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Anime Review: Our Home’s Fox Deity – Volume 2

Roughly three months ago, I reviewed the first volume of Our Home’s Fox Diety and not only found it to be a lot of fun, but also the second best out of the four anime series Nippon Ichi has brought to North America. Now the second [...]

Posted On : Mar, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

Anime Review: Pandora Hearts, Volume 2

Three months ago I reviewed the first volume of Pandora Hearts. I found it to be a decent show, but a little too slow and filled with way too much padding compared to anime I usually watch. I also listed it as my least favorite of the fo [...]

Posted On : Feb, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

Anime Review: Dead Space: Aftermath

Dead Space Day,” with the release of Dead Space 2 and Dead Space: Aftermath. Dead Space: Aftermath is the second animated movie based on the Dead Space video game franchise, the first being Dead Space: Downfall. I recently reviewed [...]

Posted On : Jan, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Review: Megamind is confusing anime

Similar to Despicable Me yet not the same, Megamind is an animated film about a confused master villain who may not be as nasty as he projects himself to be. Directed by Tom McGrath, this film is definitely a step above his better known [...]

Posted On : Dec, 25 2010 | Comments : 0

Movie review: 'The Dreams of Jinsha'

Whether any animation industry can ultimately compete with Japanese anime and the Disney/Pixar-led American juggernaut remains to be seen, but for now "The Dreams of Jinsha" at least marks a painstakingly if awkwardly assembled [...]

Posted On : Dec, 03 2010 | Comments : 0

Film Review: ‘Summer Wars’ anime aims for Oscar

The opening scene of Mamoru Hosoda’s animated film Summer Wars transports us to the virtual world of OZ, a place where hundreds of millions of users chat, shop and play via customized avatars in a breathtakingly trippy space that o [...]

Posted On : Nov, 22 2010 | Comments : 0

Anime Review: Corpse Princess Shikabane Hime Parts 1 & 2

Corpse Princess Shikabane Hime starts out strong, but loses itself a little in a maze of convoluted plots, ultimately ducking the punch promised at the beginning. Blame it on the dead girls. Oh, but what a beginning. Th [...]

Posted On : Oct, 19 2010 | Comments : 0

Film preview: Scotland Loves Anime

WHETHER it's the post-apocalyptic thrills of Akira, the cuteness of Pokémon or the breathless innovation of Hayao Miyazaki's Oscar-winning Spirited Away, anime – the catch-all term for Japanese animation – has [...]

Posted On : Oct, 05 2010 | Comments : 0

Anime unsafe for little people's review, declares blue penci...

Japanese animation, or anime, DVDs contain negative elements which can corrupt the minds of Malaysian children, said Film Censorship Board chairman Datuk Mohd Hussain Shafie. He said many people were not aware of the effects because they [...]

Posted On : Sep, 28 2010 | Comments : 0

Movie review: Bogged down in 'Tales from Earthsea'

There's a whole lot going on in the Japanese anime fantasy "Tales From Earthsea," so why is it such a bore? It could be because this 2006 production from famed Studio Ghibli ("Princess Mononoke," the Os [...]

Posted On : Aug, 13 2010 | Comments : 0

Reviews: ARTIFACTS, IRON MAN ANIME

Greetings, Rama readers! Your friendly neighborhood David Pepose here, coming to you with some advanced reviews from the post-SDCC craziness, including books from Dynamite, Top Cow, Oni Press, Aspen Entertainment -- and even a sneak peek [...]

Posted On : Jul, 28 2010 | Comments : 0

Anime Review: Persona: Trinity Soul, Part 1

I could tell after one look at the Premium Edition of Persona: Trinity Soul that this series was not going to fit in among my shelf of anime DVDs. Literally. The Premium Edition of Persona: Trinity Soul throws in a hardcover artbook [...]

Posted On : Jul, 21 2010 | Comments : 1

FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST - BROTHERHOOD - VOL. 1 (ADVANCE REVIEW)

A hero who comes to close to the sun will lose his wings hardened with wax, and be thrown to the ground.” As has always been the running story from the beginning of the anime series, Brotherhood presents the reality that the two br [...]

Posted On : Jul, 05 2010 | Comments : 0

Anime Review Persona Trinity Soul

I’ve had a few surprises regarding anime this year. The first was that both seasons of Slayers Revolution and Evolution-R were released this year, complete with the original English dub cast (sans Xellos) reunited. The next was tha [...]