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Samurai 7: Volume 1
For any manga to recycle a storyline, throw it into a new time period and keep it believable is a challenging feat. A manga adaptation of the 2004 Gonzo anime series, which itself was a adaptation of Akira Kurosawa’s 1954 The Seven Samurai, Samurai 7 shows that even when a story is adjusted for the 21st century, the fundamental essence of the original story can still be maintained.
SNAP JUDGEMENTS: SPRING 2010
Spring Holbrook previews several series from the Spring 2010 anime season. These series include: Uragiri was Boku no Namae wo Shitte Iru and Angel Beats.
SNAP JUDGEMENTS: SPRING 2010
Josh Dunham brings you his thoughts on the Spring 2010 season. In this Snap Judgment, Josh covers Working!!, Giant Killing, Arakawa Under the Bridge, Heroman, K-ON!, Kaichou wa Maid-sama, Angel Beats, and Ichiban Ushiro no Daimaou
SNAP JUDGEMENTS: SPRING 2010
Fernando Ramos gives us a Snap Judgment on several series from the 2010, Spring season. These titles include: Rainbow, Arakawa Under the Bridge, K-On!!, KissxSis, Angel Beats and B Gata H Kei.
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Weekly Podcast Review
This week, Anime 82, Episode 39 (http://anime82.blogspot.com ):
I found this podcast and blog linked from www.anime3000.com and thought I’d start here. I’d also heard it plugged somewhere else (probably from the Anime World Order podcast). I’ve heard Regan Strongblood’s name bandied about and thought he’d be as good as anyone to start with (I’m glad I did, but more on that later).
[Heads UP!] April 2010
Hey guys, I’m back with another load of news for you to consume. The month of April holds many beginnings and ends. The last remnants of winter disappears giving way to spring, making everything feel fresh and alive again; almost like you do after a bad spell of diarrhea. But the seasons aren’t all that’s fresh and new, we’ve got anime. Our first real push to bring you video content will start as well. So let’s jump into it.
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SNAP JUDGEMENTS: Spring 2010 New Anime
by Bradley Meek
Bradley Meek gives us his Snap Judgments on Giant Killing, K-On!!, Ichiban Uchiro no Daimao, Kaichou wa Maid-Sama!, Angel Beats, Heroman and B Gata H Kai!. This of course comes from the Spring 2010 season.
Hating on the Likable Female Character
Read more: [Editorial] Hating on the Likable Female Character
Despite advances both here and abroad, there are objects in life that still keep women overly objectified.
I’m not talking about the J-list flog pillow in your closet or the piles of porn underneath our bed. Instead, our precious anime and manga reinforces the idea that likable female characters have little more use than the hole in your body pillow.
Just by appearance, the female characters of anime and manga tend to be cast from the same mold. Not just physically: They’re not just big-breasted, panty-wearing, 20-inch waist Caucasian-looking Asian Barbie dolls. These women are overly emotional, rash, impulsive, subservient, and male-centered, in various combinations. Even when their gravity-defying chests can’t hold them back physically, these ladies are usually found chasing after guys, ghouls, or garnishes.
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[Review] Nabari no Ou Part One
Let me tell you about an anime—the anime, actually. An anime full of blood, sex, and sword fights. An anime with not only a lot of action, but well animated action. An anime about ninjas and samurai, and what happens when the two cross paths. I’m, of course, talking about Ninja Scroll, the greatest anime ever made (Take that, Akira!), and perhaps the most perverse without being hentai.
Conversely, Nabari no Ou is perhaps the gayest—wait, can I say that?—er, heterosexually challenged anime I’ve seen that isn’t yaoi. Surprisingly, the lack of boy-love is to its detriment. In fact, the absence of homosexual characters ends up making the “OMEHGAWD, HE’S SO KAWAII!” moments in it feel incredibly random. Add a comment
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