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For many consumers of modern media, there's nothing quite as appealing as the combination of the hyper-technological with the antiquated equipment of the past. Post-apocalyptic worlds combine the mystery of the new with the blurred vision of the old, resulting in a miasmic mixture that …Read more »
Tenma and her classmates are back, and they kick off the second season of School Rumble (Or Schoorum , as the kiddies are calling it) with some quick period piece action and a rapid-fire recap that puts Harima vainly in the spotlight. That's perfectly fine, …Read more »
Yoji Yamada's career is a long and prestigious one that's been riddled with awards, and this only increased in 2004, when his Oscar-nominated Twilight Samurai served to spread his notoriety even further. Known for incredibly long-running film series such as the 48 Tora-san films (most …Read more »
There aren't many fighting series more unapologetically about fighting than Yu Yu Hakusho . Throwing Hajime no Ippo and Baki into the mix is arguable, but those are about "real" fights; you want larger than life monsters and spirit blasts and stadiums that put even …Read more »
Vexille is a tale of a future Japan that, just as their Asimo and Aibo robots predicted, has isolated itself from us all, tinkering with biomechanics on a level we couldn't possibly imagine. Perhaps the rest of us are to blame, having shunned cybernetics so …Read more »
This dastardly double feature begins with the requisite DBZ movie comic relief, with Chi-Chi wondering why Goku is actually encouraging Gohan to study for once. Surely he must have lost his marbles from countless episodes of fisticuffs, right? Nah, he just wants Gohan to hurry …Read more »
Claymores are ranked by skill within the organization, but since this is OtakuUSA, we thought it would be more democratic if you were given the opportunity to vote for the best Claymore. We have only included major characters on our ballot and attempted to avoid …Read more »
Is your life peaceful and free from needless drama? Do you communicate well with your significant other so there are never misunderstandings on such a grand scale that one or the other of you threatens to hurl yourself out a window? Clearly the makers of …Read more »
If you haven't seen Gonzo's adaptation of the Top Cow series Witchblade , now's your chance to give it a quick sample, free of charge. FUNimation, distributor of the series, just gave word that the first episode is downloadable from the iTunes store, but don't …Read more »
Oh Fruits Basket, you remind me of the end of high school; oogling Kyo and Yuki with the nearly all-female anime club, learning to sing Momiji's silly onsen song; thinking how frustrating being unable to give your boyfriend hugs without him turning into a dog …Read more »
Shinchan isn't exactly an anime for purists. It also might not be one for the pure of heart; a fragile innocence that will be shattered in no time after a thousand and one wiener jokes unceremoniously slap it in the face. The balls-to-the-wall English dub …Read more »
Shuffle! has become painful in its final episodes. The once light-hearted fan service gave way to creepy, pathetic drama. By the time they try to make it even a little funny again, it's too late, and the switcheroo of apprehensive eyecatches and episode title screens …Read more »
In the Age of the Internet, the word "epic" is thrown around at least once per lolcat, slowly sucking the meaning from it with the swiftness of a vampire's bite. Yet, regardless of how stripped the word has become, I can assure you that Shinichiro …Read more »
The first episode on this disc, "Death Poker," finds Dante in a somewhat demonic Casino Royale affair, stuck in a game of poker in an effort to rid a client's loved one of "the itch": You know, that ol' howlin' call back to the table …Read more »
That's right, you get two for the price of one today, as a handful of us were a bit tied up at this year's New York Anime Festival (and we'd like to thank everyone that stopped by the booth!). Even in the cavernous echo of …Read more »
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