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I’ve heard a lot of reasons for why Tite Kubo decided to title his manga Bleach. A common claim is that it’s a reference to Ichigo’s hair color. The worst explanation I’ve come across is that it refers to how the Shinigami’s cleanse or “bleach” souls before they’re sent to Soul Society. The most believable answer, however, is “just because.”
Crunchyroll finally released their iphone application. It’s free and extends many of the popular features found on the crunchyroll.com website. The most noteworthy function is the ability to watch any of their programs in the palm of your hands.
The graphic interface is streamlined and user-friendly. If you turn the phone horizontally, a featured video slide appears. The first prompt is for your username and password. Once you’re logged in, you have four main choices: profile, videos, search and an about section.
Reviewed by: Sean Russell
Directors: Seiji Mizushima
Animation Production: Gainax
Original Creator: Yuto
Summary
Tsuchida-sensei is a first year teacher at Hanamaru Kindergarten. His first day teaching is filled with comical misunderstandings, romance and rekindled friendships. A kindergarten student named Anzu makes new friends and discovers a new world of water fountains and jungle gyms.
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Review by: Josh Dunham
Director: Daisuke Nishio
Animation Production: Toei Studios
Distributed by: Funimation
There are certain laws that nature must follow: Everything burns… everything, vampires should not sparkle, ninja and pirates will always be at war, and Funimation will always make money off Dragonball.
There’s no beating around the bush: if you like Dragonball Z, then you’ll like History of Trunks. Don’t expect a deep story or multi-layered characters. Instead, gear up for giant energy explosions, sudden changes in hair color, the trademark martial arts action that has given the series its staying power for the last 25 years, and a whole lot of yelling.
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Read more: [Review] Dragonball Z: The History of Trunks Remastered
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Written by: John-Paul Natysin
Question: So Fightbait, I know you hate moe titles with a passionate passion but is there even one that you are willing to forgive? What is your least bad moe show?
In the year that I've been podcasting, I've gained the reputation of being a moe-hater. I'm not sure why. It's true that I wouldn't consider myself a fan of the genre, but I don't actively hate it either. I just don't watch the shows because I tend to get bored halfway through the first episode. There are, however, a few exceptions.
Read more: [Dear John-Paul] What is your least bad moe show?
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Review by: Jd Banks
Director: Hiraku Kaneko
Animation Production: Taki Corporation
Synopsis
At St. Mikhailov Academy, students, Mafuyu Oribe and Tomo Yamanobe find a strange silver-haired boy after the dean’s mysterious disappearance. When a woman attacks Mafuyu looking for an icon on their campus grounds, the boy saves our heroine. Unfortunately, the boy is a Qwaser with the power to manipulate electrons, and he’s not interested in making friends.
Blu-ray and DVD versions of NisiOisin’s Kizumonogatari and Nisemonogatari where listed on Amazon Japan last Wednesday. The listings don’t give a release date, but it is reasonable to assume that anime adaptations of both a sequel and prequel to the popular Bakemonogatari series will be soon announced. Whether or not the series will also produced by studio SHAFT is unknown, as no other details have emerged.
Kizumonogatari, (“Scar Story”) details the spring before the Bakamonogatari novel. Kizumonogatari was formally published in Pandora magazine under the name Koyomi Vamp before being released as a novel. As the title suggests, the story centers around Koyomi Araragi and the events that transpired while he was a full vampire.
Nisemonogatari (“Fake Story”) is a continuation the story with Koyomi Araragi’s sisters, Karen and Tsukihi, as the main characters. The story plays out the same way as Bakemonogatari, but with a new cast of characters and paranormal anomalies.
As mentioned before, this could quite possible be an ‘accident’ or even a deliberate move to muster up even more sales for the next Bakemonogatari Blu-ray, unlikely as that is. On the other hand, Amazon has listed things in the past that have later been released, so cross your fingers and hope for more NisiOisin goodness.
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Mark your calendars for April 23rd, because that’s when the stage play Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion Kiseki no Birthday will be hitting streets on Blu-ray and DVD. Of course, few people will buy it for the stage play and instead jump for the 40 extra minutes of bonus features in which footage for the new ‘Geass’ project will be included. How much of those 4o minutes will be actual spoilers has yet to be known.
The announcement of new Geass was revealed last December, in which the new manga Shikkoku no Renya and the stage play are part of. However, more is still to come according to producer Yoshitaka Kawaguchi. As he stated previously in an interview with Newtype, there are at least two more things the Geass fiesta that have yet to be announced. Still, no word of another anime series or compilation film of any sorts, so fans will have to keep dreaming.
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Reviewed by: Jd Banks
Directors: Akiyuki Shinbo and Ryouki Kamitsubo
Animation Production: Shaft
Based on the comic strip by Ume Aoki
Synopsis
Yunocchi’s dream to attend Yamabuki Art High School has finally come true. With her three friends who live in the same apartment complex, she’s set on becoming an artist.
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