Sound Decision
- Nana Kitade Interview (Aug 23)
- MUCC + Nana Kitade Live (Aug 16)
- the Indigo Interview (Jul 26)
- Interview with Ai Uchida (Jul 19)
- The Pillows in Hollywood (Jul 2)
- The Pillows, KOTOKO, Live 8 + 365 (Jun 28)
- KOTOKO at A-Kon (Jun 21)
- Final Fantasy XII (Jun 14)
- hyde (Jun 7)
- Hiroaki Yura (May 31)
- Warner Steps Up (May 10)
- Kenji Kawai (Apr 26)
- Maaya Sakamoto, Starship Operators (Apr 12)
- Jane Lui (Mar 29)
- Trigun, Viewtiful Joe, Ah! My Goddess (Mar 15)
- Sixth S.E.N.S. (Mar 1)
- Ayaka and the Olympics (Feb 9)
- Boom Goes the Dynamite (Jan 25)
- Kristine Sa (Jan 12)
- Interview: Shaun Iwase (Jan 4)
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2005 [24]
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August 2005 [4]
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2004 [21]
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The List - 6 Villains That Saved the Day
anime
Sometimes all it takes to save the day is a bad guy with a change of heart. Here are six anime where the villain became the hero!
― The heroes might be the stars of the show, but a work of fiction is really made by an awesome antagonist. Someone the audience loves to hate or finds catharsis through a villain's disregard for the rules in lieu of getting what they want. The audience grows attachment t...
Die Wergelder GN 1
manga
Hiroaki Samura subtitles his new series "Bad Bitch Action," and while that's only true of a few of the characters, this is still an intense, disturbing, and sometimes funny series that means it when it says its for mature audiences.
― Can you put a price on a life? According to the ancient Germanic practice of wergeld (also spelled “wergild”), you sure can – the word means “man payment” and refers to...
ANNCast - Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Anime Magazine
anime
Otaku USA editor Joseph Luster stops by the show to talk about his long and impressive career as an anime writer, and what it's like working for the last remaining anime magazine in America.
― ANNCast Episode 249: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Anime Magazine Otaku USA editor Joseph Luster stops by the show to talk about his long and impressive career as an anime writer, and what it's like worki...
Lupin the Third: Where to Start and What's Worth Watching - TV Edition
anime
The first part of Reed Nelson's mega guide to the entire Lupin the Third franchise covers the best episodes from every single season of Lupin's television adventures!
― Every so often I see the question: “I want to get into Lupin the Third, where do I start?” Like other long-running anime, Lupin boasts dozens of anime installments, not to mention the original manga, video games, and live-action film...
Sailor Moon R Part II BD+DVD
anime
The quality is better (although not perfect) in Viz's release of the second half of Sailor Moon R, where Chibi-Usa's true history (and goal) is revealed.
― Arguably, part two of Sailor Moon R, the second of five original seasons in what has come to be known as Sailor Moon Classic, is where the story starts to get good. Less subjectively, it's where the story returns to the manga storyline (more or le...
Vinland Saga GN 7
manga
The tale of Ketil's farm comes to an end here as Thorfinn puts his new "first resort" for conflict into practice in this chapter of Makoto Yukimura's Viking saga.
― The phrase “move on” has many connotations, ranging from a simple shift in the topic of conversation to a much more drastic lifestyle change. In the seventh omnibus of Makoto Yukimura's Viking tale Vinland Saga (comprising volumes thirtee...
Sword Art Online: Progressive Novel 3
novels
Some aspects of the writing improve as the story moves to a new floor which poses fresh types of challenges, but other problems still linger.
― One of the most appealing features of the Progressive retelling of SAO's Aincard story arc is that it has the time to explore all the floor-to-floor variations which make Aincard the dynamic setting that it should have been. That is more evident in this novel...
Which Anime Made You Cry?
anime
Anime has the ability to pull our heartstrings and make us weep like all great entertainment. Our team of critics reveals which anime moment, episode or ending made them burst into tears - and we're dying to hear yours, too!
― A few weeks back we ran an interest piece on a survey of adult Japanese anime fans about anime that made them cry. That got us thinking – which anime, in the long history of ou...
Answerman - What Are Japanese Student Councils REALLY Like?
anime
Is it true that high school student councils in Japan are all-powerful organizations that rule the nation's high schools with an iron fist and limitless resources? Not quite.
― Jason asks: As an avid anime watcher and a high school student in the US, I've noticed that most student governments in anime are organized in the same way and do the same things, however they differ drastically compared to t...
Review: Tamako Market Blu-Ray
anime
Tamako Market may not reach the heights of its director’s previous work, but is still a polished and endearing effort.
― Tamako Market is a less-storied entry in the Kyoto Animation canon, but certainly not for lack of talent. The show represents the reunion of director Naoko Yamada and series composer Reiko Yoshida, the team responsible for the blockbuster hit K-On!, its sequel, and its indulgent bu...