The Shin Megami Tensei modern-day occult RPG franchise is one of the most versatile RPG lines when it comes to serving up fodder for adaptations. Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor , originally released on Nintendo DS in 2009, is another example of how easily these …Read more »
There’s a lot of anime centered around the arts. While we’ve seen plenty about pop stars and even a few about anime and manga themselves, I think this might be the first one to be about rakugo. Rakugo is a traditional Japanese form of entertainment …Read more »
A Certain Scientific Accelerator is a part of the Index manga/anime/light novel series, which poses a problem for me as a reviewer. Since my knowledge of the franchise consists exclusively of its naming scheme (every entry follows the pattern of “A Certain Magical/Scientific [fill in …Read more »
It’s been a long time coming, but Cave has finally begun porting their world-famous danmaku shooters to PC through Steam. Mushihimesama, brought to us through Cave and localization company Degica, marks a significant milestone in the increasing availability of niche Japanese titles on PC. We’ve …Read more »
Ever since it dared to use language to define its surroundings and itself, humanity distanced itself from a pure world. At least that’s what Kenzaki Sougon believes. Unfortunately for the unwittingly inherent transgressors of the present day, Sougon’s got his hands on syringes filled with …Read more »
Wakako-zake adapts random, stand-alone chapters from Chie Shinkyu’s ongoing manga of the same name, which depict Wakako Murasaki during her after-work indulgences at various izakayas. Normally a two-minute anime that literally consists of, in its entirety, a 26-year-old eating a meal and drinking a beverage …Read more »
Japanese SRPGs are an extremely common sight on handheld consoles like the 3DS, and even more so from publisher Atlus. That's why imageepoch's Stella Glow feels so familiar. It takes several pages from well-read books littered throughout the genre but still manages to weave a …Read more »
Chiyo has a crush on her classmate Nozaki, who’s tall, handsome, mysterious, and often shows up at school with bandages. When she tries to confess her love, the oblivious Nozaki doesn’t understand, but he does tell Chiyo his secret: he’s a manga artist! (The bandages …Read more »
The saga of the original Sailor Moon TV anime adaptation continues in Viz Media's latest box set, and while there's still definitely something to be desired in the video quality department, it's nice to be able to get our hands on the Sailor Moon R …Read more »
©2009 Junji Ito/Kodansha, Ltd. I don’t mean to overgeneralize, but Japanese people seem highly fond of cats. How else do you explain the famous cat cafés where people pay to hang out with a bunch of felines? I submit as further evidence the fact that …Read more »
Online games come and go for a variety of reasons. In the case of Dive MMORPG Yggdrasil, its time has come to an end after 12 years on the top of the DMMO heap. The year is 2126, and one player just isn't ready to …Read more »
Hiroaki Samura has built his career on one seminal manga: the 30-volume samurai fantasy epic Blade of the Immortal , a cult hit in the US as well as in Japan. Launched in the early 90s, Blade ended just a few years ago, freeing Samura …Read more »
Sekko Boys is a new anime this season about a different type of rock star. The literal kind. Miki Ishimoto is the new manager for a talent agency, and her job is to manage the hottest new idol group. Its members are four stone busts …Read more »
Whereas the practice of adapting popular anime series into live-action films seems to be an ever-increasing phenomenon , less common is the reverse – films that start out in live-action and later make the move to animation. But that’s the case with The Case of …Read more »
Japan’s Edo Period marked the unification of the country, the moving of the capital from Kyoto to Edo (modern day Tokyo) and most importantly, the end of a long period of internal warfare. This all led to a new level of prosperity for the merchant …Read more »
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