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Black Blood Brothers, Chapter 1 - Bad Tidings — anime review
Vampires have always maintained an undeniable appeal in genre fare, even in spite of countless lame fictions. In the film world, for every good Dracula movie there are a handful of Queen of the Damned, Vampire Wars, and Modern Vampires movies. The anime world is no different, as for every Vampire Hunter D there are [...]
Tofoo Com Chay — restaurant review — California
Tofoo Com Chay feels like family when Ben, the friendly upbeat shopowner with the photographic memory greets regulars by name every time without fail. One tiny counter lady seems to only know the english word “dear”, repeating it often. But the service is only one of the reasons why you’ll make frequent visits. [...]
Cloistered Nun: Runa’s Confession dvd movie review
Cloistered Nun: Runa’s Confession marks our third and final review from Kino’s Masaru Konuma/Nikkatsu collection. The previous two films prompted quite different reactions from me, but from what I’ve seen, it looks like this third film was the charm. Runa’s Confession is not only the most cinematic of the three, but also provides a decent [...]
Shuffle! vol. 1 — anime review
Is it possible for completely clichéd material to provide any modicum of entertainment these days? I’m not talking about a simple peppering of genre clichés across an uninspired me-too narrative. Instead, I am referring to the laying out of entire plots based on setups so tired and well worn they make the aforementioned efforts seem [...]
Mushi-Shi vol. 6 — anime review — early!
NOTE: This is my introduction to Mushi-Shi. Anything below was gleaned from vol 6. Hopefully I will get to watch more!
In hidden rural pockets all across historical Japan, supernatural beings called “mushi” roam, ravaging villages and village folk. Because humans become immersed in routine and tangible expectations, sometimes the [...]
Clamp Double Feature - Tsubasa the Movie — xxxHolic the Movie — anime — dvd movie reviews
In 2005 the Anime world saw something akin to America’s own Grindhouse double feature. The Clamp Double Feature was a “co-op” production of two back-to-back theatrical films from the works of all-girl doujinshi group turned superstar-manga-team, Clamp. These two flicks take place in vastly different worlds, each providing a substantial stand-alone entertainment, but feature enough [...]
Dragon Ball Z Double Feature - The History of Trunks / Bardock the Father of Goku — anime — guest dvd review
Dragonball is perhaps one of the most popular anime series in the US, if not the most popular. Originally aired in 1989 in Japan, it was the TV adaptation of famed manga creator Akira Toriyama’s Dragonball. Toriyama created nearly 200 chapters for his manga that were finally collected into 42 volumes. The franchise has [...]
A Preview of the Beijing Olympics? — video find
Caught this video on YouTube Today. It depicts a women’s soccer match between Korea and China, and a pretty blatant case of cheating. The video itself has all the necessary explanation, so just jump on in and watch below.
Tattooed Flower Vase — dvd movie review
Our second review title from Kino’s Nikkatsu collection, Tattooed Flower Vase, sees director Masaru Konuma at his most skilled, and most perverse [[If you haven't already, you'll want to read my review of his Erotic Diary of an Office Lady for necessary background]]. Visually the film is stunning, but the story itself is a [...]
Glass Fleet vol. 4 — anime dvd review
Given our friend Rachel at The Anime Blog’s reactions to the previous three volumes of Glass Fleet, I was prepared for some excruciating pain. Everything I’ve heard conveyed terrible character models, an un-engaging story, and all around retarded package. But you know what? Sitting down and watching this fourth volume, I found myself enjoying Glass [...]
Erotic Diary of an Office Lady . dvd movie review
As mentioned in our Dreamlogic update, we’ve received three of Kinos’s recent Nikkatsu titles for review. I figured, why not start with the most provocatively titled one first? So, Erotic Diary of an Office Lady it is.
Again, this being the first film we’ve reviewed belonging to the “Roman Porno/Pinku” genre we’ve actually reviewed, an introduction [...]
School Rumble vol. 5 — anime — dvd review
Here’s another series I’m coming to the party a bit late in, but despite my complete lack of background the show still provided a surprising amount of fun. If you’re familiar with School Rumble you can skip on down to the fourth paragraph. If not, read on.
School Rumble is a high-school romantic comedy revolving around [...]
One Piece - The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventures in Alabasta — anime — dvd review
Before we start, I must confess that I am not a One Piece fan. My only prior experience with the series was an ever so brief glimpse of the show on Fox’s Saturday Morning Fob X (yah, I know the real name, but that’s what the logo looked like) and a Playstation 2 video game [...]
Shogun Assassin 4: Five Fistfulls of Gold — dvd review
So if you check out this site, and you’ve read my reviews of Shogun Assassin 2 and Shogun Assassin 3, you know what to expect from Shogun Assassin 4: Five Fistfuls of Gold. Yup, Shogun Assassin 4 is the dubbed version of the fifth Lone Wolf and Cub film, Baby Cart in the Land [...]
Ragnarok the Animation Volume 2 — guest anime review
So the anime reviews seem to be popular, not just with readers, but with guest reviewers as well! The latest guest review comes from longtime friend and literati Jeremy Walker. Read on for his review.
Disclaimer #1:
I have never played, nor have I even watched someone else play, the Ragnarok Online M.M.O.R.P.G. (massively multiplayer online role-playing [...]
Kiddy Grade - The Complete Series (The Viridian Collection) — anime — dvd review
When Funimation sent me Kiddy Grade - The Complete Series, you might say I was less than thrilled at the prospect of writing a review. The characters on the box looked fairly cutesy, the rating was only a TVPG, and the title itself was “Kiddy Grade.” Suffice it to say, the combination conveyed to me [...]
Delinquent Girl Boss: Blossoming Night Dreams dvd review
Delinquent Girl Boss: Worthless to Confess was easily my favorite film of Panik House’s Pinky Violence collection, so when I heard that Exploitation Digital was releasing Blossoming Night Dreams (aka: Zubekô banchô: yume wa yoru hiraku), you could say I was fairly excited.
The first film in the Delinquent Girl Boss series, Blossoming Night Dreams [...]
Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad VI — guest — anime — dvd review
Greg is back with another anime review. This time out, he’s tackling Beck volume 6. And really, who better to review a musical anime than an actual musician? Read on for his review.
So I admit that I’ve come to this party a little late in the game. It appears that this is the [...]
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