Eichiro Oda is completely relentless. As volume after volume of One Piece is released, I keep telling myself that he's hit the peak of the story; the summit of insane, gum-gum action and over-the-top scenarios. However, staying true to inspirational artists like Akira Toriyama, Oda …Read more »
I love the fact that, if I wanted to, I could open this review with a synopsis of Arkanoid 's story, which beckons us all to "save the seven heroes and recover the lights that power the satellites before it's too late•bCrLf upon booting up …Read more »
The formula used to create a spin-off like Sasami is a very simple one, but its tried and true results should be respected and studied; dissected and researched for the success of future generations. This is important, not because Sasami is just some cash cow …Read more »
1942: Joint Strike is yet another in a line of Capcom franchise reboots that have, so far, delivered in full. Coming from the same team that most recently resuscitated Commando , 1942 thankfully falls along the same lines of success as Wolf of the Battlefield …Read more »
It wouldn't be an unforgivable offense to assume Me and the Devil Blues to be an OEL manga at first glance, but once you dig deeper into the pages, it might become a bit of a disservice to all of the amazing work writer/artist Akira …Read more »
Here's an Otaku Confession of the Past: Dead Zone was my first introduction to anything remotely related to Akira Toriyama's sprawling world of superhuman fisticuffs. There I was at a Kentucky flea market when I saw illicit VHS tapes of what would, in a year …Read more »
To say that the Masashi Kishimoto's Naruto manga is "going strong" would be like saying Dragon Ball enjoyed a "modest fanbase." At volume 30 here in the states and 43 in its homeland, Naruto shows no signs of stopping, and getting in its path might …Read more »
After what seems like an appropriate eternity, I finally find myself returning to the life-siphoning halls of Black Blood Brothers , the first two volumes of which were covered here and here . One of the most prominent points of the second volume was the …Read more »
Koge-Donbo's ( Di Gi Charat , Pita-Ten ) Kamichama Karin Chu might be one of the most ADD shojo titles I've ever read. As a sequel to Kamichama Karin (published by Kodansha in 2003), the story is pretty straightforward. Karin Hanazono is a young goddess, …Read more »
Kujibiki Unbalance is a strange series in ways that have little to do with the actual content of the book. In some kind of bizarre metaverse, the very manga I just finished reading exists solely by "cartoon laws,•bCrLf is discussed solely by cartoon characters, and …Read more »
Baroque is the sort of game that's dreadfully difficult to review, because it's a game that players will either love to death or absolutely loathe. There really is no middle ground when it comes to something like this, which makes it all the more …Read more »
Anyone with fond memories of the brutal arcade bullet-storms of yore probably has a distinct fondness for top-down action classics like SNK's Ikari Warriors or, closer to the topic at hand, Commando and Mercs , both hailing from Capcom in their coin-op heyday. With the …Read more »
You'd be hard pressed to find a spin-off more confused than Crystal Chronicles . The franchise, a cutesy interpretation of traditional Final Fantasy , has had its first game hamstrung by pricey and unwieldy peripherals, and its second neutered into a shadow of what made …Read more »
Enthusiastic fans lamenting the final volume of School Rumble 's first season domestic DVD releases didn't really have too long to ponder extracurricular activities, did they? Smartly, FUNimation wasted no time releasing the follow-up OVA that bridges the series, School Rumble OVA Ichigakki Hoshu or, …Read more »
As Psycho Busters ' story picks back up, the still powerless Kakeru is learning to live with the other psychics in one household. Both mild sexual tension and the nervousness that comes along with living in the vicinity of such powerful people provide a tough …Read more »
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