Category: Anime

Zakuro Studio: J.C. Staff Publisher: Nippon Ichi Genre: Alt History Romantic Dramedy Run Time: Approx 318 Minutes Release Date: 06/12/2012 Zakuro is one of the latest anime releases from Nippon Ichi. It’s a thirteen episode series based off the manga series Otome Yōkai Zakuro. Their last anime series Occult Academy was a Blu-Ray only release…

Occult Academy Complete Series Premium Edition Studio: A-1 Picture/Aniplex Publisher Nippon Ichi Genre: Drama/Action Runtime: 344 Minutes (2 Blu-Ray discs) Release Date: 05/08/2012 Over the two years that Nippon Ichi has been doing anime releases to supplement their video game publishing, we’ve seen the product evolve. It started off with straight DVD releases with series…

From March 30 to April 1, I attended EvilleCon in Evansville, Indiana. While there, I conducted an interview with Malinda and Kyle Mathis of SynchroHearts. Micah Solusod sat in on the interview, as I also interviewed him. Malinda is an art graduate from Missouri State University with a concentration in computer animation. Malinda is the…

From March 30 to April 1, I attended EvilleCon in Evansville, Indiana. While there, I was able to meet Micah Solusod on several occasions, even asking him to sign a few things and to call a friend of mine in New York who had recently gotten into the series but wasn’t able to come to…

kimi ni todoke: From Me to You Volume 2 Premium Edition Studio: Production I.G Publisher: Nippon Ichi Genre: Romance/Drama Release Date: 04/10/2012 Back in January I had the opportunity to review the first volume of kimi ni todoke. Even though I’m not really into the romantic dramas unless they are comedy heavy (like Toradora!), I…

I lived in Evansville, Indiana for four years without ever having the chance of attending EvilleCon, their local anime convention, which hosts an assortment of events, panels, video gaming, table-top gaming, vendors, artists, and more. While not exactly an otaku myself, I did grow up watching such classics as Dragon Ball Z, Pokemon, Full Metal…

House of Five Leaves bombed in Japan. Will it be more appealing to a Western audience?

Arakawa *2: Under the Bridge x Bridge Studio: Shaft Publisher: Nippon Ichi Genre: Romantic (?) Comedy Release Date: 02/07/2012 Perhaps the hardest part about reviewing the second season of Arakawa is deciding what to call it. The box and DVD Profiler says Arakawa *2 Under the Bridge x Bridge. Rightstuf.com just calls it Arakawa Under…

kimi ni todoke – From Me to You: Volume 1 Premium Edition Studio: Production I.G Publisher: Nippon Ichi Genre: Romance/Drama Release Date: 01/10/2011 kimi ni todoke (yes, there’s no capitalization) is the latest anime release from Nippon Ichi. I have to admit I’m not a big fan of romantic dramas, animated OR live-action. Anime-wise the…

The second and final volume of Katanagatari is out. Does it fare better than the first?