anime

An anime about five high school girls in their school's light-music club, K-ON!!, made the news in Japan last week when their opening theme song, "Go! Go! Maniac," and ending theme song, "Listen!!," made it to the #1 and #2 spots respectively in the Read More

The world of fiction can be a dangerous place, and it's not unusual to see characters losing limbs and vital pieces along their journeys. Here's a look at the ten deadliest prosthetic attachments in fiction. Read More

As a child growing up in an Asian country, I was hopelessly engrossed in animé, in the same way a child growing up in the United States to be engrossed in Saturday morning television shows. I decided to dig through my childhood memories, my own recent Read More

Ponyo is darling, bizarre, thoughtful, scary and gorgeous all at the same time. More complex than it seems, this "children’s" story is woven deep with life lessons and significant messages. Read More

This week we're celebrating an essential piece of outerwear that is worn well by many a fictional hero but especially well by these twelve guys and gals. Here are the top twelve long coats in sci-fi and fantasy. Read More

In this edition of Adaptation Analysis, Lyn takes a look at Sailor Moon's transformation (MAKE-UP!) from manga to anime. Read More

Ginny takes a look at this new anime box set full of flying saucers, zombies, and an unfortunately named scientist. Read More

This week we're giving away a DVD set provided by our friends at FUNimation! Enter to win a copy of the Project Blue Earth SOS Complete Series Box Set on DVD. Read More

Broccoli USA will be shutting down and liquidated by February 2009. They managed a fair amount of game, anime, and manga titles such as Digi Charat, Murder Princess, and Disgaea. Read More

There's no doubt that this election has fueled an untold number of spoofs, the most notable being Tina Fey's impersonations of Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live. But who knew it could be as far-reaching as Japan? And not only in city of Obama in Fukui, Read More

It is that time of year. Here are some very cool and creepy costumes from some of the best anime and video games in that genre. Read More