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Japanese Comics And Cartoons Aren’t Just For The Nerds, Part 2

Sorry, I’ve been recently waylaid by other projects, but I’m finally back again with a few more esoteric recommendations this time. I’ve been trying to find mostly completed projects as having to wait for the story to finish is never fun. Though honestly, if you haven’t at least looked into everything I mentioned last time, [...]

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Japanese comics and cartoons aren’t just for the nerds, Part 1

There’s a lot of public opinion that most of the shows and comics coming out of Japan, or even just Asia, are rather badly scripted and for little kids. Much of this opinion seems to be based on whatever was aired on Adult Swim or even Toonami, which really isn’t a good sample of what [...]

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Iron Man “Anime” Trailer

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Sword of the Stranger Review

Kotaro is a young boy being chased by the Mings. With him is his dog, Tobimaru. Through their running and hiding they come across a nameless swordsman. Hired as a bodyguard, the nameless swordsman joins them. Meanwhile the Chinese army joins Japan's forces to hunt the child whose blood is an ingredient to create eternal life (hey, it's anime, so why not). Will Kotaro escape the Mings? Who exactly is this nameless swordsman? Should you watch this movie?

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FullMetal Alchemist: Brotherhood – Subbed by FUNi

The second anime series for FullMetal Alchemist airs soon. It has been recently announced by FUNimation that they have acquired the rights to it. They will also stream the episodes with Japanese dialogue and English subtitles via funimation.com and other sites. So when will this take place? Well, the first episode [...]

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New York Anime Festival Report

This weekend I went to NYAF, the New York Anime Festival, at the Javits Center in New York City. Here is a recap of what went on. There were some license announcements, industry panels, and merchandise to drain the wallet. It didn’t seem as big as last year, but with Geneon gone [...]

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FullMetal Alchemist movie goes Blu

With an upcoming release from FUNimation, the disc contains a trailer for the FMA movie on Blu-ray. This was previously rumored, but is now confirmed. This title was previously announced for a release in Japan, but one would need to order a ridiculous box set to get it. I say ridiculous because [...]

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FullMetal Alchemist 2 – Confirmed

In volume 20 of the manga series FullMetal Alchemist (aka Hagane no Renkinjutsushi), there is an announcement for a second television series.    What the series will be isn’t known.  I think it pretty much boils down to a continuation from where the movie series left off (most likely) or a series to follow the manga [...]

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Ultimo Becomes an Anime

Back in April, Shueisha’s magazine “Jump Square” had a chapter by Stan Lee and Hirokyuki Takei (Shaman King) called Ultimo.  You can actually find it translated in the September 2008 issue of Viz’s magazine, “Shonen Jump“.  The anime will be developed by Dream Ranch Japan. Two other projects Stan Lee is involved with is Hero Man [...]

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Quick Reminder: Gurren Lagann Airs Tonight!

If you haven't seen this show, I recommend that you check it out. It pierces the heavens with pure awesomeness.

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Cowboy Bebops to Live-Action

Cowboy Bebop is now going to be the next anime to become live-action.  This was reported over at iFMagazine.com. This at least makes a little more sense than a live-action Dragon Ball movie.  I see it possible.  I am a little optimistic.  Definitely more optimistic than the Dragon Ball movie.  Though I must ask what is [...]

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