It’s been a while since I’ve seen an anime film worth recommending, so Children Who Chase Lost Voices from Deep Below (星を追う子ども) was quite the pleasant surprise. Makoto Shinkai’s “love letter to Ghibli” is a rare case of homage film that actually feels as authentic as the media to which it pays tribute. Even more [...]
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Dreamlogic ~v5 is gearing up up up!! すばらしい！ We’ve been busy; we’re still under construction, so please bear with us… but soon… soon, my pretties! (sorry if that sounded creepy; it’s actually a Wizard of Oz reference… the Judy Garland version, not the James Franco version) Celebrate with us! Dance, dance, dance! すごい ね！
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Kris introduced me to the awesome that is Pingu a long while back. I have yet to introduce her to the awesome that is John Carpenter’s The Thing, but for those of you familiar with both, this video is priceless: And here’s a classic Pingu outing for reference: And while you’re at it, you might [...]
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Before I begin this review, I must admit a few things. First, I don’t care for goofy weirdness in my action anime. Second, I cannot stand steampunk. Because of these, I’ve never been able to make it through more than a couple episodes of Trigun. Seriously, the show just grates on my nerves. So how [...]
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I was prepping a “Not on DVD” article a long while back about Back to the Future – The Animated Series cartoon show, and now that Telltale Games has a free download of the first episode of their Back to the Future Adventure Game series, I figured I’d roll them into one article. First up, [...]
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I just caught the teaser trailer for Noboru Iguchi’s latest, the Denzin Zabogar (aka: Karate-Robo Zaborgar) movie. Before I get into it, I’ll just let you watch the teaser: Pretty awesome right? A transforming motorcycle/cyborg/karate master with robo missile-hands? Where do I sign up? Here’s Sushi Typhoon’s official synopsis: Part motorcycle, part karate expert, all [...]
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Like Grand Theft Auto? You and like, a gajillion other people. I bet you’ve even thought about how cool it would be if they made a Grand Theft Auto movie. It would be kinda meta though, wouldn’t you think? What with all the references GTA makes to other gangster flicks in order to build a [...]
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If you’re reading this. you probably already know what Gantz is. But for those of you who don’t, I’ll make it quick. [Be sure to read my review of the anime series if you haven't already.] Gantz is the tale of Kei Kurono, a young man who, after being hit by a subway train, finds [...]
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Just received a brief press release from Funimation. It pretty much caught my attention with its line about “genetically modified girls with super fighting skills”. I’ll be checking this out Monday, Janyary 24th with the rest of you. FUNimation To Simulcast “Freezing” Flower Mound, Texas (January 21, 2010) – FUNimation Entertainment, the leading distributor of [...]
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We’ve recently had a flood of titles to cover, and there’s really no hope to write individual reviews of each. Case in point: anime series. When one volume of 13 episodes comes close to watching roughly 3 films…there’s really no time for anything else. To help us cover the flood, here are some first impressions [...]
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