Now that Sci Fi is done airing Gurren Lagann, they’ve moved on to Gundam 00. I’m reviewing the show for IGN, and I’m not really digging it…yet. There’s promise, definitely promise, but the first two episodes didn’t overwhelm me. The dub didn’t do the show any favors, either. But hey, that’s my [...]

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So I’ve been reviewing anime at IGN.com for a while, and one of the shows I’d been assigned was Gurren Lagann as it aired on Sci-Fi. Honestly, I wasn’t thrilled about it at first, but by the end of the show I had enjoyed myself. IGN does a season review for all the [...]

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Anime News Network reports a particularly odd piece of news today

The Jiji Press news source reports that Japanese Prime Minister Tarō Asō and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will discuss a joint anime
production starring the Japanese manga character Doraemon and the Russian folklore creature “Dorafei” on Saturday. The two leaders will be meeting in Peru this [...]

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Today, the anime community collectively said, “It’s about damn time!”
The big news:

The North American anime distributor Viz Media has announced that it will begin streaming the latest episodes of the Naruto Shippūden anime sequel within a week of their Japanese broadcast premiere — for free — on January 15. The next latest episode will be [...]

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Well, after much bitching and moaning from myself and many other anime fans, the new Adult Swim schedule shows Code Geass: R2 moving from the dreaded 5 am slot to 2am. It’s still not a prime slot, but it’s something. Good job, AS.
11:00 - Robot Chicken
11:30 - ATHF
12:00 - Boondocks
12:30 - Boondocks
1:00 - [...]

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While scouring the interwebs, I found an interesting Washington Post article on the culture and historical roots of Halloween in Japan. I think it’s an interesting read for anime fans since it explains a lot of the demon traditions that we often see in anime and manga.
From the article:

“Anything that is unexplainable, anything that [...]

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