Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Oshima TowaTranslated by:Michiko NakayamaAdapted by:What They SayMemories! Take a walk back in time to Kouda and Eriko's different junior highschools. We learn how each set of friends grew close together and a few of the bad-...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Oshima TowaTranslated by:Michiko NakayamaAdapted by:What They SayA hilariously hip account of life at an all-girl private highschool. As the student body comes of age we witness their search for love, sexual controversy and t...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Oshima TowaTranslated by:Michiko NakayamaAdapted by:What They SayThe school field trip! When directionally-challenged Eriko gets lost while carrying the meat for shabu-shabu, the girls form a search party to look for her... an...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Oshima TowaTranslated by:Michiko NakayamaAdapted by:What They SayHighSchoolGirls chronicles the quirky misadventures of a group of adolescent girls navigating their way through the pitfalls of love, friendship and high schoo...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Oshima TowaTranslated by:Michiko NakayamaAdapted by:What They SayHighSchoolGirls chronicles the quirky misadventures of a group of adolescent girls navigating their way through the pitfalls of love, friendship and high schoo...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Oshima TowaTranslated by:Michiko NakayamaAdapted by:What They SayIn this second volume of HighSchoolGirls, the trio and new "insider" friend Kouda deliver more all girlsschool growing pains. When dieting becomes a major pre...
What They SayEriko and her friends Yuma and Ayano are excited about entering highschool! Their excitement leads to their breaking of the rules and they tour the school before the opening ceremony. They find out their pre-conceptions about the all-female ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Oshima TowaTranslated by:Michiko NakayamaAdapted by:What They SayThings begin to heat up as Erika and her gang continue to live out the autobiographical tale of Oshima's real life highschool experiences. In this volume a seem...
Creative Talent
Writer/Artist: Towa Ohshima
Translated by: Michiko Nakayama
Adapted by: Gayle Tan
What They Say
Hi girls, Odagiri here! It\'s not easy being a cute, single male teacher at all-girlshighschool. For Christ's sake, when are they goi...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Oshima TowaTranslated by:Michiko NakayamaAdapted by:Ailen LujoWhat They SayHighSchoolGirls in Okinawa! What awaits them as they venture into the land of exotica, Japan\'s southernmost prefecture filled with mysteries old and...
What They SayThe school\'s pool is out of commission, so Eriko and the girls have PE class at a nearby middle school. There they meet Momoka, Yuma\'s perfect and pretty little sister. Momoka decides to weave her way into the girls\' hearts, pitting Yuma a...
What They SayA monumental highschool comedy.
Time for the graduate volume of Japan\'s #1 highschool comedy: Cromartie HighSchool! This time, your finals include:
Biology - where the delinquents of CHS bring their own pets to school!
Geography - get lo...
What They SayShimotakatani arrives at Ayano\'s house to formally ask for permission to date their daughter. However, Ayano\'s mother and sister are more likely to confuse him with one of their clients than a suitor. Eriko and the girls decide to start a m...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Story by: Oshima Towa & Art by: Ohshima TomoTranslated by:Michiko NakayamaAdapted by:Ailen LujoWhat They SayThe moron group faces the danger of breaking up as they embark on their school trip to Okinawa. Also, the groups\' own...
What They SayA monumental highschool comedy.
Time for the graduate volume of Japan’s campus comedy Cromartie HighSchool! This time, your finals include: Biology - where the delinquents of CHS bring their own pets to school; Geography - get lost o...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Takada RieTranslated by:June HonmaAdapted by:What They SayHanabi Ozora is a rambunctious 16-year-old tomboy who comes to the rescue of her less assertive friends - sometimes in exchange for food. So what does she do when, all ...
Keeping up one on one of the more surprising highschool themed series out there, Ed\'s checking in today with a look at the October 2005 release of HighSchoolGirls Vol. #5 (of 6) from DrMaster.
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Takahashi MiyukiTranslated by:Tony OgasawaraAdapted by:Tony OgasawaraWhat They SayWhen stolen launch codes of American ICBMs accidentally fall into the hands of a Japanese highschool student, Musashi #9 goes into action alone...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Satomi IkezawaTranslated by:William FlanaganAdapted by:What They SayBright, cheery and the scariest woman alive. Too-shy Yaya is no match for the clever manipulations of the latest transfer student, Megumi Hino " Hino-chan "...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Park Sung Woo/Oh Rhe Bar GuhnTranslated by:Je-wa JeongAdapted by:What They SayPairon's childhood friend, Michelle, has turned into a monster and is on the rampage. The only thing between the monster and the innocent civilians ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Minako Narita Translated by:Jonathan TarboxAdapted by:Jonathan TarboxWhat They SayTwin celebrities Cipher and Siva and their young friend Anise move back to familiar surroundings, but their relationship moves into unknown terr...
What They SayEriko and her friends finally make it to an exclusive highschool and they\'re ready to make the most of it! For these girls, having fun is priority number one. Right from the start, they\'re causing trouble, meeting boys, forging friendships...
If you\'re looking for something that\'s flying under the radar from one of the smaller publishers and wanting to add something a bit different, you\'ll want to check out the August 2005 release of HighSchoolGirls Vol. #4 (of 5) from DrMaster that Ed Ch...
Ed Chavez is up this morning with a continuing look at a series from ComicsOne that was delayed until its release this month with his review of HighSchoolGirls Vol. #2 (of 5).
Ed\'s got the closing volume to a series that he\'s rather enjoyed a lot in the last year with a look at the January 2006 release of HighSchoolGirls Vol. #6 (of 6) from DrMaster.
When Haruhi finds herself deep in debt to the Host Club, the only way to pay them back is to become one of them…
What They Say:
Ouran HighSchool. An institution of extravagance and prestige where learning is secondary to luxury. Bookish Haruhi c...
What They SayFrom Studio Gonzo comes a 13 episode series based on the manga by Reiji Saiga and Sora Inoue.
Meet Ryoko Mitsurugi, high-school girl and the champion of ‘K fights,’ a school recognized system of dueling to resolve disputes. When...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Fujii MihonaTranslated by:Sheldon DrazkaAdapted by:Jonathan TarboxWhat They SayRan and her Gal-pals ring in the New Year, a year that will prove to be full of fun and games as well as change and pain. After Miyu\'s mother refu...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Natsuki TakayaTranslated by:Alethea and Althena NibleyAdapted by:What They SayWhen the infamous Akito makes an in-class appearance at the start of the school year, the Sohma family worries that his arrival will be an uncensore...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Bunjuro Nakayama, Bow DitamaTranslated by:Jeremiah BourqueAdapted by:What They SayAfter Ryuga decides to live on Earth as a human, he and a skeptical Slash duke it out. Mahoro jumps in the middle of the brawl and implores ever...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kobayashi JinTranslated by:William FlanaganAdapted by:What They SayShe is a second-year highschool student with a single all-consuming question: Will the boy she likes ever really notice her?
He is the school\'s most notorio...
What They SayAt Real Bout HighSchool, teachers don\'t break up fights, they grade them! In a school where martial arts are standard curriculum, Ryoko is kicking butt and taking names! The Review!After the second volumes drop in animation quality, the vis...
The Review!Audio:
For my initial viewing, I listen to it in the original Japanese. There were no noticeable audio problems in the DVD. The music is good and the sound effects were great throughout. Both the Japanese and English tracks were good, especia...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kobayashi JinTranslated by:William FlanaganAdapted by:What They SayShe is a second-year highschool student with a single all-consuming question: Will the boy she likes ever really notice her?
He is the school\'s most notorio...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Shigematsu TakakoTranslated by:Akira TsubasaAdapted by:Jaime RichWhat They SayIn the play of life, all Hikaru Takabayashi wanted was to be part of the scenery. But ever since she transferred to the prestigious all-girls\' Seik...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Tuna EmpireTranslated by:Sebastien AzarAdapted by:N/AWhat They SayMore silly sexy fun from the creator of Spirit of Capitalism. To join the most popular club on campus, you\'ve got to be totally hot and willing to do anything ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kobayashi JinTranslated by:William FlanaganAdapted by:William FlanaganWhat They SayCute Tsukamoto Tenma is desperately trying to help juvenile delinquent classmate Harima Kenji win the girl of his dreams: Tenma\'s friend Mikot...
What They SayTenma Tsukamoto is a second year highschool student, and like other girls her age, she falls in love. The object of her affection is classmate Ooji Karasuma, but unfortunately she hasn't confessed her feelings to him. Time is running out bec...
Hot new Gonzo series is latest addition to TOKYOPOP® Anime line; TOKYOPOP®
Manga continues licensing rampage with Ragnarok and Kare Kano
SAN DIEGO-7/19/01-Stuart Levy, CEO of TOKYOPOP, was joined by Koji Miyajima
of Pony Canyon for the contract s...
The Battle of the Sexes leaves no battleground bloodless. This week's Comicscape column references two fairly hot topics that has set the comics fandom aflame: The cover of Heroes for Hire #13, and a certain collectable statuette of Mary Jane, Spider-Man'...
What They SayTenma Tsukamoto is a second year highschool student, and like other girls her age, she falls in love. The object of her affection is classmate Ooji Karasuma, but unfortunately she hasn't confessed her feelings to him. Unbeknownst to Tenma, d...
What They SayHighschool can be hard enough with just academics alone, but when love enters into the picture, it can unravel into a comedy of errors. Tenma has fallen for her oblivious classmate but hasn\'t worked up the courage to express her feelings to...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kobayashi JinTranslated by:William FlanniganAdapted by:What They SayHarima Kenji has never lost a fight, but his love for the clueless Tsukamoto Tenma is proving to be his greatest challenge. After catching his cherished Tenma...
San Francisco, CA, June 05, 2007 " Teen stars celebrated this weekend at the SPECIAL GALA PREMIERE of NARUTO™ THE MOVIE: NINJA CLASH IN THE LAND OF SNOW benefiting STARLIGHT STARBRIGHT CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION at the Harmony Gold Theater in Los Angeles on...
What They SayTenma Tsukamoto is a second year highschool student, and like other girls her age, she falls in love. The object of her affection is classmate Ooji Karasuma, but unfortunately she hasn't confessed her feelings to him. With the help of her fr...
The School Rumble cast puts on their production of "Sleeping Beauty," and the auditorium is packed with people eager to see Eri as the prince and Mikoto as princess!
Creative Talent
Writer/Artist: Jin Kobayashi
Translated by: William ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Yuriko NishiyamaTranslated by:Shirley KuboAdapted by:What They SayIt's finally here: the big game against Nango Daitsukuba HighSchool in Ibaraki ... the team that knocked Johnan out of the tournament in the first round last y...
Part II: Dressing Up For A Blind Date With Destiny
Greetings!
His lordship Chaos here, just an all-around average teenager living an all-around average life in Tokyo. Not much happens here, save for the weekly megalomaniac trying to dominate the world ...
What They SayA decided lack of rumble in this first volume of School Rumble, but more hilarious himdingers than any single dinger can hum...look that one up! And while there is a truck full of pigs at some point, that\'s not even close to what this show\'...
At the tender age of 14 Dominique Swain played the lead in director Adrian Lyne's 1997 version of LOLITA, and in her new college whodunit NEW BEST FRIEND she pops pills, snorts coke and has a lurid affair with co-star Mia Kirshner. If that sounds dramatic...
What They SayOrie Yuki has been lured into Keisuke Shimizu\'s house. She is flabbergasted at the site of his mother\'s orgy. Reimi Izumi, who has been suspicious of her master, Keisuke, finds out about his relationship with Orie through her friend, Korin....
What They SayLove triangles become squares as Eri gets involved. And it looks like little sis\' might be dating Harima, too. What?!? The competition\'s picking up on all fronts, and tough guy (a.k.a. comic artist) just hopes to get his submission in on ti...
What They SayPoor Kamiyama! Somehow he has been enrolled in Cromartie HighSchool, the infamous school for delinquents. When your classmates are the meanest, toughest (and often dumbest) students around, you do what you can to fit in. But when you add a 4...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Jin KobayashiTranslated by:William FlannaganAdapted by:William FlannaganWhat They SayTHE REAL RUMBLE!!
The school athletics fair is meant to be a celebration of youth and fitness, but personal grudges, haughty attitudes, and ...
What They SayOne\'s a lonely number, two\'s company and three\'s a crowd... But this gang sucks at math and I lost count long ago! It\'s uncharted territory as summer vacation heats things up beach-style! We\'ve got new players, new crushes, new takes on ...
What They SayIf you\'re feelin\' the rumble, sorry to disappoint - it\'s just the Earth spinning slightly off axis! That\'s how crazy things are gonna get with the second instalment of School Rumble! It\'s a barrel of laughs as Tenma and friends continue ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Mario KanedaTranslated by:Asuka YoshizuAdapted by:What They SayBoy meets girl. Boy breaks out in hives. Boy stumbles onto alien planet full of girls...
Meet Yukinari Sasaki, an average highschool boy who has extreme girl-pho...
An absurdist comedy that stumbles at times, but overall provides an enjoyable experience. What They SayTeen life is tough. And highschool life is even tougher. But if you\'re one of the delinquents sent to Cromartie, it\'s...well, put it this way, it ain...
What They SayOrie Yuki is trapped in the science lab. Her best friend, Korin is completely controlled by her sexual desires, thanks to the work of Remi.The Review!Bringing the series to its conclusion, Keisuke deals with his former pet and his new ones in...
What They SayThe wait is finally over! Class is in session for the long-awaited comedy series Azumanga Daioh! Join charming Chiyo-chan, closet softie Sakaki, rambunctious Tomo, studious Yomi, bashful Kaorin, and oblivious Osaka as they brave instructors a...
What They SayYukinari, Miharu and Kirie\'s love for competition gets them into another interesting predicament! They\'re invited to a baseball game that\'s just a disguise for a full-on Girls\' Fight! They compete in a competition of both beauty and stre...
What They SayTakashi Kamiyama, normal highschool student - completely normal, really - makes the not normal (unnormal?) decision to attend Cromartie High. It\'s known for having more violent thugs, prehensile mohawks, alien landings, and enrolled gorilla...
What They SayIs this the real life? Is this just fantasy?
The only thing for certain is that for Kamiyama, Cromartie HighSchool is his reality. And what a surreal reality it is. Because this is where the toughest, meanest (and often the dumbest) stud...
Get ready, because we're about to take a wild run through the bizarre experience that is Cromartie HighSchool, the story of a group of highschool misfits and their day-to-day adventures. This title, released by ADV Films and dubbed by ADV Studios, offer...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Meca TanakaTranslated by:Sheldon DrzkaAdapted by:Sheldon DrzkaWhat They SayAfter a highschool teacher dies before teaching her very first class, Madoka lets her take temporary possession of him so she can experience what it\'...
What They SaySummer\'s in full swing, crazy wild with camp fires and midnight capers... There\'s even a giraffe in the gym?! Tenma\'s busy spinning tales, keeping the girls tangled in frenzied feuds while Harima still can\'t get his tongue to work! And Im...
Sabotaged by a low-key first volume, Hissing builds its relationships in this unusual story with care. This romance is sensitive and poignant, but not without humor.Creative Talent Writer/Artist: Kang Eun YoungTranslated by: June UmAdapted by: Jamie RichW...
What They SayIf you\'ve been waiting for it, it\'s finally here... There\'s quite a bit of rumbling in this fifth volume of School Rumble! Yep, that\'s right: this show\'s finally delivering! Quite a bit of witty quips and a few unfortunate \"snips,\" too...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Riichiro Inagaki / Yusuke MurataTranslated by:Allison Markin PowellAdapted by:What They SayWimpy Sena Kobayakawa has been running away from bullies all his life. But when the football gear comes on things change - Sena's speed...
Today Fox is promoting some of their DVD seasoned TV series by releasing "TV Starter Sets". These include the first two episodes of each show for under ten bucks, with a coupon inside that can get you one of the series seasons at a discount. Titles includ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Eiji NonakaTranslated by:Brendan FrayneAdapted by:What They SayTakashi Kamiyama is an average student who made the half-baked decision to attend a not-so-average school. Cromartie High is home to thugs and bullies, the undered...
What They SayMika wants to be the best teacher in the world: able to inspire her students to work hard and excel in their studies. Every day she tries her hardest to achieve this dream, but standing at under five feet tall (even in heels!), it?s difficult...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hideyuki Kurata / Tomomasa TakumaTranslated by:Christine SchillingAdapted by:Christine SchillingWhat They SayArena wakes up in the aftermath of the explosion, unharmed but down one traveling companion! Reiichi has been taken h...
What They SayNew faces and old faves pepper this random assortment of odds and ends, a behind-the-scenes peek at the first season of School Rumble! And you simply won\'t believe the absurd antics that got left out the first time around... (Though crazy do...
What They SayHyoudo Riki is just an ordinary guy who likes to wear a tiger mask while Kung-Fu fighting, which means he fits in real well at BATTLE ROYAL HIGHSCHOOL!
Unfortunately for Riki, he\'s the doppleganger in our world of Byoudo, Master of the Da...
What They SayTenma and friends continue to muck things up the only way they know how, from survival fights against sporting equipment to salty balls and comic books to fisticuffs and fortune telling! But while Karasuma may still be clueless, the animals a...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Toshihiko KobayashiTranslated by:David UryAdapted by:David UryWhat They SayMugi Tadano has got to be the luckiest highschool kid in the world. His dad is never home and he gets to live with his super-cute class mate Yuu Tsuki...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Ono Fuyumi & Inada ShihoTranslated by:Akira TsubasaAdapted by:David WalshWhat They SayAfter a schoolboy\'s suicide, the team at Shibuya Psychic Research must unravel mysteries at a local highschool. As fires break out in an e...
VIZ MEDIA TO RELEASE AWARD WINNING LIVE ACTION FILM
KAMIKAZE GIRLS
Riveting film about an unlikely friendship features two noted J-Pop stars
San Francisco, CA, June 7, 2005 – VIZ Media, LLC. (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most...
What They SayFall arrives, but pint-sized Ms. Mika and her students can’t seem to get the lazy days of summer out of their systems. But soon the class turns their attention to casting the play for the Cultural Festival. When Christmas finally arri...
U.S. Production Wraps on Popular Japanese Animated Series
Los Angeles, CA, July 4, 2008 -- At a premiere event held today at Anime Expo 2008, FUNimation Entertainment announced the cast for the animated romantic comedy series Ouran HighSchool Host Club...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Ai MorinagaTranslated by:Athena and Aletha NibleyAdapted by:Athena and Aletha NibleyWhat They SayHana doesn\'t really care that she\'s flunking out of school, but her friends in the hockey club do. If Hana can\'t improve her g...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kenjiro HataTranslated by:Yuki YoshiokaAdapted by:Cindy H. YamauchiWhat They SayFor full-time butler-in-debt Hayate, attending highschool - even one tailor-made for his working class values - remains just a dream inside a dre...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Eiji NonakaTranslated by:Brendan FrayneAdapted by:What They SayAll hell is breaking loose in the halls of Cromartie HighSchool, and Takashi is just enjoying the ride. The robot Mechazawa has been sold as a kitchen appliance a...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Takehiko InoueTranslated by:Yuji OnikiAdapted by:What They SayAmidst a new powerful government in Japan, a young man sets out on a journey seeking spiritual enlightenment by the way of the sword, prepared to slay anyone who mi...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Naduki KoujimaTranslated by:Sachiko SatoAdapted by:N/AWhat They SayThe GP HighSchool Technologies & Information club is filled with all sorts of weirdoes, narcissists, and worse. It\'s hard enough for their president, the kin...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kaneyoshi IzumiTranslated by:Kelly Sue DeConnickAdapted by:What They SayAverage, unremarkable Ai Maekawa navigates school life unnoticed...until one day when a spiteful classmate totally humiliates her in front of everyone. De...
Part IV: Chaos' Fight To The Finish! Love & Justice Wins All!
Chaos: --;; "Yeah, right. Just what kind of a moron comes up with such sappy episode titles anyways?!"
Tamagoyaki: [dressed up as an SD Gundam-chan] "I don't think we should be debating that...
What They SayContains Cromartie HighSchool DVD 1 plus a high-quality collector\'s artbox and the first volume of the manga!
Mild mannered student Takashi Koyaman finds himself enrolled at Cromartie High, where everybody is a delinquent! Logically, ther...
What They SayUnlock the music within your heart!
New Year\'s has arrived, but the seasonal festivities don\'t seem to be lifting Miu\'s spirits at all. With the spring recital fast approaching, Miu is under a lot of pressure to complete her piano composi...
What They Say
Can a junior high jock turn highschool sweetheart overnight? When Haruna hits ninth grade suddenly boys seem much more interesting than softball! Will Haruna's highschool debut end up in heartbreak hotel?
A chance encounter on the train ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Ken AkamatsuTranslated by:Hajime HondaAdapted by:What They SayDon't touch that wand! Ten-year-old-prodigy Negi Springfield has just graduated from magic academy. He dreams of becoming a master wizard. Instead he's sent to Japa...
What They SayIn a school where martial arts are standard curriculum, Ryoko takes on all comers. But this highschool girl is in for the fight of her life when she is transported to an alternate dimension to defeat a myriad of evil adversaries.
As the #1 ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Chiaki TaroTranslated by:Danielle Sullivan and Asako OtomoAdapted by:Ailen Lujo and Matthew ScrivnerWhat They SayAll he ever hoped for was to be one step closer to becoming a priest, but Masato Kamioda gets more than he bargai...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Toume KeiTranslated by:Ryan FlakeAdapted by:What They SayChizuna has an unhealthy longing for her late father - and her fragile emotional state only serves to maker her thirst for blood even stronger. Her brother Kazuna hopes ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:PLUS / Sung-Jae ParkTranslated by:Taesoon Kang / Derek Kirk KimAdapted by:N/AWhat They SayHanami has made her decision: she\'s going back to Japan. The news comes as a shock to all her friends, and Hena is so dismayed at the p...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Akihisa IkedaTranslated by:Kaori InoueAdapted by:Gerard JonesWhat They SayAll-around average teenager Tsukune can\'t get accepted to any highschool save one... but on his first day he finds the rest of the student body doesn\...
What They SayMeet Konata, an athletic and intelligent girl too dedicated to her favorite primetime animes to excel in anything but otaku culture; Miyuki, the cute, bespectacled living example of mo with an encyclopedic knowledge of all subjects; Kagami, ...
What They SayWhat are the dumbass delinquents of Cromartie to do? Their robot classmate Mechazawa is feeling blue. Seems his little brother keeps getting stepped on, which isn’t surprising since he’s the size of a tea canister. Hayashida̵...
March 26, 2008 (Cypress, Ca) - Bandai Entertainment Inc. announced this weekend at Anime
Boston that it has acquired the anime series Rocket Girls for distribution in North America.
Rocket Girls is 12 episode comedy adventure series about a highschool gi...
Get it together, anime fans, and don’t be like Osaka!
What They Say:
In Miss Yukari's English class, every day is an adventure. First off, there's the teacher herself. A bit of an air-head, she may have graduated from highschool, but she sure has...
What They SayFrom director Norihiko Sudoo (DIRECTOR: COMIC PARTY / ASST DIRECTOR: CASTLE IN THE SKY), with character designs by Kosuke Fujishima (OH MY GODDESS! / SAKURA WARS) and art direction by Junichi Higashi (MY DAYS WITH MIDORI / AI YORI AOSHI: ENIS...
What They SayDudes Don\'t Fail Me Now!
It\'s not easy being a delinquent.
Especially if you\'re trying to survive the tough streets around Cromartie. There are chat room bullies with no manners, aliens abducting your friends, vicious biker gangs, and th...
DC Comics announced that they are publishing a new graphic novel, Minx, aimed at teenage girls.Here's the press release:DC Comics is launching a new imprint called MINX, which will publish original graphic novels for teenage girls. MINX will be the ...
Director: Steven Foster
Studio: IS&M
Translation: Masako Ollivier
ADR Script: Kathleen Moynihan
Takashi Kamiyama - Voiced by Ben Pronsky - 16 years old; the main character of the show. He goes to Cromartie HighSchool, which is a collection of delinquen...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:ClampTranslated by:William FlanaganAdapted by:What They SayIt’s Valentine’s Day–and while Domeki is showered with chocolates and cards from girls, Watanuki receives none. To make matters worse, he must also ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Ariyoshi KyokoTranslated by:Maya PerryAdapted by:What They SayA young girl dreams of becoming a beautiful prima ballerina! But there are many challenges on the way to the top of the professional dance world.
Masumi learns str...
RED GARDEN
Kate, Rose, Claire and Rachel - four normal, highschoolgirls with nothing much in common except that none of them can remember what happened last night. Then strange crimson butterflies lead them all to a deserted alley late at night where th...
Creative Talent Writer/Artist: Peach Pit Translated by: Satsuki Yamashita Adapted by: Nunzio DeFilipis and Christina Weir What They SayCHARACTER SWAP!Amu has three Guardian Characters, reflections of her true self. But now a fourth egg has shown up at the...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Isao Himuro/Kotaro IwasakiTranslated by:Sachiko SatoAdapted by:What They SayAt the age of 26, Einstein published his \"Theory of Relativity,\" revolutionizing the world of physics. Today is name is synonymous with genius. From...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kaho MiyasakaTranslated by:Akira Watanabe/Kelly Sue DeConnickAdapted by:What They SayThe age-old dilemma of choosing between your friend and the one you love is the lesson for the day for these bubbly highschoolers. 16-year-o...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Yu AikawaTranslated by:Lindsey JohnstonAdapted by:What They SayLouie Nishiwaki is still held prisoner inside the mysterious coffin and nearly everyone has forgotten that he ever existed. If he is not released from the coffin i...
What They SayMeet four highschool friends: Haruka, Takayuki, Mitsuki, and Shinji. Life\'s promise shines brightly on them until an accident leaves Haruka in a coma. Her boyfriend, Takayuki, can\'t forgive himself, and seems determined to follow Haruka in...
What They SayCrack open those books, and don\'t forget to pack your lunch for the first side-splitting volume of Azumanga Daioh!
In Miss Yukari\'s English class, every day is an adventure. First off, there\'s the teacher herself: a bit of an airhead, sh...
What They SayWataru Minakami was at the top of his class in middle school and had a pretty comfy life in Tokyo. When he unexpectedly fails his only highschool entrance exam because of a computer glitch, his life is suddenly thrown into utter chaos! Jeeve...
The Review!Ahhh, shoujo anime! Another fun and exciting shoujo series being released by Media Bla--er...by Pio--no...by....ADV?! What the heck?! Batten down the hatches and tighten those radiation doors, the world's ending!
Princess Nine is, as mentioned...
The Review!Real Bout HighSchool, the latest release from TOKYOPOP has arrived on DVD. I was lucky and was able to pick up the disc a little earlier thanks to some good shipping.
Audio:
Both tracks sound to have been recorded on the same level. It\'s ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Ken AkamatsuTranslated by:Douglas VarenasAdapted by:What They SayA kiss is not just a kiss. When ten-year-old Negi Springfield graduated from university with a degree in magic, he never imagined he would soon be teaching Engli...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Azuma Kiyohiko Translated by:Javier LopezAdapted by:What They SayEveryone's favorite gang of highschoolers is back for their final year. This time, the gang takes a trip to sunny Okinawa, where Osaka plays with sea cucumbers ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Shigematsu TakakoTranslated by:Akira TsubasaAdapted by:What They SayAll Hikaru Wanted Was a Life More Ordinary...
In the play of life, all Hikaru Takabayashi wanted was to be part of the scenery, but fate had other ideas. Whe...
What They SayNagisa Aoi is a young girl about to embark on a new chapter in her life. She\'s just transferred to a new all-girlshighschool, one of three in the area. At first, she\'s excited about the new friends, new surroundings, and new activities th...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Gatou Shouji/Tateo RetsuTranslated by:Amy ForsythAdapted by:What They SayGung-ho aggressor Sosuke and his now lovesick charge, Kaname, are back and this time Sosuke must do more than protect her from terrorists!
A new love in...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Ken AkamatsuTranslated by:Douglas VarenasAdapted by:What They SayA field trip into peril. Ten-year-old teacher/magician Negi Springfield is looking forward to taking his class of beautiful girls to the historic cities of Kyoto...
Ah, the politics of highschoolgirls in an all girls catholic school…What They SayWhen Yumi Fukuzawa entered the Lillian Girls' Academy, a prestigious all-girls Catholic school in Tokyo, she never imagined she would catch the eye of beautiful and ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Chiaki Taro Translated by:Daniel Sullivan & Asako OtomoAdapted by:Ailen LujoWhat They SayKamioda is crestfallen with Ayano\'s declaration that she doesn\'t have special feelings for anyone - but the priesthood exam must go on!...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Harold SakuishiTranslated by:Stephen PaulAdapted by:What They SayKoyuki is left alone after Izumi graduates, but losing Izumi is the least of his problems because he still faces Hyodo\'s bullying. In spite of everyone\'s doubt...
What They SayKoshiro and Nanoka are brother and sister separated since Nanoko was a baby. When the time comes for her to enter highschool, it is decided that the two will live together. This is easier said than done. The two had already been on a date! A...
What They SaySchool\'s almost out! But, it ain\'t over yet...
Mountains of career sheets and last-minute homework threaten to drown the girls in a wave of paper. But Sakaki has battles of her own - until a lifesaving visitor from the past appears and sav...
Going from giant robots to tournament fighting and then to adult material, we\'re taking another excursion this afternoon to take a look at the 07/11/2006 release of the live action Cromartie HighSchool Movie from Media Blasters today.
Bryan\'s catching up on his small backlog a bit and has sent in a look at the 06/19/2006 release of Cromartie HighSchool Vol. #2 (of 4) from ADV Films UK.
Dipping into the future pile a bit once again, we\'ve got a look at a new series. Kicking off on 03/15/2005 from ADV Films, check out our thoughts on their release of Cromartie HighSchool Vol. #1 (also w/box & manga) (of 4).
Getting a bit of an early look at a title, we\'ve got our review up for the 08/16/2005 release of Cromartie HighSchool Vol. #4 (of 4) from ADV Films that brings the series to a close.
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Shigematsu TakakoTranslated by:N/AAdapted by:What They SayThere\'s a new music teacher at Seika Academy, and all the girls are talking about him. When Ayase-sensei\'s fingers caress the piano keys, it\'s like magic -- and if H...
If you\'re interested in seeing the first episode of Cromartie HighSchool for free, the 15 minute episode is available as a clip at Amazon in their listing for the show. It is of course the dub version but I think this is the first time an entire anime e...
What They SayVampires, Robots, Sorcery.. And that\'s all before Gym Class! Wizard-in-training Negi Springfield is only 10 years old, but he also happens to be the newest English teacher at the all girl Mahora Academy. Too bad a bachelor\'s degree and enc...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kouji SeoTranslated by:David UryAdapted by:David UryWhat They SayYamato is ready for a fresh start, and where better than in the hustle and bustle of Tokyo? So when his aunt invites him to stay rent-free in her big-city boardi...
Revamped Schedule Features U.S. Premieres of Anime Series
FLOWER MOUND, TX, March 3, 2008 – The FUNimation® Channel, the premiere 24/7 digital anime network from FUNimation Entertainment & OlympuSAT, will be premiering seven new animated series...
What They SayThe anime series \"Azumanga Daioh\" is a hilarious look into the daily lives and classroom antics of a group of normal (and not-so normal) highschoolgirls and their teachers based on a popular comic strip turned-anime series. Featuring 10-...
What They SayIt\'s Super Explosive Pervy Ninja Insanity! Take the comedy of South Park, combine it with one totally cute (and naive) ninja-girl trainee, a horde of ninjas under the perverse tutelage of her headmaster: a strange, yellow, spherically pudgy....
Going back to the past once more to see if our opinion will change for a show due to time and seeing in more of a marathon session, we\'ve got a look at the 08/01/2006 release of the Cromartie HighSchool Complete Collection Thinpak from ADV Films today.
Cleaning out his pile this morning, Bryan\'s checking in with a look at the 08/21/2006 release of Cromartie HighSchool Vol. #3 (of 4) from ADV Films UK.
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Tamakoshi HiroyukiTranslated by:N/AAdapted by:What They SayAfter struggling to deal with Kurara's many personalities, from the sex-crazed Arisa to the innocent Alice, Kouhei must now face his greatest challenge. The Original 4...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Keiko SuenobuTranslated by:Michelle KobayashiAdapted by:What They SayThe ReviewPackaging:
Because this is a review of an "Advance Uncorrected Proof" I won't provide a formal grade on packaging or text/ translation. However, I...
What They SayMagic Knight Rayearth tells the tale of three junior highschoolgirls hear a voice asking them to save a world called Cephiro. The voice belongs to Princess Emeraude, the Pillar whose will maintains the peace of this magical world where beli...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Shin TakahashiTranslated by:Yuko Sawada / Adaptation: Lance CaselmanAdapted by:What They SayChise is a cute, slighly clumsy, shy teenager - just like most highschoolgirls. but one thing makes her very different - she's been ...
What They SayWhen Yumi Fukuzawa entered the Lillian Girls' Academy, a prestigious all-girls Catholic school in Tokyo, she never imagined she would catch the eye of beautiful and demure Sachiko Ogasawara, one of the school's most popular students. Now Sach...
The cast list for the upcoming release of Cromartie HighSchool from ADV Films has been announced and the guessing game has come to a close, one of the quicker ones yet I think.
What They SayWhat would you do if you found yourself in a world half your size? Nothing can be more surprising for Emi and Yuko, a couple of regular middle-schoolgirls, when they discover a whole new land at their feet. To make matters even more complica...
What They SayTrouble is brewing at St. Ignacio High – the spoiled rich girls of the Debutante Club are plotting to take over the world! Only the mysterious Lightning Attacker Ex-Stars and their prototype Battle Skipper robots dare to stand in their...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Oh! GreatTranslated by:Mokoto YukonAdapted by:Mokoto YukonWhat They SayWithout a doubt, Ikki is the most fearsome skater around. Too bad he\'s lost the super high-tech skates that helped him succeed. Worse yet, Ikki\'s a far b...
What They SayLed by a hot-shot young \"natural\", nine young women defy the male-dominated tradition of Japanese sports… not to create a League of their own, but to take on the boys on their own artificial turf and prove there’s nothing a man ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kim DongWok / Youn JaeHoTranslated by:Grace MinAdapted by:What They SaySo-jin had given up soccer years ago after losing to her rival, Shin-bee. But when she transfers into a co-ed highschool, the \"football\" bug returns, an...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Ahn Chul Jung/Hwan KimTranslated by:Chan BakAdapted by:What They SayTEACHERS WHO ARE ABOUT TO FALL, GAZES FULL OF MUDEROUS INTENT, A PLACE WHERE FORCE CLASH, VOLCANO HIGH... THE CHAOS HAS ALREADY BEGUN!
The one who possesses ...
ADR Director: David Williams
Studio: Industrial Smoke & Mirrors
Translator: Sarah Alys Lindholm
ADR Script: Thomas Gonzalez
Kyouta Kamikurata - Voiced by CHRIS PATTON - a junior in highschool. Yoriko's childhood friend; she is one of the most important ...
San Francisco, CA (August 9, 2008) ‹New York-based anime and live action DVD distributor, Media Blasters, partners with online media distribution giant, Crunchyroll, to provide streaming, subscription and download-to-own of the company¹s...
What They SayBased on a popular Japanese comic strip, the sweetnatured anime television series Azumanga Daioh chronicles the daily lives of teenaged schoolgirls with a zany sense of humor and a bevy of eccentric characters.
Still as goofy as her student...
What They SayAzumanga Daioh follows the girls through three years of highschool as they master the art of growing up - while evading the lecherous advances of leering classics teacher Mr. Kimura!
This third volume of episodes continues the rivalries be...
Next month, ADV is releasing the first volume of a new series called Air Gear, about kids who zip around the streets on motorized skates. But you can catch a peek at the entire first episode, in English, on the IGN website. Just tune your browser in h...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Fujii MihonaTranslated by:Sheldon DrzkaAdapted by:Sheldon DrzkaWhat They SayDuring a school trip, Ran is mistaken for a Taiwanese celebrity, and she makes a deal with the real star to keep up the charade so the actress can esc...
Fans of Smallville can now take another step towards unhealthy obsession and actually pretend to be students at Smallville HighSchool.
The Smallville HighSchool Student Store
has been launched. Fans can buy everything from notebooks and pencils to ...
The Review!Bringing viewers to the middle of the show, ADV has put together a pretty good disc this time around. And the Kisaragi girls play their first game!
AUDIO:
While both the English and Japanese audio tracks are presented in Dolby Digital 2.0, the...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kiriko NanananTranslated by:Elizabeth Tiernan and Shizuka ShimoyamaAdapted by:What They SayKayako Kirishima and Masami Endô are about to discover that their recent friendship is turning into obsessive love. But when today's h...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:KirikazeTranslated by:Ex-S WooAdapted by:What They SayOn the outside, Anzu is just your typical ditzy schoolgirl: she's always late for school, daydreaming in class, and a little accident prone in gym! But she has a special p...