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It's 2012 and I'm watching Yoshiaki Kawajiri's Ninja Scroll . Flash back to the days of Suncoast. Of clamshell VHS releases selling for a searing 30-spot. The days back-patting old school fans pine for but would never actually go back to unless paid a handsome …Read more »
Don’t get me wrong: I love the Golgo 13 television series. The episodes are quite faithful adaptations of their source material. But in a sense, they just might be a little TOO faithful. That source material consists of Japanese comic books created by an assembly …Read more »
There's a lot going on at the Electronic Entertainment Expo this year, especially with everyone battling it out on the new frontline of motion control warfare. Both Microsoft and Sony busted out some interesting tech demos displaying the potential for their Wii-competing technology, but a …Read more »
I just got done rolling through one of the most poorly constructed platformer stages I've ever had the joy of playing. Obstacles hung precariously over flaming pits and leaping spike traps, all of which must have been placed by someone who's never even taken a …Read more »
Just as in Hollywood, adaptations of videogames to anime have a quite spotty track record. Often it is cited that the games don't have enough plot or story to fill out a movie or TV series, so the end result is padded out with a …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 »
Publisher: IDW Story and Art: Kazuo Umezu I just can't get enough of Kazuo Umezu and, thankfully, publishers like IDW are doing their darndest to make sure US fans of the eccentric, red-striped sweater sporting manga-ka don't remain empty handed for too long. Enter their …Read more »
[Excerpted from the December 2007 issue of Otaku USA magazine Ryuhei Kitamura is a giant among Japanese film directors. The only catch is, he's not in Japan anymore. A newly minted Los Angelino, Kitamura is currently prepping his US film debut with Midnight Meat Train, …Read more »
Japanese police have arrested Tetsuya Yamagami for the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe, but half the world away a politician in France had a different theory on the murderer. Damien Rieu, who is described as being far-right, put forward the idea that video …Read more »
A good fight is exhilarating… provided you’re a good fighter. If you’re not, watching a good fight will do the trick. Fortunately, anime is just full of them, from epic ninja battles to giant robot combat. But sometimes you just want some hand-to-hand brawling, like Megalobox or Ashita …Read more »
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