Manga Review: Ponyo, Volume One
"She's not just a gold fish, she's Ponyo."
Ponyo Volume One, covers the first quarter of the long awaited movie from Hayao Miyazaki.
Highlights
In the dark depth of the ocean, the seeds of new life are being dripped form the bottles of life-giving elixirs. A new Jellyfish is being born from each drop of the elixir. Fujimoto is the man responsible for distributing the elixir, and while he's doing that, his daughter, Burnhilde, is sneaking out of their home (a submarine). Burnhilde hides herself on a jellyfish and drifts up to the surface.
Book Review: The Art of Ponyo, A Film by Hayao Miyazaki
With the release of the newest Miyazaki animated feature film, Ponyo, Viz has released The Art of Ponyo book. Being a huge fan of the art and genius of Hayao Miyazaki it is very easy to pick this hefty book up. For those who are not familiar with his work and enjoy the insight provided through books, you will find this one a real delight.
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Anime Blu-ray Review: Full Metal Panic, The Second Raid
The beloved story of a boy, two girls and the Mecha that the boy uses to destroy the bad guys. Yep, that is right. I know that all you Anime Fans are familiar with Full Metal Panic: The Second Raid, but for all of those who are not it is a story you should get to know. There are many reasons why Full Metal Panic or FMP has such a large fan base that the act of bringing it out on Blu-ray was only natural and exciting to see.
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Sousuke is the tormented young man who more often than not is consumed by his dedication to the mission. He has been given a great opportunity but sees it as a burden and does not want it. The opportunity is that he is the pilot of a Mecha called an Armed Slave with leading Black Op technology. For some reason it only works when it wants, not when he wants it too.
DVD Review: Devil May Cry: The Animated Series, The Complete Series.
In Devil May Cry: The Animated Series, Dante is half human, half demon, and runs a "odd jobs" agency called Devil May Cry. These "odd" jobs usually involve supernatural beings, called Devils.
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DVD Review: I Love You, Man
The term 'bromance' has become steadily more accepted in pop culture thanks to favored heterosexual mates for life like Joey and Chandler from Friends, Silent Bob and Jay from Kevin Smith movies, and then Judd Apatow's stream of buddy flicks. Bromance is about the love between two straight men who are extremely close to one another, almost to the point of parodying an actual romance. In April the newest bromance comedy was released starring Paul Rudd and Jason Segel, titled aptly I Love You, Man. Hilarious and full of heart, the film did very well in the theaters with a generally high review rate from critics. It is now out on DVD and Blu-ray, so it's time to cue your Rush music on your iPod and slappah de bass!
Blu-ray Review: The Last Starfighter
Back in the day (Read: the 70's and the 80's), Disney went on a huge Sci-Fi movie kick creating some of the most loved Sci-Fi cult classics such as TRON, The Black Hole, Flight of the Navigator, Escape to Witch Mountain, and others using their then state of the art, top of the industry know how of special effects wizardry. The results of which stuck in peoples minds to this day. Recently, Disney has been reviving these said classics in several different ways, TRON is finally getting a full blockbuster movie sequel as well as a Witch Mountain remake with Dwane "The Rock" Johnson along with rereleasing their older counterparts in order to gain interest in these new remakes. Enter the 25th Anniversary Blu-Ray release of The Last Starfighter.
DVD Review: Flight of the Conchords: The Complete Second Season
Flight of the Conchords is one of those shows that, though many of your friends may be into it as well, still feels like it’s “your show”. The series is based around New Zealand’s comedy-folk-hip-hop duo, Flight of the Conchords, and their struggles to make it big (or play a paying gig) in New York. What sets Flight of the Conchords apart from other comedy TV shows is the plot-relevant music videos seamlessly intertwined into the story of each episode.
Anime Blu-ray Review: Origin: Spirits of the Past
Another Anime favorite has been offered up to the "Blu-ray" technicians. In this case, they have once again added a new dimension to the already respected anime offering.
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The never ending struggle between Man and Nature is explored in this beloved tale. In 2006 the creators at Gonzo served up this post apocalyptic story of the future where Scientists created a strain of plant genetics that have a full conscience and is able to affect the human genetic structure too. The world is split into two factions, one is Nature and the other is the Waring Mechanical Humans, in the middle is Neutral City. One day a young lady awakes who had been asleep for 300 years and just so happens to hold the key that would free Humans from the new Super Power, The Forest.
DVD Review: Wolverine and the X-Men Volume 2: Deadly Enemies
Wolverine and the X-Men are back for more adventures in Volume 2: Deadly Enemies, now available on DVD. This set includes 5 episodes from Season 1. Following the events of the Heroes Return Trilogy (Volume 1), Wolverine has been slowly trying to get the band back together and trying to find ways to stop the dystopian future that Professor Xavier has warned them about.
Episodes:
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Professor Xavier contacts Wolverine from the future and warns that Africa will soon be destroyed. Wolverine travels to Africa only to find that Storm has been possessed by the Shadow King! Can he stop his former teammate before she destroys her own country?
DVD Review: Mushi-shi: The Movie
Mushi-Shi: The Movie, follows Ginko, as he looses his mother, becomes a Mushi Master, and fights to save his own life.
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DVD Review: Transformers – The Complete Series
"Me Grimlock say you full of cesium salami."
I grew up on Transformers and I have such fond memories of watching the show every morning before going to school. I just loved the idea of transforming robots (a reason that I also eventually loved the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Series as well.) Listening to Peter Cullen's deep voice coming out of Optimus Prime is one of those things that you just can't forget. Optimus was the total personification of good, while Megatron was all that was evil in the universe…it was as simple as that.
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies- Interview with LeVar Burton
LeVar Burton is electric as Black Lightning in Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
Star Trek: The Next Generation star adds sci-fi cache to all-star cast of
sixth DC Universe Animated Original PG-13 Movie.
As the voice of Black Lightning, LeVar Burton adds another level of
fanboy cache to a cast thick with legends of the super hero genre in
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies, the next entry in the popular series
of DC Universe animated original PG-13 movies.
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies boasts a cast headed by the definitive
voices of its three central characters – Kevin Conroy (Batman), Tim
Daly (Superman) and Clancy Brown (Lex Luthor), the original voices
from the landmark Superman: The Animated Series and Batman: The
Animated Series.