cavernous echo of …Read more »
That appears to be the case, according the one of the latest posts on the dbthemovie blog , which has done a fine job of keeping everyone's ears open for the latest scuttlebutt surrounding this future gem of a film. Ah, the popular franchise circle …Read more »
I'm going to go right out and say it: by far the most significant feature of Soul Calibur 4 is its online play. This has been a long time in coming, as fighting game developers have dragged their feet on this feature for years, unwilling …Read more »
Back when I bought that initial DVD tin of Katsuhiro Otomo's gateway classic, Akira , I looked hard at the case in both admiration and full awareness that this wouldn't be the last time I'd be buying it. Truth be told, I ended up buying …Read more »
It should be common practice, really. My personal demand when any show I'm watching wraps up is that there better be a movie to either plug up all the odds and ends or, heaven forbid, recap everything in a condensed amount of time. I'll be …Read more »
While there's no need to waste precious space talking about Ghibli—you all know them very well—Level-5 may be a bit less familiar to those that didn't spend dozens of hours with the independent developer's Dragon Quest VIII or, to take it back a little bit, …Read more »
As far as preview venues go, the Ninjatown crew picked quite appropriately. What better place to get a sneak peek of the new DS game based on designer Shawnimals' Ninja characters than a designer toy store? I hiked to Double Punch in San Francisco's North …Read more »
We really take our cushy lives on the surface for granted sometimes—basking in the sun, taking strolls by the ocean—it's become an expected delight, right? Not so for Simon, who whittles away the days drilling underground, slowly helping to expand his village by boring deeper …Read more »
Courtesy of Assitant Professor at Concordia University, Matthew Penny, that is. He recently translated Gegege no KitarÅ creator Shigeru Mizuki's "War and Japan" , which is a much more than timid critique of Japan's actions before and during World War II. Originally published in ShÅgaku …Read more »
In a move that benefits everyone Viz Media has joined forces with video portal Joost to stream some of their most popular series. Right now, that union means free episodes of Naruto , Death Note , and Bleach , all presented uncut in Japanese with …Read more »
If you've struggled for a while with your pen hovering just over next year's calendar, you can now firmly jot that bold X down over the month of October. Imagi's CG production of Osamu Tezuka's Astro Boy will hit over 3,000 North American screens on …Read more »
I am of the conviction that manga magazines have personalities. These characteristics are derived from the editorial staff (primarily the editor-in-chief) and the readership. Therefore, if I were to analyze a periodical solely based on the content featured within - everything from the manga to …Read more »
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