Ryosuke Takahashi & Producer Eiji Sashida Seminar: A ‘Phoenix’ Anime Companion
This article is about a seminar that happened ten years back. It originally was on a different website. As a companion to the Ten Years Later article about the Phoenix / Hi No Tori TV series, I’ve had...
View ArticleCaptain America: The Winter Soldier Review
“When Cap-tain America throws his mighty shielllld….” Yeah, that 60s cartoon is what comes to mind still when I think of the Star Spangled Avenger as he’s been known. Captain America’s iconic stature...
View ArticleFive Great Anime To Watch on Mother’s Day
Wolf Children Ami And Yuki So I was sitting here looking over my anime collection and though about the fact that mothers aren’t really focused on in many anime that I wind up collecting or seeing. But...
View ArticleRobocop Vs. Terminator Hardcover Review
Robocop Vs Terminator Creative Staff: Story: Frank Miller Art: Walter Simonson and Steve Oliff What They Say WHEN THE HUMAN RESISTANCE learns that the technology that rebuilt officer Alex Murphy led to...
View ArticleAnime Expo 2013 In Review
As we head into Anime Expo 2014, we thought it’d be nice to look back on the events of last year in anticipation of upcoming happenings. Sentai Filmworks brought filmmaker Makoto Shnkai to debut his...
View ArticleShort Peace Theatrical Anime Review
Short PeaceIn approaching anthology anime over the years, I’ve come to expect a bit of variety to the material at hand. Some the stories presented are largely straightforward or methodical like The...
View ArticleGuardians Of The Galaxy Review
Click For Bigger Version Guardians of the Galaxy is a well-executed love letter to 80s sci fi and music… that just so happens to be set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. What They Say: Brash adventurer...
View ArticleCasshan Complete Collection Anime DVD Review
What They Say: From the Legendary Creator of Speed Racer and Gatchaman… Meet the REAL Man of Steel: Casshan! When lightning strikes the prototype android BK-1, a new horror is unleashed on the world as...
View ArticleSin City: A Dame To Kill For Review
This is a decent sequel that suffers from a bit of Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez trying to top… Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez. What They Say: Sin City: A Dame to Kill For weaves together two of...
View ArticleMazinger-Z TV Series Part 1 Anime DVD Review
What They Say: THE ORIGINAL SUPER ROBOT CLASSIC ON DVD AT LAST! Koji Kabuto’s grandfather has discovered two resources which can save humanity: Photon Light Energy and the ultra-impregnable Super Alloy...
View ArticleDallos Complete Collection Anime DVD Review
The very first OAV series ever produced comes to the U.S. unaltered. How will this release fare in the modern anime market? Let’s see. What They Say: THERE’S A REBELLION BREWING ON THE DARK SIDE OF THE...
View ArticleGurren Lagann Double Feature Blu Ray Set ‘Childhood’s End’&‘The Lights In The...
What They Say: Childhood’s End This is the story of a man who has yet to realize what destiny holds in store for him… Far in the future, humans have lived underground, quietly and restlessly, for...
View ArticleTen Years Later: Space Symphony Maetel Anime Series
This is a two part addition to the Ten Years Later series. To begin with, Maetel Legend is a 2-part OAV from 2000 that was designed to add to a vast mythos created by anime and manga maker Leiji...
View ArticleLupin III: Bye Bye Lady Liberty Anime DVD Review
What They Say: NEW YORK CITY IS IN CRISIS; IS THIS GOODBYE FOR LADY LIBERTY? Foiled repeatedly by the predictions of Interpol’s supercomputer, professional looter Lupin the Third has quit his life of...
View ArticleThe 30(ish) Best Comic-Based Movies Worth Talking About…. For A While Yet Part 1
Hey, everyone. A couple years back, I decided to write a piece looking at the best comic and cartoon based films over a long period of time in order to talk about why they were so entertaining. We live...
View ArticleThe 30(ish) Best Comic-Based Movies Worth Talking About…. For A While Yet Part 2
Continuing from the first part, the second installment of the 30 best comic based movies worth talking about! 19. X-Men: First Class – This movie featured excellent performances by James McAvoy and...
View ArticleThe 30(ish) Best Comic-Based Movies Worth Talking About…. For A While Yet Part 3
Guardians Of The Galaxy And bringing it to a close after the first and second parts, the top ten best comic book based movies worth talking about! 10. Blade – This was the first good movie based on a...
View ArticleTen Years Later: Samurai 7 Anime Series
It’s been 10 years since Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai was re-imagined for modern television audiences as an animated sci-fi drama with some steampunk styling. This is the tale of Samurai 7. The show...
View ArticleThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Review
The Hobbit trilogy comes to its epic conclusion in The Battle of Five Armies and may be the last look into the world of JRR Tolkien film wise until more rights to his works can be acquired. If this is...
View ArticleCowboy Bebop: The Complete Series Blu-ray Anime Review (Amazon Exclusive...
Click for larger What They Say: Explore the far reaches of the galaxy in this undeniably hip series that inspired a generation – and redefined anime as an indisputable art form. The Bebop crew is just...
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