NewsAnime/manga
20th Annual Animation Show Of Shows (a film review by Mark R. Leeper).
There are two or three annual films showing generally in art house theatres. They are collections of animated films that go on tours.…
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Anime/manga
Anime, manga and Japanese culture.
December 2018
November 2018
NewsAnime/manga
Three new anime are coming to Netflix: Cagaster of an Insect Cage, Yasuke, and Trese.
Cagaster of an Insect Cage is set in a post-apocalyptic world where a mysterious disease “Cagaster” turns people into giant murderous insects, this manga-based…
NewsAnime/manga
Altered Carbon anime coming soon to Netflix.
You thought that Altered Carbon was over? Not so, dear viewer, for Netflix has a new anime feature movie in the works, set in…
NewsAnime/manga
Pacific Rim anime series in the works.
Pacific Rim is returning to the battle of Kaiju and Jaegers, this time as an original anime series on Netflix which will expand…
April 2018
NewsAnime/manga
Transformers-style robots: now as rideable amusement park rides!
You have to love SoftBank’s Asratec robotics arm, along with Japan’s Brave Robotics Company, they’ve teamed up with amusement park tech specialist J-deite Ride to develop…
February 2018
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Voltron Legendary Defender makes season five on Netflix.
Classic anime TV series Voltron Legendary Defender will release its Season 5 on Netflix this 2nd March 2018.
July 2017
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The geek heaven that is Akihabara, Tokyo.
In this video, Chris Broad brings us an exclusive behind the scenes look at the geek uber-heaven that exists only in the Akihabara area…
October 2016
NewsAnime/manga
Yo-Kai Watch: The Movie Event (2016) (a film review by Mark R. Leeper).
Fast-paced and amusing, ‘Yo-Kai Watch: The Movie Event’ is a Japanese animated fantasy action film aimed seemingly at children but in Japan probably…
August 2016
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Kubo And The Two Strings (a film review by Frank Ochieng).
Every once in a while there is family-friendly entertainment that lives up to its wonderment in imaginative storytelling and stunning visual scope. Certainly…
January 2016
NewsAnime/manga
Anomalisa (2015) (a film review by Mark R. Leeper).
‘Anomalisa’employs stop-motion animation for what is a very adult story. Two strangers meet going to a conference and one, a celebrated author on…
December 2015
NewsAnime/manga
Samurai Jack swings back on TV for 2016.
The Emmy Award-winning cartoon series Samurai Jack is returning in 2016 to TV on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim. For those that missed the…
August 2015
NewsAnime/manga
Kim Jong-un: just make it stop!
According to our chums over at Boing Boing, this is the Girls’ Generation K-pop hit that was played to near extinction by South…