7 Reasons Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li Sucks Big Balrogs1. THE PRODUCERS ASSUME WE DON’T KNOW WHAT A CHINESE GIRL LOOKS LIKECasting Kristen Kreuk in the lead role fits into a boneheaded pattern only the coked out minds in Hollywood could cook up. Not only is she not...
There is no bigger EVA fan than me. Maybe there is someone else out
there, but while anime has always been a main source of entertainment
for me, nothing took my appreciation for the art form into the
stratosphere like EVA. With a mind-bending (or nonsensical depending on
who you ask) story, classic characters, great mecha design, an...
Apparently this is a popular show. So popular that later this year a
theatrical adaptation is set to debut in theaters across the land of
the rising sun. So popular that it produced 4 singles that charted at 5
or higher in Japan. So popular that it sold more Blu Rays than any
other Bandai Visual release. But let me be the first to say...
The 2008-2009 lineup has a bonafide winner in Casshern Sins, the latest entry in the long running Casshern franchise. While I must admit that I have only a passing familiarity with the franchise, only having seen the flawed technical masterpiece Casshern (2004), so I went into this show with a bit of trepidatio...
Virtual Beauty Expo (http://vbexpo.blogzine.jp/virtual_beauty_expo/),
where various virtual beauty CG creators will bring their virtual
beauties printed and exhibit, will take place at Design Festa Gallery
(http://www.designfesta.com/02_en/index.html) this year. Last year, the
first expo was taken place in Yokohama, Osaka and Akita, but it was...
TOKYO At his favorite neighborhood cafe, Shunsuke Yamagata, a college student who proudly calls himself a nerd, smiled shyly behind his horn-rimmed glasses at waitresses hurrying about in black Minnie Mouse shoes and lacy, racy mini-dresses inspired by Japanese...
Manga books (manga means "comic" in Japanese) have been increasing in popularity in North America. "Every manga looks the same in terms of visual language, says Brahm Wilson, owner of Heroes Cards and Comics in...
Anime auteur Katsuhiro Otomo (Akira) pulls out all the visual stops with Steamboy his spectacular, Jules Verne-flavored adventure set in 19th century...
