Julian LENNON
Buried
Garbage - Roots Search
As far as sci-fi anime stinkers go, few are as pungent as Roots Search. Don't let the pretty cover fool you, this is one ugly, stupid space baby.
2008-03-20
As far as sci-
More Posts From Japan
More Posts From Japan"/>Evan Miller continues to update his blog with cool new finds from Japan. Tokyo Anime Fair is now just a week away.
2008-03-19
Anime
News Nina! - 2008-03-19
Nina scores some prime loot from Ultimate Mop Daisuke DX; Kevin deals with it.
2008-03-19
RIGHT TURN ONLY!! - Still Alive
This column is a triumph! I'm making a note here: huge success with reviews of NANA, Alive, and Tactics, three cute sisters in the Import of the Month, and a brand new Reader's Choice! 2008-03-18
This column is a triumph! I'm making a note here: huge success with reviews of NANA, Alive, and Tactics, three cute sisters in the Import of the Month, and a brand new Reader's Choice! 2008-03-18
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Project Blue Earth isn't a science-
It may not end entirely the way you'd expect, but the final four episodes offer a fantastic, heartfelt, sometimes emotional, and highly satisfying conclusion to a fantastic series.
It may take another volume or so to figure out if Switch is worth getting into or not ... it's hard to find anything here that makes it stand out from other crime stories.
Claymore GN 11
The Pieta arc concludes and Isley's full plan comes to fruition in an action-packed volume which delivers a grim and bloody fantasy story loaded with great visuals, and does it exceptionally well.
The Pieta arc concludes and Isley's full plan comes to fruition in an action-
Shin Megami Tensei: Kahn GN 1
With its generic demon-hunting story, uninteresting characters, and hideously awkward art, the first volume of Shin Megami Tensei: Kahn ought to be exorcised from this world.
With its generic demon-
Glass Fleet DVD 3-4
When volume four draws to a close, you may find yourself counting days until the release of volume five instead of sheep, and that's definitely a welcome change after the snoozarific episodes preceding these.
Welcome to the NHK DVD 3
May have its stylistic shortcomings, but unusual characters, a focus on life on fringes of Japanese society, and enough sentimentality to belie its often cruel plotting sweep such misgivings quickly beneath the carpet.
May have its stylistic shortcomings, but unusual characters, a focus on life on fringes of Japanese society, and enough sentimentality to belie its often cruel plotting sweep such misgivings quickly beneath the carpet.
My-Otome DVD 4
These four episodes may not have as much action as earlier ones, but more than make up for it with their wealth of plot and character developments. Artistic flaws persist, but it is still the best volume yet in a steadily improving series.