| 6:29pm | Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen is a Really Good GI Joe Movie | | | | Is Transformers Japanese or American? Is it anime or not? The answer to these questions is “yes.” While the toys came from Japan, the original plot of Autobots vs Decepticons came from American writers, so it should come as no surprise that an American director was assigned to helm not... |
| 4:28pm | July 8th Vertical Vednesday: Sports Manga | | | | Vertical Vednesday, courtesy of Vertical Inc and Ed Chavez, is back for another informative around. This time, the topic is a genre of manga that doesn’t achieve much success in America for a a number of reasons, Sports Manga. Sports Manga has a very long history and some of the most beloved... | | |
| 3:45pm | The Reverse Thieves’ Otaku Diaries: And Now the Results | | | | Some of you may recall that back in February I mentioned an interesting project by the Reverse Thieves called the “Otaku Diaries.” The basic premise was that they wanted anime and manga fans to fill out a survey about various aspects of their lives, from age to love life to of course questions... |
| 2:12pm | A Base Twist: Psalms of Planets Eureka Seven (manga) | | | | Before I start talking about the Eureka Seven manga adaptation, I’d like to explain what Eureka Seven is as a franchise. Eureka Seven was designed by Studio BONES and Bandai to be a sort of multimedia franchise that reaches out and expands beyond the normal frame of any single anime or manga... | | |
| 1:18pm | Too Good for Its Own Good: Psalms of Planets Eureka Seven (Anime) | | | | With the Eureka Seven movie out, I figured it was high time for me to start talking more about Eureka Seven. I already reviewed Gravity boys & Lifting girl, but now I’ll be reviewing the original for this post, and then working my way towards the new movie. Psalms of Planets Eureka Seven... | | |
| 6:40pm | Saki Tacos: Yes This is the Best Promotion | | | | In a move I would have been angry about if no one ended up doing it, Japanese taco chain Taco Derio has decided to start using the face of this year’s most popular taco enthusiast in Japan, Kataoka Yuuki from Saki. Order at a Taco Derio and you can get a Yuuki-themed tray mat to show off to your... | | |
| 9:28pm | Hating Who You Used to Be | | | | I have a few questions to ask of you the reader, and I would much appreciate it if you responded in the comment section below. If you want to remain somewhat anonymous, feel free to not put down your usual username, etc. 1. How much do you feel you’ve changed since you’ve become an anime... |
| 11:59pm | Mandle in the Wind: Be a Man!! Samurai School | | | | Last weekend at the New York Asian Film Festival, I got the opportunity to see the live action film adaptation of the 1980s Shounen Jump manga known as Sakigake!! Otokojuku. The title translates into something along the lines of Charge!! Mancademy, but the official English title is Be a Man!! Samurai... | | |
| 4:46pm | Response: A Further Look at the Realism of Genshiken | | | | The Reverse Thieves made a post today about perceptions of realism in fiction and how pessimism tends to overwhelm optimism in public opinion of what is “realistic” or not, at the expense of being able to tell more happy and uplifting stories. It’s a really good read and it got me... | | |
| 8:26pm | “I’m an Anime Scholar! Why Should I Watch Anime?” | | | | I love the idea of applying a scholarly or academic approach to anime and manga. If you’ve been reading Ogiue Maniax I think that’s obvious. Whether it’s studying the works themselves, tracing parallels between fantasy and reality, observing the effects of fan subculture, or any other... |
| 2:50pm | Oldie but Goodie | | | | And for those of you who’ve already seen it, you should know I was the one who originally posted that screenshot on the internet. |
| 1:19pm | How to Tell If You’re Tiring of Bleach: BANKAI GYAKUTEN | | | | Now there are a lot of fans of the Shounen Jump manga and anime, Bleach. It’s one of the more popular series in the US, and of course does well in Japan too. However, along the way many fans fall off of Bleach or start to feel as if it’s dragging. Something is missing, something that drew... | | |
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