"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 »
I was fairly blind to the work of Natsume Ono prior to Viz's unveiling of their Ikki line of manga, aside from some cursory knowledge of her series Ristorante Paradiso . My first real introduction was House of Five Leaves —a few chapters of which …Read more »
Viz's 2009 publication of Taiyo Matsumoto's GoGo Monster received a lot of love when the time came for year-end Best Of lists, and now this fashionably late reader knows precisely why. This is as good a comic as you're likely to find out there on …Read more »
For me, xxxHolic walks a fine line. At its root, this series is a motley collection of morality tales framed by slapstick humor and J-horror. It’s something of a unique twist on the average anime (which isn’t particularly surprising coming from CLAMP), but, in the …Read more »
The opening panel of this manga is a rear-end shot of a man in a leather thong bending over. I just thought you should know that. Most manga series feature a principle cast of one or two protagonists, and the cast is expanded with supporting …Read more »
As a purveyor of shonen and seinen-style anime, it’s obvious when you stumble upon a series that is top notch. While these series are made for boys and young men, the mark of an exceptional shonen anime rests in the studios’ ability to draw an …Read more »
A princess is coming of age, two once-warring kingdoms are in the blissful arms of peace, and a young adventurer is off to deliver wine to add fuel to these celebratory fires. What should be a roaring affair of jubilance will sound instead, at least …Read more »
Conan Edogawa is up to his comically oversized ears in crime once more as the night skies light up with the presence of a new rival, the Kaito Kid. This white-clad thief—looking like Tuxedo Mask with a garish monocle—makes authorities look foolish as he zips …Read more »
I loved the first Space Invaders Extreme . Much like Pac-Man Championship Edition , it celebrated the anniversary of its namesake in proper fashion, not content with simply gussying up a relative relic with a fancy new paint job. While it was released on both …Read more »
Mai Mai Miracle (or, to literally translate the Japanese title, Mai Mai Shinko and the Millennium-old Magic ) could have been a Studio Ghibli film. Like Isao Takahata’s I Can Hear the Sea and Only Yesterday , Mai is a nostalgic film with a slightly …Read more »
The tension is palpable in Pluto at this point, but somewhere in the thick miasma of suspense is a subtle hint of disappointment that it's all barreling toward a close. There may be two volumes left, but never before has the light at the end …Read more »
Was anyone else really excited when they announced Dead Space: Extraction ? I remember thinking what a great idea it was to create a rail shooter for Wii in the universe of the excellent 360 sci-fi/horror third person shooter from October '08. Sure enough: am …Read more »
To call Nippon Ichi games ‘esoteric’ barely begins to convey just how impenetrable they really are. To date, there are probably about seven people in the world that actually, truly enjoy games like Disgaea and La Pucelle . They are grindy, stat-heavy, and full of …Read more »
In the latest volume of Osamu Tezuka's Black Jack , the good doctor goes above and beyond the call of duty many times to show that he's just about the coolest manga character there is. He takes rabid dog-bites to the arm to prove a …Read more »
You know, I thought I would have been completely worn out by zombies at this point, but I think the recent cultural plague of vampirism may have lessened the saturation of the shambling undead just enough to clear some room on my plate. Nihilistic Software's …Read more »
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