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One Peace Books’ second omnibus collection of creator Takashi Ikeda’s Whispered Words contains the middle three books of the nine-volume story. In these chapters the two high-school girl

Digital Manga just launched its new Kickstarter campaign seeking 29K to translate & publish the two-volume Tezuka manga mini-series Alabaster. I have a tough time envisioning how licensing,

Creative Intelligence Arts (CIA) CEO and founder Hiroaki Yura has announced that his company is recusing itself from involvement in the production of the Under the Dog OVA.

Question: What are some anime that seriously delve into Japanese Shinto mythology?

Question: If you had a time machine set to 2000 and could use it to address all the heads of the anime distribution industry in America then what

Question: Why do you think no Hatsune Miku anime series has come out yet? To me it seems like a no brainer, considering all the available music, video

Approaching Takashi Ikeda’s lesbian-tinged romantic comedy manga Whispered Words (Sasameki Koto) is a bit of a challenge because objective review of the series is difficult to separate from

Dave from Tampa recognized me as “John from AnimeNation” today while browsing the anime section at the New Port Richie MovieStop store. We had a pleasant conversation about

Over the past ten years I’ve annually compiled a list of the annual new anime TV and web anime productions that I considered the finest of the year.

Question: I was curious what your thoughts were on the short film / music video ME!ME!ME! feat. daoko / TeddyLoid? What is your view on the social commentary

Question: As someone who has not watched anime in five years or so, could you tell me what you consider some of the best films or short series

On the heels of the success of Tatsunoko’s reboot of its 1972 Kagaku Ninjatai Gatchaman franchise as Gatchaman Crowds, the studio is evidently now producing a reboot of

Among the numerous amateur-created Japanese manga published within the 16 original issues of GEN Manga, Azumi Isora’s “Stones of Power” was debatably the most polished and professional. In

Masao Yajima & Boichi’s cataclysmic manga tale of clashing religious beliefs upon the advent of a teen girl’s manifestation of godlike powers comes to a compelling and satisfying,

The penultimate volume of Masao Yajima & Boichi’s epic anarchic fantasy Raqiya: The New Book of Revelation revolves around violent conflict on both interpersonal and global scales. The