DVD Review: Nabari, The Complete Series: Part Two
With Miharu having made the decision to use his power to help erase his friend's existence, the battle lines have been drawn. He joins the Iga Clan to be close to Yoite, who is desperate to have his existence erased before his inevitable death. Yoite has the "Kira" or power to inject his ki or energy into his opponents body and control them. Although, every time he uses this power, the price is that his life is shortened. The Iga clan wants Miharu's ultimate power and is working to extract it from him. There is also the small group of Miharu's friends that would like to save Miharu from his own folly.
Anime Blu-ray Review: Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle: Season One
Princess Sakura is drawn into an ancient ruin where her latent powers are awoken. During this process Syaoran saves her from the overwhelming destruction she was headed for. At that moment, all of her memories are transfered into the wings she had grown and the feathers are scattered throughout the dimensional worlds. The wizard of their world sends them off to find Yuko, the dimensional witch to have her give them the ability to track down Sakura's memories. Two other travelers also appear at Yuko's at that time and join forces. They each pay a high price to be able to go on this quest, but agree nonetheless. The hunt is on to find all of Sakura's feathers and to help her regain her memories.
Movie Review:20th Century Boys
The masterful manga story by famed Naoki Urasawa, the creator of Monster and the epic Pluto, is being brought to the Big Screen and in Live Action. 20th Century Boys, is a highly acclaimed manga that took over 8 years for Urasawa to produce, is now being made into a trilogy and the first of the three installments will be released on December 10th.
DVD Review: Nana Box Set 2
Nana is the story of two women who share the same first name and end up living together in an apartment in Tokyo. One of them, Nana Osaki, is a punk and lead singer of the band Blast who has come to Tokyo to promote the band. The other, Nana Komatsu, is a bubbly girl nicknamed Hachi. The two are polar opposites, and yet are close friends.
DVD Review: Something unknown is doing we don’t know what…
“Something unknown is doing we don't know what.”
– Sir Arthur Eddington, English astronomer (1882 – 1944), comment on the Uncertainty Principle in quantum physics, 1927
Dutch filmmaker Renée Scheltema has chosen to use this quote as the tile of her new documentary film on the science behind psychic phenomena. Prompted by three seemingly mystical experiences in her own life within a short period of time, Scheltema decides to search for answers to how these things could have happened and if they could possibly be real or just coincidence. Armed with a camera and a tablespoon from her house that she watched a “Spoon Bender” twist like it was made of warm butter, she sets off to speak with some of the leading experts in the study of psychic phenomena.
Movie Review: Twilight Saga: New Moon
After standing in a line that would rival a theme park ride, I was one of the first kids on my block to witness the new Twilight movie: New Moon. I found myself surrounded by thousands of screaming teenagers eager to watch the translation of Stephanie Meyer’s second book in the series. What I found in the movie was a large improvement over the first movie but not offering anything compared to the quality we’ve seen in other fantasy genre flicks like Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, or Underworld.
Warning: Spoilers are ahead…
Supernatural: The Road So Far…
The Road So Far…
People who LARP are silly. I know it, you know it, the writers of Supernatural know it, and hopefully the LARPers know it as well. For the uninitiated LARP stands for Live Action Role Play, which basically amounts to a bunch of guys in poorly tailored robes throwing tennis balls at each other while screaming, "Lightning bolt! Lightning bolt!" That's not to say there is anything wrong with LARPing, so long as those participating as well as those observing understand it for what it is; innocent fun.
Manga Review: .hack//Alcor
Nanase is a player in the worldwide MMORPG that is The World. She's shy and quiet and has a crush on fellow player Silabus, head of the guild Canard of which she is a member. Problem is, all Silabus can talk about is Alkaid, another player who has become a star in the game. When player killers of an opposing guild target Silabus, can Nanase find the strength to stand up for her friends? Or will she run away? In a game like The World, anything can happen!
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Book Review: Battle Royale
