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Connoisseurs say the most succulent steaks are those with a balanced marbling of fat. Perhaps the same can be said of the original Dragon Ball Z compared to the leaner Dragon Ball Z Kai update of recent years. Some may appreciate having “the fat trimmed …Read more »
Propaganda is a powerful and dangerous tool. This is an argument that few would disagree with, and it's this concern over the potential impact of Hetalia that Daryl Surat raises in his feature coverage of the theatrical film Paint It, White! in the February 2012 …Read more »
If you had a chance to read our cover story on Fairy Tail in the latest issue of Otaku USA , then you probably already have a good idea of whether or not the series is for you. Heck, at this point you may be …Read more »
It must be an interesting life, to be a voice actor. You can walk around with overall anonymity, yet you have fans all over who adore you and go ga-ga when you launch into the voices of your characters. While attending Detroit’s Youmacon , I …Read more »
We originally reviewed the Madhouse-animated feature, Trigun: Badlands Rumble after its showing at Anime Expo last year. Now FUNimation has finally unleashed Vash the Stampede's latest adventure on Blu-ray and DVD, and it's a release that's certainly worthy of your hard-earned double dollars. The …Read more »
Not much of a surprise here, but good news nonetheless. Hiro Mashima's wildly successful manga Fairy Tail —adapted into an ongoing anime produced by A-1 Pictures and Satelight—is now also being adapted into a film. According to the email newsletter for Kodansha's Comic Plus members, …Read more »
Just as Steins;Gate producer Yoshinao Doi hinted, it was worth sticking around after the final episode of the TV series aired in Japan. It's almost as if he knew what to expect! Following the show, both a clip and 5pb's Chiyomaru Shikura announced that a …Read more »
Baka & Test is a show that only Japan could produce. In a country where students often attend cram schools to supplement their education and shoulder the pressure of critical entrance exams, what better premise than a school of academic warriors? At Fumizuki Academy, students …Read more »
Hey, remember back when they used to release anime and the Japanese would include professionally made AMVs of their own stuff, such that when the show got released in the US, companies would just use the AMV as the trailer to sell the show? And …Read more »
Shin-chan really loves his own butt. This is consistent in both the Japanese original and this dub-only US release; most everything else, however, is not. You see, Crayon Shin-chan , as it's known in Japan, is a nightmare of a show to westernize. The trademarks …Read more »
It’s the roaring twenties in New York, and the best way to fight the baddies is with a gun-toting nun and a devil. Wait, what? That’s actually how it works in Chrono Crusade . Rosette is the ditzy, clumsy and loudmouthed (if well-meaning) nun who …Read more »
FUNimation is working on getting everyone hyped for the November 22 release of the Hetalia movie, Hetalia Paint It, White! , so they've posted the following English trailer, as well as a promo featuring Prussia voice actor, Jonathan Brooks. FUNimation will also be putting out …Read more »
The best episode of Dance in the Vampire Bund is the first episode, a tense affair on a mythbusting variety show on the topic of vampires that culminates in a bloody revelation that yes, vampires do exist, and they want to set up camp in …Read more »
You might have heard of Akira Kurosawa’s highly esteemed film, Seven Samurai . This 26-episode anime is based on it, but don’t think they’re exactly the same, because there are some definite changes. Like, for example, I’m pretty sure the original movie didn’t have a …Read more »
Universal domination is a bad thing, but try telling that to the villains of Dragon Ball Z Kai. Those special Dragon Balls on the planet Namek sure are in high demand. Gohan and Krillin want them to bring back the dead (which isn’t as …Read more »
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