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According to the latest issue of Weekly Shonen Jump magazine, the end is near for Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro's Toriko manga. The series originally launched in 2008 and is currently up to 41 volumes, and an expanded 31-page "climax" chapter is coming in this year's 50th issue …Read more »
We’ve all got that one friend who simply isn’t “traditionally” what women are into. Maybe he’s got a bit of an annoying voice. Maybe he’s too short. Maybe he’s a little creepier than he intends to be. Not that any of that should matter to …Read more »
Sometimes, it’s refreshing to find something that has little concern with following any current trends or popular motifs. This is occasionally the ingredient that leads to success and other times it makes something seem like it’s from another time. Cobra: The Animation, while most definitely …Read more »
It is a world where evil organizations kidnap people and transform them into cybernetic weapons against their will. It is a world where demonic entities lurk in the shadows, ready to possess and consume human souls at the slightest sign of weakness. It is the …Read more »
Sentai Filmworks announced the license of both seasons of the Chihayafuru anime, based on the manga by Yuko Suetsugu. Seasons one and two will be available through select digital outlets soon (they're both currently on Crunchyroll), with a home video release to follow. Chihayafuru features …Read more »
It’s an unmistakable setup: Someone from our world suddenly finds themselves transported into a distant, mysterious land, left to fend for themselves in often hostile conditions. It doesn’t matter if the transition came about through a rip in time and space or a virtual reality …Read more »
In BBK/BRNK (pronounced “Bubuki/Buranki”), a 2016 action anime TV series directed by Daizen Komatsuda and animated by Sanzigen, Azuma Kazuki is a young man on a mission. Banished a decade ago from his childhood home on the mysterious Treasure Island, in the present day Azuma …Read more »
The last time I talked about Only Yesterday in this magazine, I was lamenting the fact that it was one of only two Studio Ghibli films to have never received an English-language release (the other being Ocean Waves ). Now I’m back in the pages …Read more »
Ben Ramsey wrote Dragon Ball Evolution , and he is sorry. Author Derek Padula is writing a book on DBZ fandom in the USA, and contacted Ramsey for an interview. Instead, he received an apology directed at all Dragon Ball fans, which he posted on …Read more »
Eden of the East has had a pretty turbulent trajectory in fan consciousness. Created by Kenji Kamiyama, director of the critically acclaimed Ghost in the Shell: Stand-Alone Complex and Moribito , and sporting some strong introductory episodes, it got a lot of attention when it …Read more »
Mr. Osomatsu is a new update of Fujio Akatsuka’s 1960s comedy series Osomatsu-kun, made to celebrate Akatsuka’s 80th birthday. Reviving a classic series is always a challenge, introducing tension between respecting and maintaining the qualities of the original while also making something that’s accessible for …Read more »
Last week I got the chance to head over to Bandai Namco's new HQ in Santa Clara, CA to try out a bunch of upcoming games, including a nice helping of anime-based action. In addition to Gundam and SAO games— Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme VS. …Read more »
The following phrase is not one I’ve bothered saying for the last decade: the new Mobile Suit Gundam TV series is actually rather enjoyable so far! Iron-Blooded Orphans is an “alternate-universe” Gundam series, which means it’s set completely stand-alone from any other anime with Gundam …Read more »
What if Superman was incredibly lazy and bored? Saitama’s an unemployed and somewhat dimwitted slacker who happens to be the most completely and utterly invincible superhero of all, sporting a garishly silly costume very similar to Anpanman’s. Why, he trained so hard to gain power …Read more »
In a media wasteland where vampires are sparkling, simpering waifs, one yearns for a return to form. And when that simply can’t happen, a weird, quirky take on the bloodthirsty monsters is always welcome instead. That’s what you get in the form of Blood Lad …Read more »
Joseph Luster
Brittany Vincent![[Review] Cobra: The Animation](https://otakuusamagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/w-sfcbr100-202x202.jpg)
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Paul Thomas Chapman
Evan Minto
Julian Gnam![[Review] Eden of the East: Complete Collection](https://otakuusamagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/w-eden1-202x202.jpg)
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Clarissa Graffeo
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Daryl Surat
