The first of these tightly related Dragon Ball Z flicks begins with the sobering realization that "the Southern Galaxy has fallen under Super Saiyan attack,•bCrLf and is followed by the plump King Kai dreading that the same dark fate will befall his Northern Galaxy, and …Read more »
The original Cooking Mama was a mini-game collection like no other. Your stylus became an all-in-one kitchen utensil for slicing and dicing, kneading, stir-frying, sandwich stacking, and your adorable mama was there to make sure you excelled. In Cooking Mama 2 you'll be cooking not …Read more »
After saving the world from doom, Yuna went on to become a pop star and Cloud and company returned back to the bar business. So what about those rascally kids, Vaan and Penelo, from Final Fantasy XII? Why, they follow their dreams and become the …Read more »
A DVD-insert interview with Witchblade 's character designer, Makoto Uno, sums up the female aesthetic lynchpin of the series succinctly: "We added a devilish element to the physical beauty of the women and animated them with particular attention to the breasts and butt.•bCrLf He ain't …Read more »
Like the blurry days of my youth, I find myself with a Nintendo console on, aiming at the screen with the precision of a digital sharpshooter stuck in the deepest, darkest corners of Hogan's Alley . Only this time, I'm not carefully avoiding women and …Read more »
Publisher: Go Comi ! Story and Art: Yu Yagami Rating: 16+ In a semi-lawless future, electromagnetic waves are causing appliances to break down, buildings to blow up, and general social inconvenience. One man has the ability to bring order out of chaos-Shota, a martial artist …Read more »
Light Yagami, brilliant and diligent honor student, is bored, and so is Shinigami Ryuk. When Ryuk decides to cure his boredom by dropping a Death Note-a supernatural notebook with the power to kill those whose names are written in it-in the human world, Light happens …Read more »
Gonzo has come a long way since bursting forth onto the anime scene, showing that computer animation can merge effectively, even if not seamlessly, with traditional cel-style artwork. At this point, it's pretty difficult to randomly point at a series and not hit one that's …Read more »
As veteran gamers are well aware, the very first stage of Konami's original Contra ends in a battle against a simple fortified wall. Its turrets lob out shot after shot, all of which resemble deadly descending pinballs, as a guard stands atop his perch, trying …Read more »
The opening moments of Ragnarok's first episode cracked me up for all the wrong reasons. A group of adventurers are hanging out around a campfire, some dozing off; when one of them suddenly notices he's alone. Everything is eerily quiet and his companions are nowhere …Read more »
Chow Yun Fat, decked out as the infamously cool Inspector Tequila, readies his double-fisted pistols. He then breaks into a full gallop, not stopping for an instant as he slides his ass across a marketplace table, shoots down two glowing neon signs that instantly crush …Read more »
Look for more yaoi reviews in the February issue of Otaku USA , on sale now! Dash! Publisher: DMP Story and Art: Isaku Natsume Rating: 16+ Akimoto, a middling judo wrestler, develops an ill-advised crush on judo champ Saitou after watching him perform at a …Read more »
I am standing in front of one disgusting sludge spill. The dump is oozing. Why is there a dump? I don't know. I am an environmentalist fruit. I notice something out of the corner of my eye. A blurp, a disturbance in the muck, and …Read more »
Those finding themselves late to the Burst Angel party are probably ready to skip past this OVA write-up in favor of something they're more familiar with; something that isn't already drenched in history. We all know how intimidating established worlds can be to new viewers, …Read more »
Kia Asamiya loves American superheroes; he even worked as an artist on Uncanny X-Men and Batman: Child of Dreams . If you're up to your eyeballs in regular manga, Asamiya's borrowing of American comic themes may seem like a breath of fresh air, but actually, …Read more »
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