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It may not have any sound, but a new promo for the upcoming sci-fi anime Majestic Prince still offers a good look at what to expect from the 2013 series. The promo was originally streamed at the anime's official website , but you can watch …Read more »
Change is good sometimes, but when it comes to an iconic voice, it can be more than a little jarring. With that in mind, Japanese website MyNavi asked its users what anime characters they would never want to change voice actors, and of course a …Read more »
“…unusually intelligent and challenging science fiction, aimed at smart audiences.” The above quotation by Roger Ebert along with its “Two Thumbs Up” rating featured prominently on the VHS—and later, DVD—packaging, convinced a substantial amount of American cinema fans and casually interested “geeks” alike to watch …Read more »
As Right Stuf has just finished releasing the last anime in the Dirty Pair universe from the '80s needing R1 distribution (namely Dirty Pair TV Collection 2 ), we thought it was time to look back at its sister series, Crusher Joe , which has …Read more »
As seen on TV! Poster art for the first Gundam movie. In the last breathtaking installment of “2011 is 1981”, I dipped back into the dusty mists of history to investigate the anime titles that debuted on the airwaves a mere three decades ago. This …Read more »
Those obnoxious aliens! The cast of Urusei Yatsura Don’t act surprised. You knew it in your heart of hearts it would happen. The calendar on the wall may claim that the year is 2011, but the truth is much, much stranger. Arale-chan from Dr. Slump. …Read more »
Junya Inoue is best known for his character designs and artwork for shooters by famed Japanese developer Cave—from DoDonPachi to Deathsmiles —as well as his manga, Otogi Matsuri . We sat down to discuss everything from the beginnings of his storied career in games to …Read more »
For those readers who aren’t familiar with the man or the studio, Hiroyuki Yamaga is one of the founding members of GAINAX, the animation studio that produced such works as Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise , Neon Genesis Evangelion , FLCL and Gurren …Read more »
I’m really not convinced of the efficacy of the “digest version” movie adaptations of so many popular anime shows. Decades ago, they made sense; 24-hour cable TV wasn’t around, so they were used to fire interest in the stuff on TV ( Heidi ), fill …Read more »
The world lost one of the gruffest and most memorable voices on Sunday, as Daisuke Gouri was found dead on the streets of Tokyo's Nakano ward. A passerby discovered the voice actor—real name Yoshio Nagahori—face down on the street, and further reports point to an …Read more »
Fujiko-chan is a four-member Japanese rock band formed and based in San Francisco, consisting of one female vocalist and three male musicians, two on guitar and one on drums. They incorporate a wide range of styles—punk, heavy metal, hard rock, and a form of Japanese …Read more »
I don't follow politics, and I don't know how to play mahjong, but I'm a huge fan of Legend of Koizumi , an unlicensed title about world political leaders playing mahjong. Hideki Ohwada re-imagines our world leaders not as feeble old men, but as super-manly …Read more »
With the dismal performance of Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li , I'm betting there are those of you out there who ran straight to the local rental shop or Netflix and demanded a copy of the 1994 animated Street Fighter film as if your …Read more »
I know what you're thinking: this guy's freaking insane. Everybody in American anime fandom knows M.D. Geist sucked. In fact, my fellow writers Daryl Surat and Clarissa Graffeo have a saying they repeat occasionally on Anime World Order: people have various thoughts on what the …Read more »
In America, 2D animation is on the downswing. Ever since Pixar came along and made truckloads with fully 3D CGI films such as Toy Story or Finding Nemo , and more traditionally animated 2D movies like Treasure Planet and Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas …Read more »
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