SubscribeThe live action adaptation of Yana Toboso's Black Butler manga continues to baffle me on multiple levels. The film takes place 130 years after the manga in 2020, a time when eastern and western cultures have melded together. ...
| Elliot Gay |
Things have been quiet ever since The iDOLM@STER feature film was announced a while back. Details are still light, but at least we have a time frame for release. The movie is set to hit Japanese theaters at the end of 2013, i...
| Elliot Gay |
Love it or hate it, Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo certainly surprised a lot of folks. It also made a whole lot of money. Like any good money making property, Eva 3.0 merchandise has been hitting the market at a consisten...
| Elliot Gay |
After what feels like years of writing about Compile Heart's Neptunia games, I'm actually in the process of playing one for a review. It feels like my entire career has come full circle or something. This Thursday marks the r...
| Elliot Gay |
One Piece Film Z is pretty spectacular. As far as One Piece films go, this one ranks very highly for me, especially due to its top notch action choreography and beautiful animation. As a bonus, the story is cool in the way i...
| Elliot Gay |
Brad's still away on his trip, so he has appointed me with the responsibility of keeping Rock the Charts full. Things have gotten a bit interesting this week, as Arashi gets smacked out of first place by SMAP. Despite the sli...
| Salvador G-Rodiles |
It's no surprise that FUNimation's going to pick up Eva 3.0, and they have picked a fine occasion to do so. No, I'm not talking about E3, but I might as well be. Back to the main topic at hand, FUNi's announcement was meant t...
| Salvador G-Rodiles |
Well, this is an interesting week. On the Oricon singles, we rarely see songs hold on strong after their first week on the charts, but this week AKB48's Sayonara Crawl only fell two spots -- a real rarity. That speaks to the ...
| Brad Rice |
It's another exciting week of Japanese rankings! While they didn't dominate the top three slots of the latest Oricon rankings, three Idolm@ster character CDs have made their way into the top ten list, proving that digital gir...
| Brad Rice |
It's important to note that Takashi Shimizu (Ju-On) adaptation of Kiki's Delivery Service is not a live action remake of the Ghibli film. It uses the original novel as its source material, so I would advise folks to not make ...
| Elliot Gay |
Most of you are already aware of Shinsuke Sato's (GANTZ, GANTZ II, Princess Blade) role as the Guest of Honor for the Japan Film Festival of San Francisco, but his main purpose at the event hasn't been fully specified yet. Ot...
| Salvador G-Rodiles |
Aw snap, the J-Pop Summit Festival is launching the Japan Film Festival of San Francisco on July 27th through August 4th at the New People Cinema. The best part about this event is that a good chunk of the films are going to ...
| Salvador G-Rodiles |
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