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[Review] Magical Girl Raising Project

After Puella Magi Madoka Magica aired, it seemed as though any magical girl television series with even a modicum of darkness was mercilessly compared to what had become "the" subversive magical girl show. I never thought it was fair to examine shows by raising them …Read more »

[Review] Gangsta: Cursed

February 8, 2017

Evan Minto

One of the most memorable features of the original Gangsta manga is the unique art style of writer/artist Kohske, which often feels like a mashup of the quirky designs of Natsume Ono ( House of Five Leaves ) and the gritty action of Kouta Hirano …Read more »

[Review] Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket

February 8, 2017

Evan Minto

Gundam Wing served as many Americans' first exposure to the Gundam franchise, but it was the original 1979 series and its Universal Century (UC) timeline that started it all in Japan. With Right Stuf now releasing a string of Gundam series on home video, it's …Read more »

[Review] Blade of the Immortal Omnibus

February 4, 2017

Shaenon K. Garrity

In the Tokugawa period, sardonic swordsman Manji wanders the countryside getting into fights. Thanks to a run-in with the mythological 800-year-old nun Yaobikuni, Manji is infected with symbiotic “bloodworms” that repair every injury, rendering him immortal. As penance for all the deaths he caused in …Read more »

[Reviews] Drifters

January 28, 2017

Joseph Luster

It feels as if the latest anime based on the manga of Hellsing creator Kouta Hirano has been a long time coming, but maybe we've just been particularly thirsty for something this ridiculous. From the very first scene, Drifters is as gleefully violent and over …Read more »

[Review] Flip Flappers

January 22, 2017

Joseph Luster

Even from the very first episode of Flip Flappers there's a sense that you're watching something special. It wasn't until the third that I was completely convinced, though, as the beautifully animated fantasy took a sudden turn into a very Fist of the North Star …Read more »

[Review] Beautiful Bones—Sakurako’s Investigation-

January 10, 2017

Joseph Luster

I don't know what the TV show Bones is actually about, but I seriously doubt David Boreanaz has as much to say about skeletons as Sakurako Kujo. This dark-haired beauty is about as obsessed with bones as can be, such that she's completely built her …Read more »

Speedrunning The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time in Manga Form

January 3, 2017

Joseph Luster

For some fans, playing through The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is an annual event. Others may play it every single day, especially if they're speedrunning it. For the rest of us, however, it might be a little difficult to find the time to …Read more »

[Review] Rage of Bahamut: Genesis

December 25, 2016

Joseph Luster

Whether they know it or not, the people of Mistarcia are constantly caught in a vice grip between gods and demons, both of which are pretty much the only thing stopping their world from being destroyed. There's a unique balance of power at play, and …Read more »

[Review] Neo Parasyte F

December 7, 2016

Shaenon K. Garrity

© 2015 Hitoshi Iwaaki, Asumiko Nakamura. First published in Japan in 2015 by Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo, as Neo Parasyte F. Hitoshi Iwaaki’s manga Parasyte , about an invasion of body-snatching, man-eating intelligent parasites, is one of the classics of science-fiction horror. Since its run in …Read more »

[Review] The Prince in His Dark Days

November 30, 2016

Evan Minto

Shojo manga has had a fascination with cross-dressing heroines since the days of Princess Knight and The Rose of Versailles , inspired in part by the real-world all-female Takarazuka theater troupe. But in modern fandom, the most common reference point is Ouran High School Host …Read more »

[Review] Persona 3

November 27, 2016

Brittany Vincent

Persona 3 was a groundbreaking game in the Shin Megami Tensei franchise, and influenced every game in the series from that point onward. The manga adaptation is just as good, though it might be a little inaccessible for readers who aren't familiar with the source …Read more »

[Review] Orange

November 27, 2016

Ink

Living a life without regrets is nearly impossible, but what if your future self could send a checklist of actions you could take that might erase your biggest regret? This is the premise behind Orange , an anime based on the manga written by Ichigo …Read more »

[Review] Sword of the Stranger

November 23, 2016

Daryl Surat

In our recent Anime USA special issue, as part of an overview of anime studio BONES I expressed regret that their 2007 theatrical film Sword of the Stranger originally released by Bandai Entertainment was long out of print and more or less forgotten, if it …Read more »

[Review] The Black Museum: The Ghost and the Lady

November 20, 2016

Evan Minto

Florence Nightingale, now famous as the founder of modern nursing, grew up in a time when disease and hygiene were barely understood. She made a name for herself reforming the medical conditions of soldiers during the Crimean War, transforming horrific hospitals by instituting simple policies …Read more »