Manga Review: Slam Dunk vol 8: Basketball
Slam Dunk
is Takehiko Inoue’s classic basketball manga, finally being re-released in Viz editions. The star of the story is young delinquent teen Hanamichi Sakuraga; he was a huge failure in love, and a member of teen gangs until he fell in love with Haruko Akagi, a first year student at Shohoku high school. He joins the basketball team to impress her (and her brother being the team captain means she’ll be around frequently), but his basketball spirit is starting to kindle…of course, they all still need a lot of work if they’re going to reach the finals! The series is a mix of strong characters, comedy, and a lot of dramatic basketball action.
Manga Review: Kaze Hikaru – Volume 16
This older teen shojo series tells the story of Tominaga Sei, a young woman who has been dressing as a boy in order to belong to the Bushi warriors. She entered to avenge the death of her father and brother. She continues to stay so she can fight alongside Okita Soji, where she feels she belongs. They have become very close and important to each other. Soji knows her secret identity, but his longstanding decision never to marry or involve himself with women ( In his words, “I am Bushi. I have something more important than a woman or love.” ) keeps him from seeing Sei’s true heart.
Movie Review: Dismal
So when you‘re failing College Biology what do you do? Study hard? Get a tutor? Date the T.A.? No, we go on an extra credit field trip to The Great Dismal Swamp.
DVD Review: Blood Creek
“In the early 30s’ Adolph Hitler and his inner circle became obsessed with the occult, believing that the black arts were key to their plans for world domination. Nazi agents traveled the globe in search of ancient Nordic relics, known as runestones. They believed that if they harnessed the power of these stones nothing could stop the march of the master race. The symbols inscribed on these stones were said to describe the path to immortality.”
Manga Review: Crown of Love Volume 1
Crown of Love is a new shojo manga from Viz. The author/illustrator is Yun Kouga who is also known for Loveless. Our protagonist is Hisayoshi Tajima, a 16 year-old boy who attends Hakuo High School, well known for its great music and drama programs. He’s very popular with the girls, being nice to all of them. They call him “Kumi”. The story takes off when he helps a girl avoid a bit of trouble. Not knowing who she is, he can’t stop thinking about her.
Manga Review: High School Debut volume 13
When it came to softball, Haruna Nagashima was the top player in middle school. Now that she's in high school, Haruna is hanging up the bat and gloves and focusing all her energy on one thing: getting a boyfriend! But finding the right guy is easier said than done, especially if you're a girl who has never been on a date or even approached a boy directly. Help arrives in the form of Yoh Komiyama, who agrees to be Haruna's love coach. If she can better herself, she has a better chance of finding a boyfriend! But what happens when the student of romance falls in love with her teacher? It's an exciting high school debut of romantic courtship and dramatic hijinks everyone will want to look out for!
Manga Review: Fruits Basket, Ultimate Edition, Volume 4
Tohru Honda was living in a tent, alone, after her mother died. Because Tohru is terribly kindhearted, she did not want to worry her relatives and friends by living with them. Then one fateful day brought Tohru into the world of the Sohma's. As Tohru would quickly find out, the Sohma family has a secret. When certain members are embraced by a member of the opposite sex, they transform into the animal of the zodiac they are possessed by. Tohru ends up living with three of the Sohmas, Yuki (the Rat), Kyo (the Cat), and Shigure (the Dog).
Blu-ray Review: Surrogates
Based on the comic series of the same name, Surrogates delivers a thriller wrapped in an action movie packaging that will keep you locked in your seat for its short, yet sweet duration. The Blu-ray release feels like a similar treat, offering a very small amount of awesome special features packed in with great video and sound quality. Fans of the original comic series as well as fans of sci-fi films in general should pick this one up.
DVD Review: One Piece Season 2 Fifth Voyage
In One Piece Season 2: Fifth Voyage, the battle for Alabasta has begun! Luffy and his friends have been spending all this time traveling through just the outer edges of the Grand Line, battling not only the heat but the agents of Baroque Works.