NewsAnime/manga
Star Wars the 80s anime.
At last, see the original Japanese science fiction TV series that inspired George Lucas to shoot a live action movie . . .…
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Anime/manga
Anime, manga and Japanese culture.
December 2013
July 2013
NewsAnime/manga
The Wind Rises.
Here’s the trailer for the animated film The Wind Rises by Hayao Miyazaki of Porco Rosso fame. It’s a Japanese-language trailer, but then,…
March 2013
NewsAnime/manga
Dragon Ball Z… when gods do battle.
Dragon Ball Z Battle of Gods is powering our way like the anime equivalent of a comet… feast upon this trailer and weep,…
ReviewAnime/manga
From Up On Poppy Hill (movie review).
Goro Miyazaki, son of the famous animator Hayao Miyazaki, makes his own animated film. This is a straight drama with none of his…
February 2013
NewsAnime/manga
Mortal Kombat: Legacy… second season.
There’s a second season of Mortal Kombat: Legacy coming your way soon. Don’t believe us? Let us show you this trailer as absolute…
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Ghost in the Shell: Arise.
There’s a little Ghost in the Shell: Arise TV action coming to Japan soon (a four hour mini-series), and if it doesn’t make…
NewsAnime/manga
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods.
What’s the chances the new Japanese Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods anime movie will find a home in the West? One can…
November 2012
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Rurouni Kenshin to open the 2012 LA EigaFest Japanese Film Festival.
Rurouni Kenshin was a manga and anime series (with a few video games thrown into the mix). The film was a summer hit…
September 2012
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Drunk Duck! by Chuck Rowles.
The battle between print and digital media has been waging for some time now and it seems as though the latter is poised…
NewsAnime/manga
Star Wars the anime.
You like the Star Wars, yes? You like the anime? Certainly. Then blend the two and get this fine slush of lovely Star…
August 2012
NewsAnime/manga
The most successful film you’ve never heard of.
If we asked you what’s the most successful movie of all time and you said Star Wars, Avatar or Titanic, then you’re obviously…
NewsAnime/manga
Doctor who anime.
Did you know that there was an anime version of Doctor Who created by Japanese fans as a tribute? Well, you do now.…