Columns - March 2008

The Best of "This Week in Anime"

Sep 21, 16:34

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Just over a year after its creation, Nick, Micchy, Jacob, and Steve of This Week in Anime have laughed and cried over an avalanche of great and terrible anime. Here are some of our favorite memorable moments. ― Hello everyone! Our "This Week in Anime" feature will return next Tuesday to cover the newest avalanche of Netflix premieres, but in the meantime, we thought we'd put together a Best Of TWIA t...

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ANNCast - Your Eternal Reward

Sep 21, 14:00

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Kodansha Comics is releasing the Sailor Moon manga all over again, so Manga Answerman Deb Aoki joins the show for a chat with Kodansha editor Lauren Scanlan and superstar translation team Alethea and Athena Nibley for a chat about what it took to put this giant book together. ― ANNCast 335 - Your Eternal Reward Kodansha Comics is releasing the Sailor Moon manga all over again, so Manga Answerman Deb...

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30 Years of Gunbuster

Sep 21, 13:00

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It's been three decades since a team of now-legendary artists at Gainax first unleashed the sci-fi mecha classic Gunbuster on the world - Dawn H. files an appreciation of this massively influential OVA. ― For people of a certain age (like yours truly), Gunbuster might have been something you first saw at an anime club viewing many years ago. Crowded around a 19” tube TV, watching the old US Rendition...

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Manga Answerman - Why Do So Many Manga Artists Avoid Being Photographed?

Sep 21, 12:00

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Many mangaka are notoriously camera-shy, choosing instead to only represent themselves with an illustration. What are their reasons for this? Deb gets into it. ― Editor's note: Originally published June 2018 - Manga Answerman is taking the week off, but we'll be back next week with a new column. Q: Why do a lot of manga artists prefer to not have their photos taken at events, like comic or anime con...

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The Rising of the Shield Hero Novel 12

Sep 21, 10:22

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Too many rushed plots and the continuation of the slave issue make this one of the series' weaker volumes. ― The Rising of the Shield Hero has been consistently upping the stakes for protagonist Naofumi, the eponymous Shield Hero, with mixed results. While early volumes dealt with the prejudices he faced as the Shield Hero, beloved of the demi-humans and not so much by the human population of Melroma...

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Anime Spotlight - Bloom Into You

Sep 21, 07:00

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"I think I could fall in love with you." ― Bloom Into You Official Website: http://yagakimi.com/ Introduction Characters Cast & Staff Gallery Premieres October 5, 2018 Key Staff Director: Makoto Kato (Beautiful Bones: Sakurako's Investigation (TV)) Series Composition: Jukki Hanada (Student Council's Discretion (TV), Steins;Gate (TV), Sound! Euphonium (TV)) Music: Michiru Oshima (Fullmetal Alchemist ...

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The Best and Worst of Summer 2018, Sep 9-15

Sep 20, 14:05

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The summer's coming to and end but there's still time for surprises! Black Clover jumps TWENTY ONE SPACES on our weekly user rankings - find out how your favorite summer anime did! ― Our team of reviewers are following 27 anime series of the Summer 2018 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 seaso...

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This Week in Games: A Tiny Little Playstation

Sep 20, 13:05

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Heidi steels herself for Senran Kagura on Switch, Yu-Gi-Oh showing up in Jump Force, the resurrection of Resonance of Fate, a tiny little Playstation with 20 games from your 90s childhood, and much more! ― Hey hey folks, it's Tokyo Game Show week! Yeehaw! I wanted to supplement this week's column with a mini-review of Senran Kagura Reflexions on Switch, but, uh, I'm not sure it even really deserves t...

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Haikyu!! The Movie: Battle of Concepts

Sep 20, 12:05

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The thrilling third season of Haikyu! is squished into a 90-minute film with some absolutely gorgeous Production I.G animation, but does the story survive the transition? Lynzee Loveridge tapes up her hands and gets on the court. ― As a compilation film, Haikyu!! The Movie: Battle of Concepts compresses the 10-episode third season of the Haikyu!! anime series into a tight 90 minute film and cuts much...

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Tokyo Game Show 2018 News & Trailer Roundup

Sep 20, 04:00

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Catch up on all the news and videos from this year's biggest event for Japanese games all in one place! ― Here's our roundup of all news, trailers, and gameplay videos from Japanese developers at this year's Tokyo Game Show event. We'll be updating this article continually, so be sure to check back for content added throughout the event. Tokyo Game Show runs from September 20-23. News Thursday, Sept...

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Catching Up With Sword Art Online

Sep 19, 13:00

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Sword Art Online returns this fall for its big third season, and if you're a little behind on the adventures of Kirito and friends, here's a handy guide to the franchise so far. ― Whether you love the series or not, the Sword Art Online franchise nonetheless ranks among the most successful of the 2010s. As of September 2018, its anime branch consists of two core anime series totaling 49 episodes, a s...

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Answerman - What Determines Whether An Older Show Should Be Released as SD-BD?

Sep 19, 12:00

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"Standard Definition Blu-ray" means you're getting a LOT of anime on a single disc - but not in HD quality. Justin Sevakis discusses exactly how - and why - a show might get released in this format. ― Jeff asked: My question gets a little technical but I was reading over the Skip Beat kickstarter campaign recently and I saw a statement from Pied Piper where you said Skip Beat was perfect candidate f...

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Eccentric Master and the Fake Lover Novel 1

Sep 19, 10:00

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"The Eccentric Master and the Fake Lover has some issues that might turn a reader off, but it is making an effort to be a fun fantasy and a slightly dangerous romance, both of which can be very appealing genres." ― If descriptions of messy kisses with lots of swapped saliva aren't your thing, this may not be the light novel for you. Vaguely reminiscent of Mysterious Girlfriend X in terms of its use o...

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Interview: Zero Escape Director Kotaro Uchikoshi

Sep 18, 13:00

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An interview with the director of the mind-bending cult favorite Zero Escape adventure game series, who has not one but TWO new games in development. ― An accomplished game designer with a lengthy career, Kotaro Uchikoshi is best known for his work designing the acclaimed Zero Escape games, a mind-bending, macabre adventure series that first launched with the cult hit Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine D...

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Import Review: My Hero One's Justice

Sep 18, 11:00

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My Hero Academia arrives on consoles and PC as a fully-featured arena brawler bursting with everyone's favorite heroes, but does it go PLUS ULTRA? Find out in our early review. ― With the current popularity of superheroes in popular culture, it's no surprise that superhero anime My Hero Academia is three seasons in and commands an ever-growing legion of loyal fans both inside and outside of Japan. Th...

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My Neighbor Totoro 30th Anniversary Ticket Giveaway!

Sep 17, 00:00