The Black Rock Shooter Blu-ray Box Review Is Now Available
The Black Rock Shooter Blu-ray Box review is now available in the reviews section and here.
This short series turned out to be one of the best I’ve seen in recent years. Since the Blu-ray version has English subtitles and I loved the series itself nothing stopped me from buying it when it came out in Japan (although I did postpone my buy until I arrived to Japan for obvious reasons). Be sure to read the review if this title interests you, and don’t judge this TV series on the basis of the previous OVA. They are, thankfully, very different.
Impressive 1/8 Scale Strike Witches 2 Hanna-Justina Marseille Figure By Volks
Volks has a beautiful figure of Hanna-Justina Marseille from the Strike Witches franchise waiting in line and we have the pictures to prove it. Continue reading
100 Masters of Bishojo Painting Overview
Today I have the pleasure of introducing an art book that has both great art and an interesting raison d’être. 100 Masters of Bishojo Painting is an art book that focuses on professional artists which work in the manga, visual novel, games, books and advertisement industries. It introduces you to 100 such artists, a lot of which are famous. You can find Kei (Hatsune Miku illustrator), Eiji Usatsuka (Zero No Tsukaima illustrator) and Aoi Nishimata (Shuffle game and anime designer) among others, but to be honest all of the artists represented in this book are gifted people and most of them have been working in their respective industries for quite some time now. Continue reading
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha The Movie 2nd A’s Review
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha The Movie 2nd A's is the second movie in the Lyrical Nanoha series. The first movie recapped the entire first season of the Lyrical Nanoha TV series. Now the second movie comes along to summarize the second season. Continue reading »
.hack//Sekai no Mukou ni 3D Blu-ray Review
When .hack//Sekai no Mukou ni (or “.hack//Beyond the World” tentatively) came out short of a month ago it had big shoes to fill. Ever since the .hack//G.U. PS2 games the .hack multimedia franchise has been on a steady free-fall. The .hack//Trilogy movie, .hack//Link PSP game and .hack//Quantum OVA have all been failed attempts to fuel the franchise. They did contribute to the franchise in terms of plot, but failed to be a magnet for newcomers or to impressing the old fans who’ve been yarning for a new and exciting .hack experience. What the .hack franchise really needed to ascend from its poor state is something easy to define but hard to accomplish: a movie that will be easy enough for newcomers to follow, yet engrossing and rewarding enough for the older fans. A movie that will immerse us in The World like the first anime and games did. A new plot that does not replicate the old formula. Fortunately.hack//Sekai no Mukou ni does that, and much more. Continue reading
Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt Kneesocks By Yamato And Good Smile Company’s Spiderman
Hi all, long time no see! Oh boy, have I got a nice figure for you today. It’s Kneesocks from Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt! But first, since the Amazing Spiderman seems to be doing well enough in the theatres Good Smile Company is readying a Spiderman Nendoroid. Continue reading
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