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When the first Gantz live-action film hit theaters with a surprisingly wide American theatrical release (which our Dear Leader Patrick Macias covered ), the reactions were mixed to say the least. The fact that Hiroya Oku's bleak world drenched in sex, violence and bucketloads of …Read more »
As an otaku, or just a regular anime/manga/Japan-obsessed nerd, the holidays present a seemingly golden opportunity to introduce friends and relatives to your hobby. This is your chance to reach out to people. You are (practically) an ambassador of Japanese pop culture. Don't mess up …Read more »
Save me! Lollipop is a series you can safely skip over. That seems mean, though, and I don't want to be mean to a series with a such a good message to teach us: Be Strong and protect the people you love! It's almost a …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 »
The harrowing tale of Yagyu Jyubei's struggle against the Aizu Seven Spears clan continues in the fourth and fifth volumes of The Yagyu Ninja Scrolls , serving up a succession of chapters that actually go together pretty well as a self-contained story. That's not to …Read more »
Shinobi: Heart Under Blade , is a tale of two warring ninja clans, Iga and Kouga, forced to choose five of their best ninja each to square off against one another. The result of this grand ninja clash will decide who will serve as heir …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 »
[Excerpted from the October 2007 issue of Otaku USA Magazine] It is Friday night in Kansai (the eastern side of Japan) and whether you are a furita or a salaryman there is only one thing on your mind -a good place to have a drink. …Read more »
Illustration by Daniel Krall [Excerpted from the August 2007 issue of Otaku USA Magazine] Set the Way-Back Machine for December 10, 2005... Hours from now, the Xbox 360 will launch in Japan. Almost a full year later, the PlayStation 3 hits Japan, followed closely by …Read more »
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