DVD Review: Tokyo Majin: The Complete Series
Tokyo Majin
It's Zombie TIME! Zombies are being controlled and forced to attack the diverse and dark city of Tokyo. Oh, did I mention there are demons and ogres? Well, I am mentioning it now, and who do you think will challenge these threats? That's easy, five high school students will!
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Manga Review: Battle Angel Alita: Last Order volume 12
Battle Angel Alita: Last Order is the alternative path to the ending of the Battle Angel Alita series. Alita has regenerated herself into the world of combat. In Volume 12, with her companions, she changes the Z.O.T.T. and exposes some of the Government's dark secrets.
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DVD Review: The Stepfather
Who am I here? Did I copy this quote wrong? Possibly its meaning is part of a cryptic puzzle? Or could it be the ramblings of an unstable mind? By the end of The Stepfather you will understand the implications of this question.
Manga Review: What a Wonderful World! 1
What a Wonderful World! is a compilation of 9 tracks or short stories that chronicle a turning point in the life of young adults. All of these tracks deal with characters that live on the fringe of society. They range from middle school outcast, to college dropout musician, to struggling manga artist. Inio Asano takes us through a series of events that cover the depressing to humorous times in life all captured in the urban setting that shows the oppressive tendencies that come with inner city life.
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First Annual D23 Expo
To a Disney enthusiast, the idea of a convention organized by the Mouse himself is major excitement overload. The D23 Expo premiered for the first time last month and was exactly what you’d expect from a first year convention. Despite taking place right next door to Disneyland at the Anaheim Convention Center, it was surprisingly un-crowded. In March 2009, the first official online, members-only Disney fan club was launched, D23 (Walt Disney founded what would become the Disney Studios in 1923). The D23 Expo was then organized to serve as an annual meeting place for not only members of D23, but any Disney-loving member of the general public.
Manga Review: Rin-ne Vol 1
Rin-ne is the newest manga by Rumiko Takahashi, the creator of Ranma ½ and Inuyasha. In the series, Sakura Mamiya is a young high school student with an unusual ability; she can see ghosts. When one of her classmates is revealed to be a “sort of” Shinigami, she starts to have all sorts of strange supernatural adventures… and it all seems to be related to the time she got lost as a child and saw something very unusual.
Manga Review: The Prince of Tennis – Volume 34
The Prince of Tennis is a shōnen sports action-comedy manga. The story centers around Ryoma Echizen, a prodigal tennis player at Seishun Academy whose ultimate goal is winning the National Middle School Tennis Championship. While the series focuses on Ryoma, it also chronicles the path of his club, especially those that play pairs, as Ryoma tends to play singles.
DVD Review: The Story of Saiunkoku – The Complete Season One
The Story of Saiunkoku is a shōjo supernatural romance-comedy anime set in the titular mythical/historical realm. Saiunkoku is heavily influenced by Chinese mythology. While there is no exact year, the setting seems to be based very loosely on one of the more stable periods between the late Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty as the bureaucratic system established during the Han period is well entrenched while the development of gunpowder has yet to be discovered; however, the series is clearly not historical fiction.
Manga Review: Viz – 20th Century Boys
Naoki Urasawa, acclaimed manga artist for decades, is back with another thriller in 20th Century Boys. When Kenji was a boy during the 1960s he had dreams like any other kid. He watched the moon landing in 1969 and wanted to be an astronaut. He read comic books and wanted superpowers to save the day. He wanted to be tough enough to be able to beat up the bigger kids who picked on him. But most of all he listened to rock and roll, and wanted to be a rock star. Kenji's friends have the same ideas, and, one summer, they decide to create the Book of Prophecy, a picture book starring themselves as nine warriors who rise up to defend the Earth from the amorphous League of Evil, who are planning to bring the end of the world on December 31, 2000.
Blu-ray Review: An American Werewolf in London
David regains consciousness in the hospital to the care of Nurse Alex Price (Jenny Agutter – Child’s Play 2), who also takes him home for further recovery when he is discharged from the hospital and has no where to go at the time. David begins having strange cravings and visits from Jack, who tries to convince David to kill himself so he can move on. To make matters worse, David begins waking up in strange places naked, and Jack's visits are accompanied by other apparitions that aren’t happy with him.
An American Werewolf in London is an excellent movie that mixes an appropriate style of comedy to compliment the horror, but what would you expect from John Landis (Animal House). Add the cutting edge special effects that still hold up today, and you have fun flick with a pleasant mix of laughs and gasps.