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Commendation for Kuma Miko

John | August 14, 2016

Creator Masume Yoshimoto’s breakout hit manga series Kuma Miko: Girl Meets Bear is a distinctly Japanese story steeped in Japanese culture and practically

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RIP Kenny Baker

John | August 13, 2016

British actor Kenny Baker, best known as the actor behind the Star Wars franchise’s robot character R2-D2, passed away today at the age

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Ask John: Does Anime Care About Political Correctness?

John | July 31, 2016

Question: Do animes really care that much about diversity and “equal representation” like they do in the American media or is anime just

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Netflix Blame Teaser

John | July 25, 2016

Is it just my limited exposure to Tsutomi Nihei’s Blame, or does the story just really not make any comprehensible sense at all?

Just in case anyone is curious about my experience at last weekend’s Glass City Con VI, this is my convention report. I’ve deliberately

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Is Anime Getting Too Redundant?

John | July 10, 2016

The first episode of Regalia: The Three Sacred Stars aired on the 7th. The first episode of Qualidea Code aired two days later.

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Going to Glass City

John | July 6, 2016

Toledo, Ohio’s annual Glass City Con has invited me to return this year as a guest presenter. This year I’ll be hosting four

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Vampire Hunter D Comic KS Campaign

John | June 30, 2016

Stranger Comics has launched a Kickstarter campaign to sell an exclusive advance variant edition of the first issue of its American comic book

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Just Because

John | June 8, 2016

Regrettably, I don’t live in the UK, so I won’t be able to see this theatrical re-release, although I did see the film

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Face to Face with Vegeta

John | May 28, 2016

Yesterday at Megacon in Orlando I had the opportunity to briefly meet Ryo Horikawa, the voice actor behind Dragon Ball’s Vegeta. He was

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RIP Darwyn Cooke

John | May 14, 2016

53-year-old Eisner award winning comic artist Darwyn Cooke passed away this morning due to cancer. Donations in memoriam may be made to the

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Rolling Stone Covers Kanashimi no Belladonna

John | May 11, 2016

Rolling Stone Magazine has published a glowing introduction to Cinelicious Pics’ domestic remaster & re-release of director Eiichi Yamamoto’s eclectic & acclaimed 1973

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Ask John: What’s the Best Pretty Cure Series?

John | May 1, 2016

Question: What would you say are the top Precure series overall? Which would you recommend most out of the ones since Heartcatch, as

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Under the Dog New Trailer

John | April 28, 2016

The Kickstarter funded sci-fi action OVA Under the Dog has released a new trailer.