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AMV
AMVs, or Anime Music Videos, are fan-produced creations made by setting anime clips to music. While most often made for fun, anime conventions have made AMVs into a very competitive part of their programs receiving several hundred entries every year. There really are no rules to making an AMV just as long as the majority of the video comes from anime and the majority of the audio is music. However each convention has its own set of rules. Also related is the Game Music Video or GMV. Similar to an AMV a GMV uses game footage (often the cutscenes) set to music to make a video.
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The X Button - Do the Mario
This week, New Super Mario Bros. Wii makes Todd giggle with childlike joy and then write about Shiren the Wanderer, Zelda: Spirit Tracks, and the vast history of Falcom. 2009-12-02
This week, New Super Mario Bros. Wii makes Todd giggle with childlike joy and then write about Shiren the Wanderer, Zelda: Spirit Tracks, and the vast history of Falcom. 2009-12-02
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A trip back to the 80s does not end well.
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Shelf Life - Miracle
While everyone else was out buying laptops, Erin was trudging through a puddle of trash.
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2009-11-29
While everyone else was out buying laptops, Erin was trudging through a puddle of trash.
- Blassreiter pt. 1
- Miracle Train ep. 1-
- Shonen Onmyouji complete
2009-11-29
The Gallery - Cari Corene
Wipe away your thanksgiving food coma with us as we chat with Cari Corene about a webcomic that is centered around toilets and cute animals, but inspired by European art and manga. And it's actually good! 2009-11-28
Wipe away your thanksgiving food coma with us as we chat with Cari Corene about a webcomic that is centered around toilets and cute animals, but inspired by European art and manga. And it's actually good! 2009-11-28
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Recent Reviews
Tatakau Shisho Episodes 1-6 Streaming
There's a certain majesty to the speed and thoroughness with which Tatakau Shisho self-destructs.
Nabari no Ou DVD
The added element of Miharu's apathy to all the flashy ninja theatrics makes the show uniquely engaging…unless you came looking for a traditional high-energy action show. In that case, you'll be disappointed.
The added element of Miharu's apathy to all the flashy ninja theatrics makes the show uniquely engaging…unless you came looking for a traditional high-
Blassreiter DVD part 1
CG animation highlights this story of a special task force who must deal with corpses turned into rampaging monsters in this recent effort from Gonzo. Though flawed, particularly grim, and certainly not innovative, it does deliver a fair amount of entertainment value and some occasionally very solid storytelling.
CG animation highlights this story of a special task force who must deal with corpses turned into rampaging monsters in this recent effort from Gonzo. Though flawed, particularly grim, and certainly not innovative, it does deliver a fair amount of entertainment value and some occasionally very solid storytelling.
Dragon Ball Z - Dragon Box 01
If you have the spare time and the desire to see folks getting slammed into rocky pillars, strap on your nostalgia goggles, switch off your brain, and your wish will be granted.
If you have the spare time and the desire to see folks getting slammed into rocky pillars, strap on your nostalgia goggles, switch off your brain, and your wish will be granted.
Summer Wars
Decades from now, Summer Wars will be seen as the official arrival of Mamoru Hosoda. It's a near-perfect blend of social satire and science fiction, at once timely and timeless, sardonic and optimistic. It is a triumph.
Decades from now, Summer Wars will be seen as the official arrival of Mamoru Hosoda. It's a near-
Sasameki Koto Episodes 1-6 Streaming
There's plenty to enjoy here: likeable characters, laugh-aloud jokes, and over it all a faint pall of heartbreak to temper its rampant lightheartedness.
Sugar: A Little Snow Fairy DVD 1
... what it does have is a quality that seems to have gone missing from the industry as of late. It's honest. One of the last few honest anime shows.
... what it does have is a quality that seems to have gone missing from the industry as of late. It's honest. One of the last few honest anime shows.
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can [Not] Advance
Evangelion 2.0 feels as though the project has been put on mood stabilizers: it's not any happier, but it's more stable and certainly more focused. And in the end, it's a vast improvement. It hurts so good.
Evangelion 2.0 feels as though the project has been put on mood stabilizers: it's not any happier, but it's more stable and certainly more focused. And in the end, it's a vast improvement. It hurts so good.
S.A Sub.DVD
Despite a flimsy premise and lackluster male lead, this story about a girl doomed to perpetually finish second to a chief rival who has secretly fallen in love with her (mostly) succeeds for two simple reasons: it is often quite funny and occasionally endearingly sweet.
Despite a flimsy premise and lackluster male lead, this story about a girl doomed to perpetually finish second to a chief rival who has secretly fallen in love with her (mostly) succeeds for two simple reasons: it is often quite funny and occasionally endearingly sweet.
Claymore GN 15
The Whole Truth comes out, but other parts are actually more interesting, as Norihiro Yagi answers many long-standing questions and orients the series for its next climactic run. Although certain parts may be a letdown, there is still a lot to like.
The Whole Truth comes out, but other parts are actually more interesting, as Norihiro Yagi answers many long-
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Mushi-Shi DVD 6
Four final stand-alone tales of Ginko's encounters with mushi unfold as the series comes to an end. Overall, these episodes are just more of the same, and in the case of this series that is a Good Thing.
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