If you're into hot "caterpillar-scorpion-bat" action, then Resident Evil 5 fits your niche. I got some hands-on time with a couple of new levels last week at a Capcom press event in San Francisco. The first thing I can say is that the survival horror …Read more »
"There is no flesh beneath their skin, only the souls of lifeless criminals. And to pay for their sins, they have been sentenced to a life of slavery." "Prinny" isn't exactly the first thing that would tend to pop into my mind when hearing these …Read more »
Raoh punches through a building just because it's in his way and he doesn't feel like walking around it. Then he has a heartfelt conversation/intense staredown with a horse. Then he punches a boulder from out of a catapult so that he can instead launch …Read more »
So you've seen the Gurren Lagann anime and if you were lucky like me you might have had a chance to screen the first motion picture. You possibly enjoyed the dynamic relationship shared by the series heroes Kamina and Simon. Watching the Gunmen take each …Read more »
Second stop on our express ride through Shogakukan's IKKI train titles will drop me off on what has to be the most popular train comic ever made. Sure, given how train manga is deep in niche territory this is not a bold statement. Nevertheless, Tetsuko …Read more »
If anything has significant meaning in Japanese culture it is bound to be immortalized in a manga. Trains have been a part of the Japanese comics scene since its beginning. You can see them play a pivotal role in Tatsumi's gekiga classic the Pushman . …Read more »
As I noted in the pages of Otaku USA, the trouble with Ergo Proxy is that Re-l Mayer isn't the main character. Contrary to the advertising, the series is not actually about a young girl blasting robots to smithereens throughout the war-torn, post-apocalyptic future. Post-apocalyptic …Read more »
WARNING: SPOILERS FOR ABOUT THE FIRST FOUR EPISODES OF GUNDAM 00 SEASON 2. DON'T READ THIS IF YOU HAVEN'T WATCHED ALL OF SEASON 1. Recently, as Gundam 00 nears airing on US television, the second season of Gundam 00 has started in Japan. Luckily, so …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 »
The quickest way to describe the concepts behind the Siren series is that it's a little like Metal Gear Solid set in a Silent Hill world. That might be overselling it just a bit, and it also misses out on a few things that make …Read more »
Oops! I seem to have—gotten *ahem* my freaking—sword STUCK—in your—freaking...CHEST—you son of a—zombie—bastard! That'll teach me to kill them faster than I can clean my blade with a decisive swipe of the Wii remote, flinging the blood haughtily to the ground. Actually, maybe it's just …Read more »
Critics may have complained that Revolution brought a bit less newness to the Clash of the Ninja series than the title should indicate, but this time it doesn't seem like they'll be able to find a fault there. NARUTO: Clash of Ninja Revolution 2 is …Read more »
Yes, you read that caption correctly. Forget Gears of War , Ninja Gaiden II , or any other current-gen title with an ounce of blood on its hands. Namco's more-gore franchise Splatterhouse is and always has been the nastiest of the nasty. Considering the fact …Read more »
As I sit in a Jimbocho donut house drinking iced coffee, noshing on a cream cheese donut the last thing that should be on my mind should be Fyodor Dostoevsky... right? According to Futabasha's Manga Action magazine maybe I and other students of manga culture …Read more »
I'm going to go right out and say it: by far the most significant feature of Soul Calibur 4 is its online play. This has been a long time in coming, as fighting game developers have dragged their feet on this feature for years, unwilling …Read more »
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