A lot of people hear the word, “magical girl anime” and head for the hills. To be honest, I can’t really blame them. While the magical girl genre is fun and interesting the first time, fifty anime series later, it loses its attraction. This genre usually entails a girl between the ages of thirteen and
Since the original Rurouni Kenshin series is responsible for my ten-year long manga and anime addiction, I was absolutely thrilled to hear that this classic series is being revisited. Almost thirteen years after its final chapter was published in Weekly Shounen Jump, Rurouni Kenshin is back in business with the debut of Rurouni Kenshin- Kinema-ban,
On the 20-year anniversary of Naoko Takeuchi’s classic manga Sailor Moon, a new addition to the Sailor Moon franchise was announced today. The new anime adaptation of the Sailor Moon manga was announced at a live event celebrating the series’ 20th birthday by creator Naoko Takeuchi, publisher Kodansha and the idol group Momoiro Clover Z,
I’d be lying if I told you that every single thing about this manga and anime is ground-breaking or original. Let’s face it: the human race has been around for a long time, and we are running out of totally new and innovative ideas. So what makes Ouran High School Host Club, an anime and
You can listen to this episode on our Comic Issues channel at Anchor.fm! The geek community is made up of various genres. Have you ever wanted to get into a new genre but never knew where to start? Well our heroes and heroine take on that very question. We break down the gateways that lead
While SDCC 2011 was jam packed full of many amazing things, one of the highlights was stopping past the Namco Bandai booth where I got my first hands on with Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations. I was particularly amazed by the size of the playable cast (though the grin on my face was just
The newest addition to the popular Fate series, whose previous titles include the animated series Fate/Stay Night, will be simulcast to the world on October 2. Only one day behind its premier in Japan, Fate/Zero will be released online with subtitles in eight languages on the Nico Nico Douga video site. You will want to
Steampunk! Almost anything with a steampunk aesthetic is awesome. Throw in some dystopian society and militarism and you’ve got a great recipe for an anime. There are quite a few series that take the route of a post-apocalyptic future, but none do it quite as well as Now and Then, Here and There (Ima, Soko
For the past five years, the beginning of June has marked a very special occasion for my friends and me here in Ohio. ColossalCon is (arguably) Ohio’s largest anime convention. Since 2008, the con has been held at the luxurious Kalahari Waterpark & Resort. While I know that this doesn’t even compare to the larger