| 2:26pm | NYAFF Double Feature - Being a Man and Loving ‘em Too! |  | | | The New York Asian Film Festival is in town this month, and for the first time ever, this blogger is taking the train into the city and catching some of the action for himself. For the next few weeks, I’ll be posting up some reviews and features from the events taking place at the IFC Center and... | | |
| 12:54pm | Anime Review: Romeo x Juliet | | | | When FUNimation ran their “Sneak Preview” panel at AnimeNEXT weeks ago, their centerpiece was a new title from studio Gonzo called Romeo x Juliet (pronounced “Romeo and Juliet”). In this Youtube clip, FUNi rep Adam Sheehan describes the unique dub that they did for this series:... | | |
| 1:41pm | Manga Review: Ballad of a Shinigami | | | | CMX’s newest release, Ballad of a Shinigami by Asuka Izumi, is the manga adaptation of the light novel by K-Ske Hasegawa. It follows Momo, the cutest little shinigami (a “God of Death” or grim reaper) that you’ve ever seen. Along with her animal familiar Daniel, Momo watches... |
| 3:50pm | The Worst Packaging Ever? | | | | So like I mentioned in my previous post, I’ve been receiving quite a lot of review material from FUNimation lately. While I’m never going to have the time to get to watch all these new releases and re-releases, it does give me a chance to scope out the current new offering in the R1 market.... |
| 1:35pm | Anime Review: Venus Versus Virus | | | | You know, for being called The Anime Almanac, I sure haven’t been showcasing a lot of anime as of late. The last anime review I did was of the first Lucky Star DVD from over a year ago. The last time I even directly talked about any anime show in particular was my analysis of Haré + Guu. Since... | | |
| 1:28pm | Manga Review: Yuri Monogatari vol. 6 | | | | In my years of fandom, one of the most interesting people I have ever met has been Erica Friedman. As a lesbian and hardcore manga fan, Erica has become very vocal and passionate about the yuri subgenre of comics. She’s so into it that she writes in her Okazu yuri-blog many times each week, runs... | | |
| 3:36am | Highlights of AnimeNEXT 2009 | | | | If I had to cite the biggest turning point in my anime blogging career, I would have to say that it was the AnimeNEXT convention last year. AnimeNEXT was the first convention to ever grant me a press badge, which opened myself and my writing to far more information and opportunities than I had ever... | | |
| 12:33am | AnimeNEXT 2009 - Day 3 in Tweets | | | | Best. Marketing. EVER! On site today: Scott from The Anime Almanac Kim animenext from AnimeNEXT Narutaki from Reverse Thieves DJ Ranma S from Anime Jam Session OutOfTimeProd from Out Of Time Productions Greg Kyle Hebert Carl from Ogiue Maniax Toshifumi Yoshida Vince A Sunday is the Day of Rest Narutaki:... |
| 5:11am | AnimeNEXT 2009 - Day 2 in Tweets | | | | We won’t draw a penis on your face, we promise! On site today: Kim Scott from The Anime Almanac animenext from AnimeNEXT Jon I. from JANAiBlog OutOfTimeProd from Out Of Time Productions Narutaki from Reverse Thieves Greg DJ Ranma S from Anime Jam Session Kyle Hebert Toshifumi Yoshida Carl from... |
| 4:36am | AnimeNEXT 2009 - Day 1 in Tweets | | | | On site today: Scott from The Anime Almanac Kim Jon I. from JANAiBlog animenext from AnimeNEXT Hisui from Reverse Thieves Narutaki from Reverse Thieves OutOfTimeProd from Out Of Time Productions Greg Erica Friedman from Okazu funimation DJ Ranma S from Anime Jam Session Toshifumi Yoshida Kyle Hebert... | | |
| 4:41am | AnimeNEXT 2009 - Day 0 in Tweets | | | | On site / Soon to be on site: Erica Friedman from Okazu Kim Hisui from Reverse Thieves Scott from The Anime Almanac animenext from AnimeNEXT Vince A DJ Ranma S from Anime Jam Session Narutaki from Reverse Thieves Vampt Vo from Ani-Gamers Kyle Hebert Be Prepared 10:02 animenext: Only one day to go until... |
| 12:05am | Review of “The Manga Guide to…” Series | | | | One time when I was getting a job interview for an entry level position, my potential employer took a good look over my resume. “So I see you’re really into this anime stuff,” he said. Since I had run a number of anime clubs in college and minored in Japanese, it was a pretty obvious... | | |
| 5:15pm | Manga’s Role in the Digital Revolution | | | | Through out the past several years of my fandom, I have seen a shift in the anime market from fans getting their video on TV and DVD to the underground world of online piracy and downloading. After years of ignoring this audience shift and suffering the loss of DVD revenue because of it, the anime industry... | | |
| 1:15am | Manga Review: Black Jack vol. 5 | | | | Tezuka. Tezuka! Tezuka! Tezuka! You cannot be into manga without having hearing that name mentioned at least once every few months of your otaku wanderings. Osamu Tezuka has come to be known as the grandfather of manga - the pioneer of the medium - and his works like Astro Boy and Kimba the White Lion... |
| 1:02pm | Manga Review: Genghis Khan - To the Ends of the Earth and Sea | | | | The Japanese novel To the Ends of the Earth and Sea - the story of Mongolian leader Genghis Khan - recently saw two different adaptations. The first was an epic live-action film in 2007. A co-production between Japan and Mongolia, the Genghis Khan movie won over the critics thanks to its lavish Mongolian... | | |
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