It is a testament to exactly how popular Dragon Ball videogames are that the franchise can house multiple distinct series, each by a different small developer, that cover the same material in the same genre (fighting), usually in the exact same format. Dimps has one, …Read more »
I recently sat down for dinner with a fellow Lupin III fan to watch blu-ray discs of the newest series, The Woman Called Fujiko Mine . We’re both fans of the films and TV shows showcasing the comedic adventures of this infamous group of burglars. …Read more »
When the first part of this latest Ghost in the Shell reboot was released in the summer, it left the series with a lot to improve on. Happily parading the visual tropes of the series, it unfortunately forgot to actually add any substance of its …Read more »
Back in 2009, some executive had a brilliant idea (albeit one, no doubt, cooked up by a thousand fan fiction writers before him): pit anime's most famous thief, Lupin III, against anime's most famous detective, Conan, and watch the money roll in. It worked, apparently, …Read more »
A simple bamboo cutter goes about his work in the forest when he suddenly comes across a miniature princess growing from a flower. When he takes the princess home to his wife, she transforms into a human baby before their eyes. The childless couple, believing …Read more »
Kurumi thinks she’s going to be spending Christmas alone... but it turns out she’s going to be Santa, giving out gifts. Kurumi is just walking along one day when she bumps into a cute guy who tells her that she’s his master now. In fact, …Read more »
Rewatching Ghibli’s Porco Rosso the other day, I was reminded that, before live- action films starting relying increasingly on computer effects (what percentage of, say, Gravity is actually filmed footage?), animation used to be the exclusive home of a kind of breathtaking movement impossible in …Read more »
I never planned on reviewing every volume of One Piece , and obviously that hasn't changed, despite the fact that we also covered volume 67. Every now and then I can't help but chew the fat about Eiichiro Oda's seemingly neverending saga, mostly because it …Read more »
When I look back to my method of choosing games growing up—either with the questionable wisdom of Nintendo Power or the timeless strategy of finding the coolest cover art—I really feel for the kids of today. Licensed games have always been a thing, but at …Read more »
You know right from the start of Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Rebellion that something is terribly wrong, because everything is very, very right. Puella Magi Madoka Magica , or "Mado-Magi" as it's colloquially known, was one of the biggest anime sensations of 2011. Written by …Read more »
Yen Press has released the omnibus manga Another just in time for Halloween, and it’s the perfect timing for a strong horror title like this. Koichi’s mother died years ago, and his father’s away with work, so the teen winds up in his mother’s village, …Read more »
Every time I’ve written about some iteration of Masamune Shirow’s Appleseed , I’ve led with a comparison to Warhammer 40K by Games Workshop, but I promised myself that I wouldn’t do it again. The comparison is apt; both Appleseed and 40K combine a grimdark concept—a …Read more »
On Saturday, October 19, 2013, Cartoon Network premiered the 16th Pokémon movie, Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened , three months after its successful theatrical run in Japan, the quickest trip to a U.S. showing in the entire history of Pokémon movies. This …Read more »
Chiwa Takanashi is in an awkward situation. She’s balancing two jobs to try to pay off her father’s debts, but all her money problems can be swept away if she agrees to marry a man she just met. One of Chiwa’s jobs is at an …Read more »
If you’ve ever felt awkward at school, or tried unsuccessfully to fit in, or had “geeky” interests other people didn’t understand, or had trouble finding a boyfriend or girlfriend... you’ll want to read No Matter How I Look at It, It’s You Guys’ Fault I’m …Read more »
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