“Smokin’ Parade” – It takes monsters to find the wolves in sheep’s clothing Faith Orcino May 5, 2017 Articles, Manga, Reviews Day 2: Smokin' Parade by Jinsei Kataoka and Kazuma Kondou Deadman Wonderland creative duo Jinsei Kataoka and Kazuma Kondou give fans a new action series about justice and transformations, Smokin’...
NHK’s Nippon Anime 100 – Japanese Fans Vote for Best Anime Charlotte Arielle May 4, 2017 Articles, News and Announcements NHK has released the results for "Best Anime 100" online poll and the results are leaving America fans shocked. Please remember that this list was compiled in Japan and Japanese fans voted online. Japanese...
“Big Order” – Manga gives new meaning to “Your wish is my command” Faith Orcino May 4, 2017 Articles, Manga, Reviews Day 1: Big Order by Sakae Esuno Future Diary creator Sakae Esuno’s 2011 series Big Order focuses on high school student Eiji Hoshimiya who knows the true effect of making wishes. It has been about a...
May’s Manga Madness! – Celebrating Manga and it’s Creators all Month Long Charlotte Arielle May 1, 2017 Articles, Manga Anime Ushi has had a makeover! New brand, new logo, new content and a new way of doing things! This May, we want to give a shoutout to manga, Japan's form of comic books. Manga is a huge form of media in Japan...
Yuri!!! on Ice Stage Event and Movie Announcement Takes the Internet by Storm – “We Cannot Be Stopped!!!” Charlotte Arielle April 29, 2017 Articles, Events, News and Announcements April 29th will be a day in anime and fandom history. On this day in Japan, hundreds of Yuri!!! on Ice fans gathered at the at the Disneyland Resort in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan. And I was awake for the entire...
Celebrate World Penguin Day with our Favorite Penguins! Charlotte Arielle April 25, 2017 Articles, News and Announcements It's World Penguin Day! That's a thing? Apparently! Who doesn't love penguins?! Check out these lovely little guys. The Penguin Empire from Daimidaler: Prince vs Penguin Empire I'm not a fan of this...
New Live-Action Tokyo Ghoul Trailer Launches Charlotte Arielle April 24, 2017 Articles, News and Announcements If you are an anime fan, then I feel like I don't have to explain what the international hit Tokyo Ghoul is. If you are one of those under a metaphoric rock, read my reflections here and here. While The...
“Ghost in the Shell” – New movie attempts to capture the soul of the story Faith Orcino April 21, 2017 Anime and Film, Articles, Reviews Director Rupert Sanders took his turn in adapting anime into live action films, taking Shirow Masamune’s classic manga “Ghost in the Shell” to the silver screen. Humankind entered the next stage of...
Dive into Japanese folklore with Yokai Hero Kitaro Faith Orcino April 21, 2017 Articles, News and Announcements, Reviews Publisher Drawn & Quarterly brings legendary manga creator Shigeru Mizuki’s stories to a new English-reading audience of a younger generation with a special collection series. Mizuki studied for many...
VIZ Media Heads To Chicago THIS Weekend For C2E2 Convention Charlotte Arielle April 20, 2017 Articles, Conventions, Events, News and Announcements VIZ Media takes part in Chicago’s premier pop culture and comics convention – Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2) – as it announces plans and activities for the annual event. C2E2...