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ANIME REVIEWS . School Rumble vol. 6, Glass Fleet vol. 5, Wizards

I just received another big batch of titles (Shuffle, Black Blood Bros, and more), so I'll just take care of some of my pending reviews in one fell swoop. I'll be back with a full review of Glass Fleet vol ... continued»

May 8, 2008 Chris RSS Del.icio.us[+] Digg[+]

ANIME, Action, Animation, Comedy, Comics, Cult Cinema, MUSINGS, Manga

ANIME REVIEW . Witchblade, Vol. 6

Episodes: 21 - 24 Genre: ANIME, action, Animation, Asian, Bad Ass Chicks, Japan, Manga, supernatural, Release Date: April 29, 2008 (If you haven't already, please check out my previous reviews of the Witchblade Anime, volumes 1, 2, ... continued»

Apr 29, 2008 Chris RSS Del.icio.us[+] Digg[+]

ANIME, Action, Animation, Asian, Bad Ass Chicks, Japan, MUSINGS, Manga

ANIME REVIEW . Black Blood Brothers, Chapter 2 - Emergence

Episodes: 5-8 Genre: vampire, supernatural, action Release Date: March 25, 2008 So, maybe I spoke too soon. After the somewhat derivative and forgettable first installment, Black Blood Brothers has turned into something fresh, original, and quite possibly something good. If you haven't ... continued»

Mar 27, 2008 Chris RSS Del.icio.us[+] Digg[+]

ANIME, Action, Animation, Asian, Horror, Japan, Manga

ANIME REVIEW . Witchblade, Vol. 5

Given the progressive increase in quality and intensity of story and action across the four previous volumes of Witchblade anime, you would think Volume 5 would be nothing short of mindblowing (If you haven't already, please check out my ... continued»

Mar 8, 2008 Chris RSS Del.icio.us[+] Digg[+]

ANIME, Action, Animation, Asian, Bad Ass Chicks, Japan, Manga

ANIME REVIEW . Shuffle! vol. 1

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 ... continued»

Feb 25, 2008 Chris RSS Del.icio.us[+] Digg[+]

ANIME, Animation, Asian, Japan, Manga

ANIME REVIEW [Early] . Mushi-Shi vol. 6

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 ... continued»

Feb 24, 2008 Kris RSS Del.icio.us[+] Digg[+]

ANIME, Animation, Asian, Japan, Manga, Supernatural

DVD REVIEW . Clamp Double Feature - Tsubasa the Movie / xxxHolic the Movie

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 ... continued»

Feb 23, 2008 Chris RSS Del.icio.us[+] Digg[+]

ANIME, Animation, Asian, Japan, Manga

DVD REVIEW [Guest] . Dragon Ball Z Double Feature - The History of Trunks / Bardock the Father of Goku

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 ... continued»

Feb 21, 2008 Chris and Kris RSS Del.icio.us[+] Digg[+]

ANIME, Animation, Asian, Japan, Manga

ANIME REVIEW . Glass Fleet vol. 4

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 ... continued»

Feb 17, 2008 Chris RSS Del.icio.us[+] Digg[+]

ANIME, Animation, Asian, Japan, Manga

ANIME REVIEW . School Rumble vol. 5

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 ... continued»

Feb 13, 2008 Chris RSS Del.icio.us[+] Digg[+]

ANIME, Animation, Asian, Comedy, Japan, Manga, Romantic

DVD REVIEW . One Piece - The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventures in Alabasta

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 ... continued»

Feb 9, 2008 Chris RSS Del.icio.us[+] Digg[+]

ANIME, Action, Animation, Asian, Japan, MOVIES, Manga

ANIME REVIEW [Guest] . Ragnarok The Animation Volume 2

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 ... continued»

Feb 6, 2008 Chris and Kris RSS Del.icio.us[+] Digg[+]

ANIME, Action, Animation, Asian, Japan, MUSINGS, Manga

ANIME REVIEW . Kiddy Grade - The Complete Series (The Viridian Collection)

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 ... continued»

Feb 5, 2008 Chris RSS Del.icio.us[+] Digg[+]

ANIME, Action, Animation, Asian, Bad Ass Chicks, Japan, Manga

MOVIE REVIEW [Screener] . Tokyo Loop

Clocking in at just seventy-five minutes, Tokyo Loop provides a collection of avant-garde animated shorts from Japan. Now, it's important to note up front that the animation exhibited here is not anime. In fact, there's nothing really stereotypically Japanese about ... continued»

Feb 1, 2008 Chris RSS Del.icio.us[+] Digg[+]

Animation, Asian, Indie, Japan, MOVIES

ANIME REVIEW . Witchblade Vol. 4

First things first, if you haven’t viewed Witchblade Vol. 3 yet, you might want to skip this review. The episodes presented here are impossible to talk about without spoiling the end of that last disc. Still with me? Okay. Let’s move ... continued»

Jan 23, 2008 Chris and Kris RSS Del.icio.us[+] Digg[+]

ANIME, Action, Animation, Asian, Bad Ass Chicks, Japan

MOVIE REVIEW . Imagination

Paying major tribute to Jans Svankmajer, the Leiser brothers’ Imagination tells the tale of two twin sisters, one a sufferer of Asberger’s Syndrome, the other legally blind, who share a tendency toward retreating into imaginary realms, their visions and schemes ... continued»

Jan 20, 2008 Chris RSS Del.icio.us[+] Digg[+]

Animation, Indie, MOVIES

ANIME REVIEW . Witchblade Vol. 3

By now you know the Witchblade storyline (if you don’t, check out my reviews of the first and second Witchblade volumes), so I'm just going to cut to the chase. Episodes 9 through 12 see Masane as Takayama’s date to ... continued»

Jan 16, 2008 Chris RSS Del.icio.us[+] Digg[+]

ANIME, Action, Animation, Asian, Bad Ass Chicks, Japan, Manga

2007’s DVDs I Would Watch Again

As with our 2007 films we would watch again, here's my list of 2007 DVDs I would gladly watch again. I've tried to take these off the top of my head, as if I need to think too hard to ... continued»

Dec 27, 2007 Chris RSS Del.icio.us[+] Digg[+]

Action, Animation, Asian, Bad Ass Chicks, Cult Cinema, Horror, Japan, MOVIES, Yukie Nakama