Final Fantasy: Lost Stranger is an interesting metafictional take on traditional video-game-to-manga adaptations. While it could very easily cross over into the embarrassing world of self-insert wish fulfillment scenarios, instead it subverts expectations and turns into something much more exciting. Protagonist Shogo works at Square …Read more »
When I first showed Dragon Marked for Death to one of my friends, it was quickly deemed “the most Inti Creates game” they’ve ever seen. That’s a pretty apt description for what is, indeed, a very Inti Creates sidescroller, which will only mean something to …Read more »
Developed by Rose City Games, The World Next Door is perhaps best known around these parts as VIZ Media’s first foray into video game publishing. The narrative-focused action-adventure delivers on a few levels—especially in terms of its world design, character art, and some of the …Read more »
The town of Orth wasn’t always around. It was built slowly over time, shortly after humans discovered a massive hole located on a remote island. That hole is known as the Abyss, and even calling it a “hole” in passing is doing it a major …Read more »
Teenager Ataru Moroboshi just has the worst luck. He was born on Friday the 13th, on an inauspicious day in the Japanese calendar, and since the day of his birth things keep going wrong for him. His mother often finds him annoying, his father hides …Read more »
Despite the fact that it’s just now hitting U.S. cinemas, Hunter x Hunter: The Last Mission isn’t a new movie. Originally released in December of 2013—putting it just a little under a year before the conclusion of Madhouse’s 2011-2014 TV anime—the second Hunter x Hunter …Read more »
Sometimes I let anime pile up. I just let it sit there in one of my many queues and accrue episode after episode like I’m collecting the digital antiques of the future. Sometimes this is a huge mistake, as always tends to be the case …Read more »
Dr. Seiren Higano, the wanted serial killer known to the public as “Masquerade,” has a certain aesthetic. Despite the staining, he must wear a white lab coat when he kills. His predilection is beautiful women. When he kills the women, he cuts off the most …Read more »
Ran is like many kids: she’s tired of being told what to do. Chores at home are agony, and she’s bored at school and doing poorly on her lessons. She wants the freedom adults have. When a teacher asks her what she’s interested in, she …Read more »
Nariyuki is what’s known as “a brain.” He’s very good in school, and he works hard to be that way. He lives in a poor family and is determined to get a full scholarship to college so he can get a good job and help …Read more »
Game director and producer Goichi “Suda51” Suda has never been afraid of utterly demolishing the fourth wall. His No More Heroes series is as much about playing with the idea of action games, and video games as a whole, as it is about being an …Read more »
The elements that make up a great Dragon Ball movie probably don’t differ that much from one fan to another. Some may value the lore of Akira Toriyama’s 30-plus-year-old franchise more than others, but in the end it likely comes down to how memorable the …Read more »
College student Aoi is mourning the death of her grandfather, but that doesn’t stop her from feeding yokai when she sees them. Yokai, usually called ayakashi in this manga, are just a regular part of her life, and they have been since she was little. …Read more »
Chirpy, eternally hopeful young Yukie works as a caseworker for elder care company Green Net. Unfortunately, thanks to the meddling of a jealous colleague, the senior citizens she’s dispatched to care for are the toughest cases: difficult, dangerous, and frequently supernatural. Yukie’s assignments include a …Read more »
With Ghost in the Shell, it’s hard to find a more enduring franchise in anime that’s not made for children. Originally a manga created by Masamune Shirow in 1989, it’s been continuously adapted into anime and manga since its inception. Ghost in the Shell: Global …Read more »
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