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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August 2006 [2]
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2005 [24]
December 2005 [3]
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August 2005 [4]
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2004 [21]
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Answerman - Do Foreigners Work In Anime?
industry
One reader wants to know whether or not non-Japanese people ever actually work directly in the anime industry - Justin runs down all the various ways they do.
― Lucas asks: Not sure if you already answered this question before, but I was just wondering how open the anime industry is when it comes to foreigners directly working on the development of anime. Are there cases of foreigners managing to ge...
Hunting for Rare Anime Swag in Japan
anime
For the hardest of the diehard otaku in Japan, finding the ultimate limited edition items comes with a serious price, and now that retailer exclusives are all the rage, it's a jungle out there.
― There are two Japanese phrases that describe serious Japanese collectors rather well. Roughly translated they're “Japanese people can't resist the words ‘limited edition’” and “Always buy sets of three. One ...
UQ Holder! GN 5
manga
UQ Holder seems to be establishing a solid rhythm in its fifth volume, and finally coming into its own as reliable entertainment.
― It's been a rough ride, but it seems like UQ Holder is finally developing some consistency. With Fate having just barely fallen into Kirie's trap at the end of volume four, this volume opens with a climactic chapter of Fate and Evangeline throwing everything they have at...
The Best and Worst of the Season So Far: Week of May 13-19
just for fun
Kiznaiver leaps up the charts while Assassination Classroom drops like a rock - what other chaos awaits your favorite shows in our weekly user rankings?
― Our team of reviewers are following 25 anime series of the Spring 2016 season and readers are rating each episode as the reviews go up. So let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season. Keep in mind that these r...
Review: Rage of Bahamut: Genesis BD+DVD
anime
One of the most critically acclaimed videogame adaptations ever, Rage of Bahamut: Genesis is out on bluray now. Theron Martin swashbuckles his way through the set.
― Now this is how you make a game adaptation! Specifically, Genesis is a companion piece to the app-based card battle game Rage of Bahamut, which at the height of its popularity had a worldwide English language user base in excess of three...
Answerman - Why Is It Unusual For Japanese People To Use Computers?
anime
"Oh, you also use computers?" is a common phrase you might hear in anime; why is "using a computer" is still sometimes treated as a hobby in anime?
― Shomik asks: When I was watching Tanaka-kun is Always Listless, which takes place in the present day, as well as playing the visual novel Root Double, which takes place in 2030 (and written a year or two ago), I come across lines like "Oh, you can use ...
Shelf Life - Bodacious Space Pirates: Abyss of Hyperspace
anime
Everyone's favorite short-skirted space bucaneers are back with a feature-length film bursting with positive energy and some decent animation - Paul takes a look. PLUS: this week's new releases!
― Memorial Day weekend carries a little extra significance for strange folks like me who follow motor racing. The Indianapolis 500 and the Monaco Grand Prix are both held on Sunday, which means I can watch t...
Review: Akame ga Kill Collection Two Blu-Ray
anime
Akame ga Kill's second half winds up being kind of a letdown thanks to some mishandled story elements and a misbegotten romance - Rebecca Silverman takes a look.
― Akame ga Kill may have a bit too high an opinion of its ability to be symbolic. While it is true that the first half managed to slip in some philosophy about killing being bad no matter what its purpose and to juxtapose the happy family li...
The Seven Deadly Sins GN 14
manga
Liones may be saved, but things are far from over as life starts to take a much darker turn for Meliodas and his merry band. If the Seven Deadly Sins are good guys, then what are the Ten Commandments likely to be...?
― Technically speaking, this volume of Nakaba Suzuki's semi-concealed Arthurian fantasy picks up where the first season of the anime ends – Hendrikson is defeated and life is starting to...