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ERASED is an Early Contender for Anime of the Season

Revival: a phenomenon in Satoru Fujinuma’s life where he is involuntarily sent a few minutes back in time to prevent life-threatening tragedies. After coming home to find that his mother has been murdered and he’s the prime suspect, Satoru wakes up 18 years in the …Read more »

[Review] hack//SIGN: The Complete Collection

January 25, 2016

Brittany Vincent

Before there was Sword Art Online , there was the quintessential "virtual world" anime, .hack//SIGN . It enchanted MMO players and casual anime fans alike with its tale of player Tsukasa, who finds himself inexplicably stuck within the confines of The World, an online game …Read more »

The Boy and the Beast Film Review

January 24, 2016

Matt Schley

Mamoru Hosoda is back. The director of The Girl Who Leapt Through Time , Summer Wars and Wolf Children ’s first film in three years, The Boy and the Beast ( Bakemono no Ko ), premiered this past weekend in Japan and proceeded to take …Read more »

When Marnie Was There Review

January 23, 2016

Matt Schley

When Marnie Was There is an important test for Studio Ghibli. It’s the first film of the post-Miyazaki (and ostensibly post-Takahata) era, in which a new generation of directors, writers and producers will attempt to continue what Miyazaki, Takahata and Suzuki created. I went in …Read more »

[Review] Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson

January 21, 2016

Brittany Vincent

The first Senran Kagura game in the West made its debut on Nintendo 3DS back in 2011. It's pretty hard to believe it's been that long, especially when it's seen its share of news and updates here in the gaming sphere. It's even had its …Read more »

[Review] Ninja Slayer: Machine of Vengeance

January 21, 2016

Jason Bradley Thompson

On the cyberpunk streets of Neo-Saitama, a mysterious figure wages a one-man war against the Soukai Ninja clan: Ninja Slayer. Leaping from skyscraper to skyscraper, armed with shuriken and katana, he alone can fight the brutal ninja who enforce the rule of Omura Industries and …Read more »

[Review] King’s Game: Origin

January 20, 2016

Dave Riley

In 1977, a microscopic rural village (population: 32 and falling fast) is beset by a mysterious dictator. Naming itself The King, this unseen—and perhaps supernatural?—tormentor issues edicts to the townsfolk, demanding that they overcome a series of sadistic trials to keep their friends and family …Read more »

[Review] The Ancient Magus’ Bride

January 20, 2016

Che Gilson

Strange and beautiful … steeped in fairy tales, danger, romance, and magic…. The Ancient Magus’ Bride is a tapestry of wonders both beautiful and melancholy. Chise, a girl from Japan, finds herself being sold in a mysterious auction and purchased by the mage Elias who …Read more »

[Review] Steins;Gate

January 17, 2016

Amanda Vail

Self-proclaimed mad scientist Rintaro Okabe, aka Okarin, notices something funny going on in Akibahara. (You may ask, when isn’t something funny going on in Akibahara?) He’s just minding his own business, attending a lecture by a little-known member of the scientific community and haranguing him …Read more »

[Review] World Trigger

January 17, 2016

Daryl Surat

World Trigger took a few volumes to grow on me, but Shonen Jump finally has its Naruto and Bleach successor (meaning those are officially allowed to END!). Ever wish a shonen manga made the “underdog that has to train hard and really struggle for his/her …Read more »

[Review] RustBlaster

January 17, 2016

Jason Bradley Thompson

When the cover looks this bad, you know the interior will be trouble. In a fantasy world where humans and vampires coexist in a tentative peace, the Millennium Academy is the training place for the elite “Anti-Vampire Defense Force,” a police force for vampiric crimes …Read more »

[Review] DNA2

January 14, 2016

Mike Dent

I’ve always had an unspoken respect and admiration for the work of Masakazu Katsura. The author of works like Video Girl Ai , Ai’s , and Zetman , Katsura’s manga never fails to deliver with great artwork and stories that are almost always uniquely intimate …Read more »

[Review] Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX

January 13, 2016

Brittany Vincent

This article appears in Otaku USA 's February 2016 issue, available on newsstands till January 25th, or via our online store . It's got features on Fullmetal Alchemist, Persona 4: The Golden Animation, and Sword Art Online II and more coverage of manga, TV games, …Read more »

[Review] Knights of Sidonia: Season 2

January 13, 2016

Paul Thomas Chapman

Tired of drifting aimlessly through deep space while being pursued by unrelenting foes, the generational seed-ship Sidonia decides to take the fight to the alien creatures known as the Gauna. The ship plots a course for the Lem Star System, in the process committing to …Read more »

[Review] Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma

January 12, 2016

Brittany Vincent

Have you ever eaten food so delicious you thought you might just keel over and die? It's happened to all of us once or twice, though likely never to the point where our eyes have rolled back in our heads. That's exactly what happens nearly …Read more »