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[Review] Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket

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] Holy Corpse Rising

February 5, 2017

Amelia Cook

In 15th-century Rome, young monk, scholar, and adoptee of the Catholic church Nikola accidentally awakens a witch who was locked away centuries earlier. Once magically awakened, the witch says she is devoted to him. Intimidated by her strength but committed to doing what’s right, Nikola …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] All Out!!

January 21, 2017

Joseph Luster

In a season that includes the likes of Keijo!!!!!!!!, it's not surprising at all that we now have an anime series based on rugby. ALL OUT!! comes from the manga series by Shiori Amase, which has been running in the pages of Kodansha's Monthly Morning …Read more »

A Return Visit to the Unsettling Manga Horrors of Tomie

January 19, 2017

Danica Davidson

There’s something strange about Tomie. Everyone knows she’s beautiful, but no one knows what she is. Usually she appears as a young woman, but she can also take the form of a child or even a baby. As a young woman, she captivates all the …Read more »

Five Thoughts About Kizumonogatari Part III: Reiketsu [Review]

January 18, 2017

Matt Schley

© Nisio Isin/Kodansha Aniplex/Shaft Like all good things, even stories about undying vampires must come to an end. Almost a year to the day after the release of the first film in the trilogy, Kizumonogatari Part III: Reiketsu hit theaters January 6, wrapping up director …Read more »

[Review] Wish Upon the Pleiades

January 18, 2017

Joseph Luster

There's something about school that has us all on the hunt for something greater. It's not exactly the pursuit of higher learning or anything, it's more the pursuit of anything but the same old boring classrooms. Why else would so many young adult stories involve …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 »

One Piece Film Gold is Worth Its Weight

January 5, 2017

Joseph Luster

The titular treasure of One Piece remains as elusive as ever, even as we approach the 20th anniversary of Eiichiro Oda's smash-hit series. That doesn't mean there hasn't been plenty of treasure worth hoarding along the way, and that goes way more than doubly …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 »

Otaku USA Japan Editor Shares His Top 8 Films of 2016

December 26, 2016

Matt Schley

As an anime fan, living in Japan doesn’t have the same import it used to. Sure, the omake – the events, the posters, the feeling of being in the country that makes the stuff you’re into – that’s all there. But as a pure consumer …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] Bloodivores

December 24, 2016

Joseph Luster

Despite being a decent-looking show, there's something about Bloodivores that's so incredible early 2000s. Maybe it's the whole vampire thing, which was especially well worn in anime a decade or so ago. Or maybe it's the characters and the overall situation, which quickly escalates from …Read more »