March movie preview: “clawing” our way to a big movie month

March Movie Preview: “Clawing” Our Way to a Big Movie Month

It’s a good month to be a geeky movie fan. The March movie list begins with the coolest of all the X-Men then rolls through King Kong’s origin story before we see a separate beast learning how to love. Then we meet a new team of Power Rangers before ending the month with a manga…

Manga to snuggle up with this holiday season

Manga to Snuggle up with this Holiday Season

The weather is getting colder and snow has been settling in many of our towns on a regular basis. If you were someone who liked to take walks, that time has surely passed. So, what’s a good alternative? Well, reading of course! There is so much to choose from to read this season, so let’s…

Funimation and crunchyroll join forces

Funimation and Crunchyroll Join Forces

Big news for the anime world (for those of us who live outside of Japan)! If you’re an anime fan, you’re most likely familiar with the two most prominent anime providers in the West: Funimation and Crunchyroll. It’s been announced that these two forces have teamed up in the name of anime. What does that…

Check out the top 10 japanese comic books of the moment

Check Out the Top 10 Japanese Comic Books of the Moment

Children and adults of this world are no strangers to comics. I can remember being but a wee lad and reading the same comic over and over again. Many of us share similar experiences and the diversity of comics out there is quite astonishing. That is no different for Japanese comics. Comics are a staple…

Top 15 anime and manga announcements you don’t want to miss

Top 15 Anime and Manga Announcements You Don’t Want to Miss

Fans know how quickly things change in the anime world. There’s a lot of waiting to find stuff out and not knowing what will be translated into English, or even subtitled. We never know if we will get the chance to experience some of our favorite Japanese shows. When we finally get that news, though,…

Animeonhand: free anime episodes that you can stream instantly

AnimeOnHand: Free Anime Episodes That You Can Stream Instantly

AnimeOnHand Has All of Your Favorite Episodes AnimeOnHand is a digital library that hosts over thirty-nine pages filled with thousands of episodes of anime shows that you can stream instantly on your phone or computer. The site has a search engine and fairly comprehensive episode listings that allows you to find the classic anime show you’ve…

How anime and manga culture can help the comic book industry

How Anime and Manga Culture Can Help the Comic Book Industry

Books are no longer the primary form of entertainment here in the twenty first century, so it would only make sense that comic books, being a printed text, are now a struggling media. Right? However, there is a media very similar to comic books that is not only doing well but is thriving right now:…

Sailor uranus and sailor neptune: relationship unveiled

Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune: Relationship Unveiled

Everyone and anyone who watches Sailor Moon, no matter what the season, knows that Amara (Sailor Uranus) and Michelle (Sailor Neptune) are nearly conjoined at the hip, Siamese twins, inseparable. Practically…a couple? It’s quite obvious that these two are the best of friends and will never leave the side of one another, but is there more…

Sailor moon and sailor scouts to save television screens in july 2014

Sailor Moon and Sailor Scouts to Save Television Screens in July 2014

You’ve heard it here first, geeks and geekettes: Sailor Moon is coming back on the air! Our beloved moon princess, not to mention future Neo-Queen Serenity, and fellow sailor scouts were taken off the air (English dubbed version) in 2004 because DIC Entertainment’s contract pertaining to legal owning rights had expired in North America. That’s quite…

“cardcaptor sakura” returns on dvd and blueray

“Cardcaptor Sakura” Returns on DVD and Blueray

Older fans of magical girls and CLAMP better get ready for a tidal wave of nostalgia. NIS America announced that “Cardcaptor Sakura” is being released in both a Blu-ray Premium edition and DVD standard editions. All editions will include a bonus English-dubbed track and those who are willing to pay a little extra for the Premium edition will…

Where did my favorite anime show go?

Where Did My Favorite Anime Show Go?

Have you ever invested a lot of time into an anime show, perfectly captioned with English subtitles, only to find out that the show would ever get one season? Frequently this happens to some excellent anime shows that stem from established manga series. One would think since the material already exists, it would make sense…