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ANIME REVIEW: YURI KUMA ARASHI Yuri Kuma Arashi is not a show that I would show my parents. In fact, I’d be very hesitant to show it to anyone who hadn’t already expressed an interest in it themselves, or who didn’t know me very well. The first few episodes are so blatantly filled with fanservice…
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NEWS: TEN NEW SHOWS ADDED TO FUNIMATION’SBROADCAST DUB LINE-UP It hasbeen three months since FUNimation announced the Broadcast Dub initiative–fueled by the overwhelming popularity of the Space Dandy dub broadcast on Toonami–which aired PSYCHO-PASS 2 and Laughing Under the Clouds. FUNimation has now announced the addition of ten more shows to this endeavor, and are…
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EPISODE REVIEW: DEATH PARADE EPISODES 1-3 DeathBilliards was a wonderful animated short by Madhouse as part ofthe Young Animator Training Project about two men forced to play a game of billiards with their lives on the line, after arriving in a strange bar with no recollection of how they got there. With sharp visuals, an…
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EPISODE REVIEW: YURIKUMA ARASHI EPISODES 1-3 YurikumaArashi, the latest series from Revolutionary Girl Utena and Mawaru Penguindrum director Kunihiko Ikuhara, is a bit jarring to get into, throwing you headfirst into a storm of trippy visuals and mild sexual content. However, the show is well-served by the classic “three-episode rule”, and certainly hooked me once…
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NEWS: GHOST IN THE SHELL 2015 MOVIE’S FIRST TEASER TRAILER UNVEILED A teaser for the upcoming 2015 Ghost in the Shell film based on Masamune Shirow’s manga has been released by Production I.G. Set to open in Japanese theaters in early summer, and will feature much of the cast and crew from Ghost in the…
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NEWS: FUNIMATION WILL COLLABORATE DIRECTLY WITH STUDIO KHARA ON EVANGELION 3.33 RELEASE After nearly a year without any word of future plans of a home video release, Funimation finally announced today that it would work directly with Studio Khara in producing a final version of the third Evangelion movie for distribution. Funimation confirmed that Studio Khara will be…
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OST OF THE WEEK: “Aoi Hana” BY COLOR BOTTLE From the anime: Casshern Sins Color Bottle on Amazon Music
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OST OF THE WEEK: “PSI-Missing” BY MAMI KAWADA From the anime: A Certain Magical Index Mami Kawada on Amazon Music
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NEWS: DETECTIVE CONAN MOVIE 19 PREVIEWED SHOWCASING KAITO KID The teaser for Detective Conan: The Hellfire Sunflowers was streamed last Friday, revealing Kaito Kid as the 19th movie’s main suspect. The movie follows Kaito Kid, who is supsected of stealing the famous work of art “Sunflowers,” created by Vincent Van Gogh. Conan is once again…
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NEWS: ATTACK ON TITAN GETS SECOND SEASON During the opening event celebration for the first Attack on Titan compliation film’s premiere event last Friday (Attack on Titan Part I: Crimson Bow and Arrow), the cast and voice actors from the anime announced that a second season had been greenlit. The second season of Attack on…
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VIDEO: INTERVIEW WITH ALEXIS TIPTON @ ANIME NEBRASKON 2014! A couple of weeks ago at the Anime Nebraskon 2014 convention in Omaha, Nebraska, we were given the opportunity to sit down with legendary Funimation voice actress Alexis Tipton (Rosario+Vampire, Baka and Test, Guilty Crown) and ask her a few questions about her experiences in the…
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NEWS: TOONAMI MOVIE MONTH SCHEDULE REVEALED, HELLSING ULTIMATE 9 AND 10 WILL AIR Despite previously announcing they wouldn’t be able to air Hellsing IX and Hellsing X, Toonami has once again pulled through for their fans and stated that the block will in fact air the last two OVAs during their annual December month of movies.…
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OST OF THE WEEK: “Red Fraction” BY MELL From the anime: Black Lagoon MELL on Amazon Music
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NEWS: HELLSING ULTIMATE WILL NOT FINISH AIRING ON TOONAMI Adult Swim’s Toonami block announced today on their tumblr page that unfortunately they will not be getting the rights to air all ten OVAs of Hellsing Ultimate. The reasons are still unclear, but it appears the decision was sadly out of their hands. Here is the…
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OST OF THE WEEK: “Storywriter” BY SUPERCAR From the anime: Eureka Seven Eureka Seven Soundtrack on Amazon Music
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