Columns - December 2015
- Answerman - Do Japanese Students Really Go On Huge School Trips? (Dec 30)
- Answerman - Why Don't Anime Characters Have Pubic Hair? (Dec 28)
- The Shelf Life Year in Review (Dec 28)
- The Mike Toole Show - Yo, Yoshiura! (Dec 27)
- The List - 7 Most In-Demand Japanese Voice Actors of 2015 (Dec 26)
- The Set List - Top 10 OPs of 2015 (Dec 25)
- Answerman - How Did Christmas in Japan Become A Thing? (Dec 25)
- The X Button - The Top Ten Games of 2015 (Dec 24)
- ANNCast - Itsudatte My Santa! Commentary Track (Dec 23)
- Answerman - How Were VHS Releases Mastered? (Dec 23)
- Answerman - What's The Difference Between BD-Rs And Regular Blu-Rays? (Dec 21)
- Shelf Life - A Glass Half Fullmetal (Dec 21)
- The List - 6 Examples of Futuristic Space Travel (Dec 19)
- ANNCast - Tutu Time (Dec 18)
- Answerman - Why Do Engrish Titles Only Sometimes Get Corrected For America? (Dec 18)
- The X Button - Roundup Sides (Dec 17)
- Answerman - Why Do Some Classic Anime Never Get Re-Released? (Dec 16)
- Answerman - Does Uncensored or Re-Animated Anime get Streamed? (Dec 14)
- Shelf Life - Capture the Flag (Dec 14)
- The Mike Toole Show - The Anime Cult (Dec 13)
- Answerman - Why Do Anime Discs Go On Clearance? (Dec 12)
- The List - 6 Most In-Demand Japanese Voice Actresses of 2015 (Dec 12)
- ANNCast - Custom Zaku (Dec 11)
- The X Button - Expert Ease (Dec 10)
- Answerman - Why is it so tough to buy Japanese digital media downloads? (Dec 9)
- Answerman - How Does Old Anime Get Remastered? (Dec 7)
- Shelf Life - Dragon Lagoon (Dec 7)
- The List - 6 Idols that Fandom Forgot (Dec 5)
- ANNCast - Visual Novel Invasion (Dec 4)
- Answerman - How Is Online Streaming Doing in Japan? (Dec 4)
- The X Button - Net Started (Dec 3)
- Answerman - Why Are Anime DVDs More Expensive Than Western Animation? (Dec 2)
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Answerman - Why Do Older Funimation DVDs Have Multi-Angle Credits?
anime
One reader uncovers an ambitious DVD extra from years and years ago, one forgotten by time that makes little sense to modern man. Justin explains the mystery.
― Chris A asks: A handful of my older Funimation DVDs (“Rumbling Hearts” and the 2003 “Fullmetal Alchemist” come to mind) will show an English or Japanese logo in the opening titles based on what the selected audio language is. They accomplish...
Shelf Life - C3
anime
The fanservicey supernatural drama of C3 baffles and intrigues Gabriella Ekens, but is it enough for a recommendation? PLUS: all of this week's new anime releases!
― About once or twice a year, I find myself putting off watching the last few episodes of an anime series for an unreasonably long time. It's almost never because the show is bad, but rather because I have a subconscious desire for it to ...
Earl and Fairy Sub.DVD
anime
Discotek's release of this 2008 shoujo series has an appealing blend of historical romance and British folklore, plus it covers different material from the original light novels than the previously released manga. It looks a little dated, but the story definitely holds up.
― Based on the light novels of the same name by Mizue Tani, Earl and Fairy is a combination of cute, romantic, and dangerous. Set...
Fairy Tail GN 53
manga
The Alvarez Arc officially begins as Fairy Tail learns the secrets of its past. There may be more set up than action, but this is still a compulsively readable volume as Mashima plays with some old folkloric ideas.
― Spoiler Warning for Fairy Tail Zero True Love: for thousands of years of folklore, it has been upheld as the ultimate power, and even in today's fiction it occupies a mythic place in ter...
The List - 7 Twisted Wishes Gone Wrong
anime
The monkey's paw rules are simple: you get one wish, anything your heart desires, but there will be horrible consequences as a result. It's happened at least seven times in anime!
― Last week's list was all about lovable monkeys, but this week I'm taking on a side of our furry relatives that's a whole lot more sinister: the Monkey's Paw. Thanks to a famous short story by William Wymark Jacobs, this ...
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Novel 5
novels
Danmachi's fifth volume takes us deeper into the Dungeon than ever before as Bell finds himself out of his depth and Hestia breaks a major rule to find him.
― What is it that keeps Is It Wrong to Try to Pick up Girls in a Dungeon's Bell Cranell from being an obnoxiously overpowered hero? He certainly has many of the traits of those Gary Stu like figures from other series: insane luck, amazing abiliti...
ANNCast - RahXephon
anime
Zac, Jacob and a special guest revisit the beautifully composed and thoughtfully constructed Evangelion-alike RahXephon after putting it off for way, way too long.
― ANNCast Episode 258: RahXephon Zac, Jacob and listener Alexander Smit (Twitter @BioD42) revisit the beautifully composed and thoughtfully constructed Evangelion-alike RahXephon after putting it off for way, way too long. You can listen ...
Answerman - Why Do American Companies Bother To Release Filler Episodes?
anime
Everyone's irritated by filler, so why do American companies even bother dubbing those episodes and releasing them? Justin gets into it.
― Oni asks: Why do American companies dub, and show, filler episodes? I'm talking like Naruto, Bleach, One Piece, why do they bother? These shows have MASSIVE backlogs, both Naruto and One Piece are like 4-5 years ahead of the US Toonami broadcasts at this point, w...
The Takarazuka Experience: Rurouni Kenshin
anime
All about Japan's legendary all-female theater troupe, which has delighted audiences for generations with lavish, impeccable stage productions of some of your favorite anime - including Rurouni Kenshin!
― Anime fans might not think about this too often, but there have been stage productions of popular anime, manga, and video game titles as early as 1966 with Sazae-san; such productions became dramati...
Monster Musume: I ♥ Monster Girls GN 1
manga
It's a licensed collection of doujinshi about Okayado's Monster Musume! It's an odd release, but for fans of the original, there are definitely stories to enjoy.
― I'll admit that it's a bit of an oddity – Okayado's harem comedy Monster Musume is already rife with fanservice and largely functions as a slice-of-life story about everyman Kimihito's forced coexistence with a variety of hot monster girl ...
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