I have heard the saying, “you could fill a book with the amount of things I do not know”. In the case of Maria Watches Over Us, they filled a thirteen episode anime season. I did not know that Japan had all-girl Catholic schools. I did not know that Valentine’s Day was [...]
Mad House has created seminal animation when it comes to Ninja (and Catgirls…), so I was more than a little excited to see the renowned studio’s take on Samurai. Believe me when I say, it does not disappoint.
Plot Summary
The story of Shigurui: Death Frenzy starts in media res at a tournament in Sunpu Castle. [...]
When I think back to the halcyon days of my youth, I can’t help but feel like a complete hypocrite. Despite my present railing and rebelling against everything Dragonball: Evolution represents, I distinctly remember a ten-year-old Narcolepsy agreeing with his friends that a live action Goku adventure would be “totally boss”.
My bad.
Plot Summary
The world [...]
The coming of age tale is designed to take a character on a journey from youthful adolescence into adulthood by way of trials and tribulations. Unfortunately, this process of discovery, the loss of a naïve and blissful ignorance, is accompanied by sadness and grief for something that can never be regained.
Don’t worry; Kenichi: The [...]
As the thick curtain of cigarette smoke lifted and the house lights came on, I turn around to survey the aftermath. Beer, cigarette butts, and a few drops cover the floor of Rubber Gloves, a local bar/recording study/live music venue in Denton, TX, just a stone’s throw from the University of North Texas.
Let’s back [...]
No more pencils, no more books! Summer is finally upon us and that can mean only one thing: game time! Here’s the Japanese release list for the rest of the month:
Nintendo DS
Crossword de Manabou! Chiri – Rekishi
Gamics Series Vol. 1: Yokoyama Mitsuteru – San Goku Shi – Vol. 5 – Suishi no Hyou
Hoshigami
Iraroji [...]
You know what I love more than video games? Using video game consoles for things other than gaming. Whether it’s watching fansubs on a DS or turning an old NES case into a storage box; I love not playing games on game consoles.
Perhaps that’s why I bought a PLAYSTATION 3.
Regardless, the [...]
Not very often (translation: never) does an opening act impress me as much as the headliners. By definition, the opening acts are supposed to be a warm-up to the main event. However, at the end of The Pillows “People and Music†show in Shinjuku’s Loft last summer, I found myself shelling out the [...]
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