Publisher: Del Rey Story and Art: Hiro Mashima Rating: T 13+ Wow, I don't see how Eiichiro Oda has the time to work on a new series with the continued explosive success of One Piece . Talk about hard work and gu... what? Really? Alright, …Read more »
It's no secret that arcade shooters have become increasingly stagnant over the years. I am sure this news doesn't come as a surprise to anyone since Namco remains the only developer still keeping hope alive by periodically releasing new installments of Time Crisis . Alright, …Read more »
Marathoning the last three volumes of School Rumble is a pretty interesting experience, to say the least. As a straight, no interruptions experience, it hits a middle ground somewhere between the complete mental excess of a show like Excel Saga and a more straightforward love …Read more »
Author & Illustrator: Aimee Major Steinberger Publisher: Go!Comi You'd think Japan already had enough nerds, but in fact, American otaku are all the rage over there now. Aware that Japan is cool in foreign eyes, private businesses and even government folks like Taro Aso are …Read more »
When this DVD first arrived, I glanced only at the spine and immediately erupted with excitement. Finally, FUNimation was answering my pleas to dip into the Blaxploitation DVD market, and I was the lucky lad destined to review their efforts. Upon closer inspection, however, the …Read more »
In 1979, Japanese author Kaoru Kurimoto wrote the first volume of The Guin Saga series of novels, a heroic fantasy epic originally planned for 100 volumes. So far, the series is up to 116 volumes and still going. The story of an amnesiac warrior with …Read more »
It's hard to believe I just got done reading the 22nd volume of Bleach . Sure, I can believe that it's gone on for this long, but it's hard to swallow the fact that I'm still reading it, and it's still a good read. Tite …Read more »
The shadow of Xbox Live Arcade has been a dark and dreary place for the struggling Playstation Network to roam. It's tough to get a leg up against a competitor that has years and years of doing the same thing, but better, under their belt. …Read more »
Jumping back into the world of Hell Girl can be a pretty taxing affair. The first episode of volume two alone is depressing enough to fill your quota for a while, though seeing the bastards of the week falling to the flames below can be …Read more »
FREEDOM was a "special project•bCrLf to the people who made it, so here is a special review, written in real time, minimally edited, with the aid of a six-pack of Anchor Steam Liberty Ale. Heads up! Here comes an opening sequence: cell shaded screen tone …Read more »
The Tenchi series has the sort of reputation which causes people to feel sorry for you when they hear you're watching it. It was a sizeable hit in Japan during the 90s, it had a good run on Cartoon Network in recent years, and the …Read more »
2007 was a massive year for Nintendo, at least going by NPD sales figures and the system's scarcity in the wild. Nevertheless, under all the King of All Consoles talk, a bit of unrest began to grow amongst the gaming crowd. This was thankfully subsided …Read more »
Author: Hideyuki Kikuchi Publisher: Del Rey Welcome to the Japan of Olde. The year is 1880, prime time for a fog-filled Tokyo night and a rolling organ of ominous music. Of course, the thunderous score is all in my head, because I'm sitting here by …Read more »
Publisher: Del Rey Story and Art: Miyuki Etoo Rating: 16+ One day, at a record store, Mari Shimizu gets busted for shoplifting that she didn't really commit. As luck would have it, one of her classmates shows up and bails her out, but it turns …Read more »
Anime on Blu-ray is fresh enough for me to extol its virtues without feeling like a relic from the past that's just discovered Pop Rocks. Perhaps growing too comfortable with DVDs, the industry now finds itself facing high definition formats that defy lazy transfers, and …Read more »
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