Category: Editorials
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The first rule of Bento Fight Club is: You do not talk about Bento Fight Club
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Read More →: The first rule of Bento Fight Club is: You do not talk about Bento Fight Club(Bateszi reviewed this back in November of 2011, I’m revisiting it in light of Funimation’s upcoming February release of the show) A strong signal that a series is great is that you can easily summarize the concept and get someone to watch it based on that short description. Ben-To is just that kind of show.…
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As long as we stay here in this world all that's awaiting us is death
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Read More →: As long as we stay here in this world all that's awaiting us is deathOn the blu-ray packaging, Funimation trumpets the Eureka Seven television series as “The Greatest Love Story Ever Animated.” Where that series is centered around love, the movie re-imagination, Eureka Seven: Good Night, Sleep Tight, Young Lovers, is all about death. In particular, it is about the fear of death. Even the crew of the Gekko,…
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Ghost in the Shell: The College Years
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Read More →: Ghost in the Shell: The College YearsGhost in the Shell: Arise marks Production IG’s attempt to reboot the classic franchise. With multiple successful superhero and anime reboots out in the wild, it’s only a matter of time before others (certainly Dragonball) get remade. Movie and television producers reboot well loved shows to appeal to modern audiences. The story, the characters, and the special…
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Band Spotlight: White Ash
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Read More →: Band Spotlight: White AshI was first introduced to this wonderful band through “Crowds”, the OP of Gatchaman Crowds (which I still haven’t finished) and instantly fell in love with the edgy, deep voice of the female vocalist. But after looking for the song on YouTube, I discovered that the vocalist is actually a male, a very geeky looking…
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I Can't Think of a Cool Nickname
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Read More →: I Can't Think of a Cool Nickname“Hey, hey! Shizu-chan’s definitely in love with Izaya. Two guys… Like BL!” Wow, writing an introductory post is extremely difficult. I’m quite the talkative person but things like this make me a bit shy. Hello! My name is Kiara. I am a junior in college and am double majoring in Japanese and English. You could…