Episodes: 5-8 Genre: romance, comedy, educational Release Date: March 25, 2008 Those of you who read my review of the previous volume of Shuffle! will recall that I liked the series, but wasn't able to put my finger on an exact reason ... continued»

Director: Masahiko Tsugawa Starring: Junko Fuji, Takashi Sasano, Yoshino Kimura, Kiichi Nakai, and Ittoku Kishibe Genre: Japan, Comedy, Educational I've reviewed Masahiko Tsugawa's Wakeful Nights previously, under its original title, A Hardest Night (aka: Nezu no Ban). However, the version I originally ... continued»

Rather than continuing to debate over a catchy introduction, I’ll just jump right in. If you’re reading this article you’re probably familiar with Panik House’s release of Girl Boss Guerilla. If not, no need to worry. Unlike other sukeban series ... continued»

War films are easily one of my least favorite genres, not so much for the content, but for its tendency to sensationalize and glorify tragic events. Admittedly in recent years we have seen a drift from the norms (ie: ... continued»

To be honest, when I first heard the title, I thought someone had adapted Edogawa Rampo’s The Human Chair. You know, the one about the crazy man who falls for an attractive woman, and then creates and delivers to her ... continued»

So here starts a new column at Dreamlogic.net. Sometimes we get these phantom submissions from distributors looking for us to review their titles. And sometimes these titles seem a bit out of our normal realm of coverage, even with this ... continued»

It's exactly as the title suggests. Huge discounts on books published by UC Press. There's a lot here, from history to film to science, all at discounts of up to 40% off. Check it out here. continued»

Nothing’s more salaciously entertaining than political scandal, save for political scandal amongst power hungry women. Make that, power-hungry, back-stabbing, sex-starved women. And, in the history of Japan, no such scandal has matched the proportions of the Ejima-Ikushima Affair, a ... continued»

No, no I am not missing a couple of zeros, engineers in India are attempting to build a complete portable computer for TEN BUCKS. This idea stemmed from disparaging laments over the increasing price of the OLPC laptop (held ... continued»

One thing you may not suspect is that as much as I dig film, computing, science, and writing, I’m also dig history. In fact, at one point in my academic career I even considered History as a possible major. These ... continued»