Ask anyone who watches anime what they think about Space Dandy and you might get a wildly different answer. That it's as divisive as it is speaks loudly of its wild ambition, roping in a bunch of heavy-hitting creators, each with their own distinct voice …Read more »
Thanks to Play-Asia.com for providing a copy of Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late for review Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late product page Ah, fighting games, perhaps the most time-honored go-to import choice. I remember getting my first import kicks from ordering games like X-Men vs. Street Fighter …Read more »
It's unavoidable, but also kind of fruitless to compare the original Sailor Moon anime to the new Sailor Moon Crystal series. Yes, the latter sticks more closely to Naoko Takeuchi's original manga, and the former is a bit goofier and very '90s, but it's difficult …Read more »
Sit back and take a long, hard look and you'll see we're living in a pretty swell period for anime. Each season has had at least a few standout shows, both new and recurring, one of which involved Mind Game director Masaaki Yuasa returning to …Read more »
It's hard to believe we live in a time where you can watch the original Sailor Moon anime adaptation, follow it up with the new series, Sailor Moon Crystal , and then compare both to Naoko Takeuchi's manga, all legit and in English. The only …Read more »
I don't think I would have believed the current state of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure even as recently as when we first shared our impressions of David Production's anime adaptation . When Part I: Phantom Blood kicked off, a small vocal fanbase let their feelings be …Read more »
The problem with evil overlords is that they spend entirely too much time lurking in their ill-lit, Gothic-arched castles, grooming their widow's peaks and rehearsing their maniacal laughter. Just once I'd like to see a tyrannical demon-king with a nice summer cottage by the sea, …Read more »
For some time, the Castlevania series has been more at home as a side-scroller rather than 3D hack-and-slash, and Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 is a grim reminder of what can transpire when a license is subjected to hackneyed ideas from a lackluster developer. MercurySteam's …Read more »
In the latest issue of Otaku USA , Heidi Kemps covered the excellent M2-developed Sega 3D Classics line on Nintendo 3DS. Be sure to read the article for more on the overall series of 3D remasters—which take some of Sega's hits from the arcade and …Read more »
The new issue of Otaku USA —which should be making its way to stores right about now—goes all in on the current Hunter x Hunter anime arc. Just in case we didn't get the message across in the cover story, Madhouse's adaptation of Yoshihiro Togashi's …Read more »
What would happen if you got the opportunity to don a costume and battle evil just like all your favorite heroes? Could you make a difference, or would you just end up causing more trouble for yourself and others? While it's pointless to avoid the …Read more »
Attack on Titan is one of those rare anime series that probably helped spawn a few new manga readers. Even those who are stubbornly reluctant to pick up the original source material of their favorite series would be hard-pressed to just sit on their thumbs …Read more »
What happens when an orca is accused of murder? In our world it might simply get put down, depending on the circumstances, but in the world of Ace Attorney there's always more to the case than that. Thus, it's a no-brainer that Phoenix Wright and …Read more »
The new issue of Otaku USA magazine dives into a feature on everyone's favorite swimming series, Free! Iwatobi Swim Club . There has to be a reason so many people are excited about it, right? SOMETHING must have generated all that buzz before it was …Read more »
When I look back to my method of choosing games growing up—either with the questionable wisdom of Nintendo Power or the timeless strategy of finding the coolest cover art—I really feel for the kids of today. Licensed games have always been a thing, but at …Read more »
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