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Manga Review: Naruto 549
Previously in Naruto: Revelations of the early life of Gaara and the decisions that led to his body harboring the one-tailed Shikaku were stated by his father. Feeling full of guilt, Gaara’s father apologized in sorts. Surprisingly, Gaara was relieved and cried tears of joy. With that deal done, fighting proceeded to seal the previous Kazekage away. Meanwhile, Naruto and Bee ran into the...
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Anime Review: Sacred Seven - 4
Like most school setting action anime series, there HAS to be a school festival.
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The episode starts with Tandoji realizing that he is late for club preparations. In school, Ruri is watching over the preparations for the school festival while watching for any Darkstone attacks. As she is interviewed by the journalism club, Kagami, along with Hellbrick, goes around the school...
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Comic Review: Green Arrow: Crawling Through the...
Writer: Judd Winick Penciller: Scott McDaniel Inker: Andy Owens
One year after the horrifying events of the previous volume and Infinite Crisis, Oliver Queen has returned and seeks to rebuild the decimated Star City. This, however, is not something that Green Arrow can do alone and in order to truly make a difference, Ollie must do something he never expected himself to do – become part...
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Anime Review: THE iDOLM@STER - 4
The idols of 765 Pro are invited to appear on a cooking show centered around… frogs? Is anyone else thrown for a loop here or is it just me?
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Takane, Haruka, Chihaya, and Hibiki are called to appear on the cooking battle cable show “Gero-Gero Kitchen” to promote 765 Pro. The premise of the show is to create the best dishes possible while also competing for...
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Manga Review: Bleach - 458
Previously in Bleach: Ichigo and Ginjou took on Tsukishima and Shishigawara. In addition to trying to take on Tsukishima, Ichigo also had to deal with his friends’ (Inoue and Sado) defection. Ichigo was essentially between Scylla and Charybdis; to hurt those two and Tsukishima or not. Before he could move, Tsukishima went in for a sneak attack, which caught Ichigo off guard. Ginjou...
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"Kill Me Baby" To Receive Anime Adaptation
The announcement was made in the September issue of Manga Time Kirara Carat that another comedic slice-of-life 4-panel manga will be receiving an anime counterpart.
Kill Me Baby, a 4-koma style manga by Kazuho, follows the life of Yasuna, your average school girl, and Sonya, your not so average assassin. Sonya makes many attempts to fit in, only to be foiled when her assassin instincts kick...
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Tokyo International Anime Fair 2012 to be held...
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Good news for all anime fans. One of the world’s largest anime trade fairs is making its return in March 2012.
The annual anime trade fair was cancelled this year due to the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, which caused damage to Tokyo Big Sight, the venue where TAF was scheduled to be held at.
TAF 2012 will be held at Tokyo Big Sight from 22nd March to 25th March 2012.
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Anime Review: Usagi Drop - 4
It’s good to meet some new people, for both Rin and Daikichi.
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Well, it seems like the nursery issue isn’t the problem anymore now that Rin is comfortably enjoying herself with kids her age, including young Kouki (Sakai Noa). Although the issue of family gets more tense, as kids tend to stick with a formulaic meaning to how life functions, Rin doesn’t seem...
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"Game of Thrones" To Continue Indefinitely
After the conclusion of TV show Game of Thrones, fans of the series and book alike expressed worry that the show wouldn’t catch up with the rest of the A Song of Ice and Fire book series before being canceled.
In a recent interview, HBO’s co-president Richard Pierpier stated, “We told [Martin] we’d go on as long as he keeps writing.”
This statement was backed up...
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Rumour: PlayStation Vita Coming To A Store Near...
According to IGN, an advertisement from Blockbuster in the UK has listed down the release dates and pricings for PlayStation Vita. The PlayStation Vita is listed to be released on October 28th, with the Wifi version going for £229.99 and the Wifi+3G version for £279.99
Call me a skeptic, but as excited as I am about PlayStation Vita, I would really take this piece of news with a pinch of...
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Anime Review: Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu Ni! - 3
Back in school, what kind of development happens, and happened?
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Part A of episode three focuses on Hideyoshi and Yuuko. (Kato Emiri voices both of them.) Knowing the running gag on Hideyoshi, the smarter and more forceful (but not thinner!) older sister takes advantage of them being twins into a hilarious identity swap. And of course, this does not bode well for Hideyoshi as...
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Manga Review: ST&RS - 2
Previously in ST&RS: With a fateful message received on Earth, which indicated that other intelligent lifeforms existed in the universe, countries around the globe immediately rushed to create a space force with the goal of establishing a moon base and swiftly reaching the moon in time to meet with the message senders. Advancing to the future, young students, the star enthusiasts Maho and...
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WatchBeyond the Game EVO 2011 Trailer
The fine folks at Animatronic Ackbar have put up a trailer for EVO 2011 on their latest work: “Beyond the Game”, a documentary on video game culture. As this was made for EVO 2011, it mainly featured fighting game tournaments, fighting game fans and arcades, etc. However, this is not what all the film is about.
Unlike 2008 similarly titled...
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Anime Review: [First Impression] Yuru Yuri - 1-4
Oh, the moe! It’s too much!
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Let’s meet our cast before anything else. Meet Akari Akaza, an incoming middle school student and a new member to the Amusement Club. Her childhood friends,Yui Funami and Kyoko Toshino, are a year ahead of her and the senior members of her club. Akari’s new classmate, Chinatsu Yoshikawa, quickly joins the fray as the club’s...
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"Sekai-Ichi Hatsukoi" Gets a Second Anime Season
It seems like cieru-’s anticipation for a second season has come true after all.
All the fluff and heartwarming development between Onodera Ritsu and Takano Masamune are expected to continue and drive fans — mostly girls, I presume — nuts with all the harassment and intimacy. Certainly good news for those anticipating a second season.
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Manga Review: Brave Story - Shinsetsu
“When 14-year-old middle-schooler Wataru’s father leaves home and his mother is taken ill to hospital, he decides to change his fate by traveling through the magical door shown to him by his mysterious classmate Mitsuru. In a land of magic and monsters, Wataru must summon all his courage and embark on a journey with several comrades to meet the Goddess of Destiny and change this...
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Top 5 Thursday: Games of 2011 (So Far...)
2011 has been a solid year for gaming early on. There’s been hits and misses, classics remade and overhauled, and surprises coming out of left field. One thing is for certain, gamers have had plenty of titles to check out in the first six and a half months of 2011. You might not agree with the final positions or the exclusions, including games that I haven’t had the pleasure of...
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Rumour : "A Certain Scientific Railgun" Coming...
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After a successful first season and the release of an OVA, is it time for our favourite Biri Biri and group of friends to make their return to our screens?
A certain magazine scan floating online has hinted at the possible reveal of a second season of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun, otherwise also known as A Certain Scientific Railgun, in the next issue of Monthly Comic Dengeki DaiOh.
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Anime Review: [First Impression] Kamisama Dolls -...
In which we are introduced to the story, our main characters, and a robotic twin-tailed god (who is not in any shape or form related to Hatsune Miku).
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Kamisama Dolls is an anime that I initially didn’t think I would be watching. The premise sounded interesting, but the combination of robots and the large-chested female on the promotions made me a bit wary.
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Manga Review: Fairy Tail - 244
Previously in Fairy Tail: Often touted as the strongest team in Fairy Tail, the fabulous five stood tall against Hades of Grimoire Heart. One after another, each unleashed their attacks with fury against Hades. Hades wasn’t fazed and retaliated. In the most ruthless and cheap method of all, he targeted the weakest dragonslayer, Wendy.
What happened next? Read on!
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Anime Review: [First Impression] THE iDOLM@STER -...
Based on the XBox 360 game of the same name, THE iDOLM@STER follows the twelve idols of 765 Production. Being a newer company and struggling from a shortage of producers, they hire a new producer to help these girls become first class idols!
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The source material is a combined raising-sim/rhythm game, where you try to help the idols of 765 Pro become household names. The anime is...
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Nickelodeon Announces Toynami x UNKL Collaboration
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Nickelodeon, Toynami, Inc. and vinyl toy brand UNKL have teamed up to create a line of co-branded SpongeBob SquarePants vinyl toys, using UNKL’s successful UniPo figures.
Toynami unveiled the prototype of one of the figures (SpongeBob) at Comic-Con International. This toy line should offer fans and collectors of all ages a new and unique take on Spongebob Squarepants and friends....
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Anime Review: [First Impression] Dantalian no...
In which we meet the living library and a male protagonist who lives in Europe and is not named Claude.
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Dantalian no Shoka is the latest brain child of studio Gainax, famous for shows like Evangelion, Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt and Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann. The series opens with a scene of a young boy in a space-like alternate universe, where he meets a...
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"The Humble Indie Bundle" Is Back For A Third Go
“The Humble Indie Bundle” has been far too good to gamers in its first few runs. Now, in its third official try, they seek to raise more money for the usual great cause. The games in this package include: VVVVVV, And Yet It Moves, Cogs, Hammerfight, and Crayon Physics Deluxe. The whole package is PC, Mac, or Linux compatible, DRM free, and include Steam keys for activation.
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ufotable's latest original project: "Sakura no...
Continuing on its roll of animation productions, ufotable, perhaps most famous for its production of Kara no Kyoukai, is producing original anime “Sakura no Ondo”.
The above banner was spotted at the Under the Bridge Museum of Machi Asobi Festival Volume 6. Sakura no Ondo, or loosely translated as “Temperature of Sakura”, will be directed by Hirao Takayuki. Hirao also...
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Anime Review: Mawaru Penguindrum - 3
I still can’t get over the transformation scene of Himari.
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Episode 3 centers around Oginome Ringo (Marie Miyake), the student Shouma and Kanba are stalking. Every 20th day of the month is Curry Day— an event celebrated by Ringo’s family, except that certain month it won’t be celebrated with family. She plans to spend dinner at Tabuki Keiji’s place and...
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Anime Review: Ao no Exorcist - 15
How dare they spend the first three minutes on extensive recaps! It makes the episode even more awesome.
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Kindness. Friendship. Hope. All of these are finally adding up to Rin. He’s not alone. No, he never was. But he insists that he fight alone because he hides a secret, one that will make him betray the trust that he worked so hard to obtain. It’s not easy, not...
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Hello Kitty x MIMOBOT: Hello Kitty Animal BLOTz
Unveiled at SDCC11, one of the new MIMOBOT collections, Hello Kitty Loves Animals BLOTz, features Hello Kitty dressed up as one of her favorite animals and presented in a blind box assortment. Each mystery box contains one MIMOBOT flash drive featuring Hello Kitty dressed up in one of the 11 animal designs, with two of the USB drives being super rare — the endangered Giant Panda and a...
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Comic Review: X-Men: Magneto Testament
Writer: Greg Pak Penciller: Carmine Di Giandomenico Inker: Carmine Di Giandomenico
One of Marvel’s most compelling characters, Magneto’s past was for a long time shrouded in mystery, with only fragments known. However, X-Men: Magneto Testament finally reveals the harrowing events that led to the birth of Magneto, telling the story of Max Eisenhardt, a young Jewish schoolboy in Nazi Germany.
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Manga Review: KHR Target - 346
Previously in KHR: Simply put, the arc ended. After Tsuna’s victory against Daemon Spade and an enlightening flashback, we were left with the cliffhanger of the Vindice wanting to reveal one final key to the participants. What was this? Well read on.
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Plot Continuation: One of the joys of writing the “Previously In” section of these reviews is asking if the...
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