Also be on the lookout for L (Death Note) and Yomiko Readman (Read Or Die) in the ‘Gratuitous Fanservice’ section.

Here are the main articles, in order of appearance:

• Hair Apparent
  The Seven Wildest ‘Dos In Anime, by Rob Bricken
• Death Proof
  Why You Can’t Miss The Live-Action ‘Death Note’ Movie, by Angela Hanson and Summer Mullins
• Food for Thought
  Meet and Learn from the greatest chefs of anime, manga and videogames, by Rob Bricken
• Sublime September
  Explore a month of Japan’s Fall Festivities and Famous Birthdays, by Carolyn Fowlkes
• Vacation Destination: Neo-Venezia
  Take A Leisurely Tour Through the Canals of Mars, by Megan Rebuck
• I Luv Halloween
  Manga Preview, by Keith Giffen

My best part of this issue was the news about my fave artist Junko Mizuno’s Spiderman Project. Somehow, I missed out on the initial announcement back in June!

Anime Insider #59 - August, 2008

The August 2008 features include:

• Racing For Time – The chase is on in as Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle continues the journey in season 2. By Gia Manry
• Master & Commander – In ‘Code Geass’, Lelouch can order anyone to do anything – but there’s a new Geass in Area 11. By Rob Bricken
• A Time To Drill – Seven years later, the troubles of the ‘Gurren Lagann’ Brigade are just beginning. By Rob Bricken
• 50 Years of Tokyo Tower – As Japan’s most-destroyed monument reaches it’s golden anniversary, ‘Anime Insider’ pays tribute. By Andrez Bergen
• Returning Champions – Discover the five new-school remakes of old-school anime and why they rock. By Rob Bricken
• We Will Rock You – Our exclusive interviews with T.M. Revolution and Miyavi. By Summer Mullins
• Vassalord Manga Preview – A cyborg vampire hunter faces his dark side with the help of a wisecracking vampire. By Nanae Chrono

There’s lots of other great stuff in this issue, so be sure to check it out!

The July 2008 features include:

• Ninja Stars – With season eight on the horizon, ‘Anime Insider’ picks the best moments from the first seven seasons of ‘Naurto’ – by Carolyn Fowlkes
• The Heat of the Knight – Anime directors take on America’s coolest superhero in ‘Batman: Gotham Knight’ – by Rob Briken
• Game Plan – ‘Anime Insider’ picks the best anime-based videogames – by Rob Bricken
• Con Survival 101 – How to make it through this summer’s biggest anime conventions – by the ‘A.I.’ staff
• Land of the Lost – A look back at some tantalizing anime that never made it to the finish line – by Todd Ciolek
• Kurogane Communication Manga Preview – On human girl and five robots pick up the pieces of a post-apocalyptic world – Manga by Tomomasa Takuma

Overall, it’s a great read this month!

On the bright side, there’s a great article called ‘Viva La Revoltech’, which covers the latest new on Kaiyodo’s incredible Revoltech figures. The main feature articles are:

• Voices of a Lucky Star – The sky’s the limit as Anime Insider reveals the secretes of dubbing an anime cult hit.
• Poetry Slammed – The results of the 50th-issue haiku contest.
• The Secret Garden – An exclusive look at Japan’s hottest seven-part anime movie series, ‘Garden of Sinners’
• All for One – Why you and every anime fan you know should be watching the pirates of ‘One Piece’.
• The Unusual Suspects – As the hunt for Kira heats up in “Death Note”, who will Light face on his path to world domination?
• Ultimate Venus Manga Preview – One girl lands a mountain of riches, hot guys and all the headaches that come with them.

There’s also a fun Last Man Standing, featuring Allen Schezar from “The Vision of Escaflowne” versus Gunter Von Christ from “Kyo Kara Maoh”!

Remember my warning – watch out for spoilers!!!

• Robot Repeats – Five things you’ll see in just about every Gundam series
• Beauties and the Beast – An intimate glimpse into the battle between light and dark waged by four pretty boys and one makeover-resistant goth girl in ‘The Wallflower’
• ‘Tis the Season – Take a look at the gifts anime’s stars are giving each other!
• Food for Thought – Anime creators talk about the snacks they can’t live without
• Best O’ the Best Awards – The anime, manga and more that ruled 2007
• Death Note A to Z – Everything you wanted to know about Cartoon Network’s new series but were afraid to ask

There’s a lot of great stuff in this issue, although I’d like to warn you: they tend to throw out spoilers to a whole lot of anime series. If you don’t like spoilers (I don’t), you may want to read it with one eye closed…

• The Six Million Dollar Band – All-girl outfit Oreskaband travels from Japan to blow their own horns in an exclusive interview (we missed them at Anime Expo T_T)
• Tragic Ends – Ten series that flopped at the finish (watch out for spoilers if you haven’t seen the series)
• Number One With A Bullet – Everything you need to know about “Appleseed: Ex Machina”, plus an exclusive interview with producer John Woo (I loved the first Appleseed!)
• Inside View – Enter the room of recluse Tatsuhiro Sato, pathetic star of the darkly funny “Welcome to the NHK” (yes, he’s totally pathetic, lol)
• Trick Or Treat – Halloween brings out the best and worst in anime stars (Halloween is almost here!)
• Shadowplay – The wait is over – “Karas” is back, and “The Revelation” starts here (yikes!)
• MW Manga Preview – Cold-blooded killers and guilty consciences clash in a forgotten Tezuka treasure(cool!)

For some reason, this particular issue was loaded with spoilers, so watch out!!!

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