Lions Gate Films was gracious and cool enough to invite me to an early screening of their psychological horror thriller HIGHTENSION. This is not an official review by any means and I don't want to spoil the film for anyone else, but this is a fairly inte...
MoviesOnLine.ca has posted 26 images for Alexandre Aja's upcoming film HIGHTENSION.The story centers on two schoolmates and best friends who decide to spend a weekend in the country at one of their parents' secluded farmhouse, in hopes of preparing for t...
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 ...
The staggering narration in Avalon High is a good example of how not every story is meant for an alternate adaptation, even when in the hands of a capable writer. Meg Cabot, the best-selling author of Young Adult series like The Princess Diaries, is a ver...
Dan Goldwasser at SoundtrackNet has posted a report from Michael Giacchino's SKY HIGH scoring session. "With THE INCREDIBLES, Giacchino had gone for a retro 1960s vibe, but with SKY HIGH, he has a lot more freedom," reports Goldwasser. "The resulting scor...
The KryptonSite has posted a slew of interesting news concerning the proposed Birds of Prey Pilot episode, created by the same people behind WB's hit show, Smallville.
The pilot stars Birds of Prey regulars Barbara Gordon (former-Batgirl tu...
...is title--hightension street racing. The English logo integrates the original kanji from the Japanese logo, with the “D” sporting a nice, glossy finish.
Inside the volume, the print reproduction looks okay. Shigeno’s artwork featu...
...copies of HIGHTENSION on DVD, put "HIGHTENSION DVD" in the email subject line. And for one of three copies of HIGHTENSION on UMD, put "HIGHTENSION UMD" in the email subject line. Those prizes are courtesy of Lions Gate. Not to stay out of the pictu...
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...
... Amid the hightension of clan rivalry comes a plague that preys on Qirsi power across the Southlands with deadly results. When the disease is linked to an itinerant woman peddling baskets, one old man takes it upon himself to find answers in the secre...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Oshima TowaTranslated by:Michiko NakayamaAdapted by:What They SayA hilariously hip account of life at an all-girl private high school. As the student body comes of age we witness their search for love, sexual controversy and t...
From a press release:
Culver City, CA (12/17/07) – From producers Sam Raimi (director, Spider-Man trilogy, producer, The Grudge) and Robert Tapert (producer, The Evil Dead series) and director David Slade (Hard Candy), comes '30 Days of Night', ava...
What They SayEriko and her friends Yuma and Ayano are excited about entering high school! 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 ...
An absurdist comedy that stumbles at times, but overall provides an enjoyable experience. What They SayTeen life is tough. And high school life is even tougher. But if you\'re one of the delinquents sent to Cromartie, it\'s...well, put it this way, it ain...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Saijyo ShinjiTranslated by:Sahe KawaharaAdapted by:What They SayWith the Cooking Competition at an end, it's back to the Gobancho restaurant for more great food and a possible new recruit. Also a hot-headed chef thinks he's re...
...prolonged hightension, high action battles we get to see two newcomers to the spirit battle arena. Yusuke and Kuwabara can only do so much with their reiki at this point, and to expect much more from them besides street smarts and tenacity is not real...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Soda MasahitoTranslated by:Joe YamazakiAdapted by:What They SayThe qualification exams for the elite emergency rescue unit are coming up and rookie firefighter Daigo Asahina wants to take it to test his own mettle. Unfortunate...
What They SayHigh School student Kasuga Kyosuke has problems with women. Big time!
First, he thinks he\'s falling in love with the beautiful and somewhat mysterious Ayukawa Madoka, but he\'s not at all sure if Madoka feels the same way about him.
Secon...
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 high school experiences. In this volume a seem...
What They Sayn the 21st century, the evil organization Galactor has its sights set on global conquest. Their use of tyrannical terrorism and high-tech mayhem has the world in the clutches of fear.
The only thing standing in the way of complete global dom...
What They SayHigh School student Kasuga Kyosuke has problems with women. Big time!
First, he thinks he\'s falling in love with the beautiful and somewhat mysterious Ayukawa Madoka, but he\'s not at all sure if Madoka feels the same way about him.
Secon...
Last week an angry cartoonist named Jose Varela went into the offices of the Miami Herald and caused a great deal of havoc. He claimed to be armed and was upset about how the Herald’s sister publication El Nuevo Herald is being run. He trashed an...
...ed to the hightension of the series overall, it serves a great purpose in being a break from things where it can delve more deeply into the required background knowledge that we need of both the characters involved but of the world in general. So much...
Contest, trailer, screenshots and wallpapers celebrate release of thinpak collection on Nov. 28
GRIMES, IA, November 16, 2006 " Anime producer and mega-online anime retailer The Right Stuf International (TRSI) is pleased to unveil its new His and Her Ci...
The Review!We have reached the mid-point of this series, and things have unfortunately fallen into a pretty predictable pattern. Each episode in this volume seems to focus on a certain character, but then an Angel shows up like clockwork and the Evas mus...
... are very hightension and intense battles but are far too short. Mikoto\'s battle on the beach is a beautiful sequence but it\'s over before you know it. Mai\'s loss of composure and pure outrage elevates her to a fascinating level as she\'s truly rea...
...Haunting, HighTension, Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein, House of Blood, Wishmaster, Leprechaun 5, Grim Reaper and Slaughter High, A complete list of movies is posted at FEARnet.com and voting begins this week. People who enter their vote will be...
...eral very hightension wages between the group as they slowly come down in number against D\'Arby. It\'s a fascinating exchange to watch since they go in knowing that someone is cheating; the caveat is that if you can\'t see them actually cheating then...
...After the hightension of this arc (relatively speaking), the series switches back to its basic format for the final episode on the disk. Sam, the science geek of the team, gets the spotlight this time in a mission to save some scientists trapped in a...
...olve some hightension
dogfights. These fights are beautifully animated and keep the watcher
enthralled. The backgrounds and characters show great attention to detail and
Sharon Apple is especially provocative.
The voice acting for Macross Plus is top ...
...t up with hightension and is analyzed to give the readers a sense of the drama and significance to the match present. All the detail paid to the record keepers, timers and even to the match halls and TV presentations are done to show in perspective ho...
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 high schools. We learn how each set of friends grew close together and a few of the bad-...
...it is the hightension action, the office politics or Soda\'s detailed visuals (which capture every intense moment perfectly) the heat is always on. I really wish this was a signature title because this is as good as it gets.
Martial artist detectives in ancient China use their fists and wits to get to the bottom of a surprisingly intriguing mystery. Creative Talent Writer/Artist: Tony Wong and Andy SetoTranslated by: TJ ZhaoAdapted by: Gayle TanWhat They SayEmotionless lives!...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Oh! GreatTranslated by:Makoto YukonAdapted by:Makoto YukonWhat They SayItsuki is still getting the hang of his Air Trecks, the super high-tech skates that have helped him fight back against the rival skate gangs making trouble...
...e of this hightension series almost everyone will find something to enjoy.
This volume gives us a good dose of what really makes this series so good. You get some good action and suspense and then well there is an equal amount of comedy and Ryo just ...
DAY ONE: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6The first ever New York Anime Film Festival started ominously enough. The opening night was set in the city`s Japan House, a center dedicated to Sino-American cross-cultural exchange located within eyesight of the United Nations....
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Shuichi ShigenoTranslated by:Dan PapiaAdapted by:What They SayThings are looking good for Tak after being recruited to a new racing team and trouncing the only guy to ever "beat" him on the road. There isn't much time to sit o...
Students attend high school under the shadow of fierce mascots: Tigers, Dragons, Eagles. The implied ferocity is mostly a bluff. My high school's mascot was a Lion, but the animal's kingly reputation didn't stop our lacrosse team from gett...
What They SayA monumental high school comedy.
Time for the graduate volume of Japan\'s #1 high school comedy: Cromartie High School! This time, your finals include:
Biology - where the delinquents of CHS bring their own pets to school!
Geography - get lo...
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 ...
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...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hinako TakanagaTranslated by:Sachiko SatoAdapted by:What They SayKojima seeks to befriend the class outcast, and soon learns of Nakahara's troubled family life - of his uncaring, abusive father and mentally unstable mother. As...
What They SayPoor Kamiyama! Somehow he has been enrolled in Cromartie High School, 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:Oshima TowaTranslated by:Michiko NakayamaAdapted by:What They SayIn this second volume of High School Girls, the trio and new "insider" friend Kouda deliver more all girls school growing pains. When dieting becomes a major pre...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Oshima TowaTranslated by:Michiko NakayamaAdapted by:What They SayHigh School Girls chronicles the quirky misadventures of a group of adolescent girls navigating their way through the pitfalls of love, friendship and high schoo...
Get ready, because we're about to take a wild run through the bizarre experience that is Cromartie High School, the story of a group of high school misfits and their day-to-day adventures. This title, released by ADV Films and dubbed by ADV Studios, offer...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Oshima TowaTranslated by:Michiko NakayamaAdapted by:What They SayHigh School Girls chronicles the quirky misadventures of a group of adolescent girls navigating their way through the pitfalls of love, friendship and high schoo...
What They SayTakashi Kamiyama, normal high school 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 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 HIGH SCHOOL!
Unfortunately for Riki, he\'s the doppleganger in our world of Byoudo, Master of the Da...
What They SayThe well beloved 101-episode TV series, \"Touch\", based on the original work of Adachi Mitsuru serialised in the \"Shounen Sunday\" magazine, is now finally available on DVD. The video is remastered for release in conjunction with the 20th ...
What They SayA monumental high school comedy.
Time for the graduate volume of Japan’s campus comedy Cromartie High School! This time, your finals include: Biology - where the delinquents of CHS bring their own pets to school; Geography - get lost o...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Yamaura HajimeTranslated by:Yuki UrakawaAdapted by:What They SayKaguya is a teenager who lives with his aunt, Sakuri. The kendo coach at his high school, Narugami, has been after him to join the kendo team; but when he meets t...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Gatou Shinji/Tateo RetsuTranslated by:Kay BertrandAdapted by:What They SayKaname Chidori is back, and just trying to be an ordinary high school student. Sosuke Sagara, that hard-bodied special agent of Mithril, goes back under...
What They SaySynopsis: Kazuki Shikimori has had to endure a lot this school year -- he became a ghost! Never fear though, some devoted hotties may have stumbled upon a cure for his predicament. Yuna, Kuriko and Rin believe they can restore Kazuki's body ...
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...
Recently, the rural psycho slasher movie has made a big comeback, with viewers flocking to movies like the TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE remake and CABIN FEVER. But some viewers may be wondering: what happens next? So you’ve escaped from the horror house of 100...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Seino ShizuruTranslated by:Aya MatsunagaAdapted by:What They SayLet The Games Begin
Some people will do anything to realize their dreams... even if it means disguising a girl as a boy so she can play on a famous boy's basketba...
What They SayIs this the real life? Is this just fantasy?
The only thing for certain is that for Kamiyama, Cromartie High School is his reality. And what a surreal reality it is. Because this is where the toughest, meanest (and often the dumbest) stud...
What They SayWhile George is still in Sendai searching for a man who holds the key to the 15-year-old secret, he stumbles across the dark past of the \"Tiger Lady\". A past that Sanae desperately attempts to conceal. After he returns to Kimujuku, George h...
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-girls high school. For Christ's sake, when are they goi...
Noir, RahXephon, and Full Metal Panic! to be Released in Windows Media High Definition Video and 5.1 DTS Surround Sound Audio
HOUSTON, December 30, 2004 – Get ready to experience your favorite anime titles in a way you never have before! ADV Films...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Writer: Keuk-Jin Jeon / Artist: Hye-in EomTranslated by:Je-Wa JeongAdapted by:What They SayFighting!! Guidance takes you into the life of Ghi-Han, a former delinquent who decided to wash his hands clean of pointless fights. H...
What They SayOn the surface, Kaname Chidori appears to be a normal, popular high school student. The problem is, she doesn’t realize just how popular she is. Unbeknownst to her, a group of terrorists believe she possesses the special powers of ̶...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Satoru IshiharaTranslated by:Sachiko SatoAdapted by:What They SayRivals, friends... and something more. Tsurugi and Katsuomi bring passion, dedication and hours of practice into every kendo match. Fighting comes naturally, but...
FAVE GAMESCORES OF 2005 Video game scores continue to rival motion picture scores, whether they are composed by film scorers or by composers specializing in games music. These are my favorites of those released on CD during 2005: 1. Advent Rising (Tommy T...
The Weinstein Co. has picked up the rights to Ernesto Foronda's adaptation of Ryan Gattis' novel KUNG FU HIGH SCHOOL.The story centers on a high school where the students matriculate in bloody martial-arts mayhem. Nicknamed Kung Fu High, the school is a p...
ANIME NETWORK TO PROVIDE iN DEMAND WITH PROGRAMMING FOR SEPTEMBER HIGH-DEF EXHIBITION
INHD, INHD2 Will Target Entertainment Enthusiasts
Who Demand More High-Definition Programming
(NEW YORK, July 1, 2003) In DEMAND, the nation's leading provid...
The folks at IGN have a new article up that talks a bit about a few of the companies they contacted regarding high definition releases. All of the companies have been cagey to one extent or another except for Bandai Visual USA. The question about their in...
The biggest' movie of the year. Spider-Man 3', is now available on DVD, Blu-Ray and PSP. It's packed with over six hours of all-new bonus materials including bloopers and more than 10 featurettes!
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment have provided Comics2Fil...
What They SayFollowing Satoko\'s traumatic breakdown, Keiichi takes it upon himself to use extreme measures against Satoko\'s abusive uncle; however, things quickly get out of hand. An ominous encounter with Takano, an emotional revelation to Dr. Irie, an...
What They SayFollowing Satoko\'s traumatic breakdown, Keiichi takes it upon himself to use extreme measures against Satoko\'s abusive uncle; however, things quickly get out of hand. An ominous encounter with Takano, an emotional revelation to Dr. Irie, an...
OPINION: OK, I goofed. Although it's been amended since then, any of you who read this column before Thursday will have noticed that I misattributed the recent words of Warren Ellis to M. Ali Choudhury, who reported them to me. (Amongst those who caught t...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Aoyama GoshoTranslated by:Joe YamazakiAdapted by:What They SayGhastly beheadings, bloody murders, and cold-hearted child abductions-
Precocious high school student Jimmy Kudo uses his keen powers of observation and astute intu...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Shouko AkiraTranslated by:Mai IharaAdapted by:Mai IharaWhat They Sayter her politician father is disgraced in scandal, Haruna is convinced that school life is like being on a monkey mountain - everyone is in a clique, they all...
"FREEDOM" to be screened throughout Expo in special high-definition theatre
using latest, state-of-the-art equipment
TORRANCE, Calif., June 22, 2007 - Bandai Visual USA Inc., a leading innovator in Japanese animation, today announced it will be continuo...
"Spider Man: The High Definition Trilogy is a mixed blessing. It's fantastic that we've got the entire Spider-Man series in 1080p high definition, but the first movie has terrible picture and subpar sound, and neither of the first two films have any extra...
At the ADV Films panel, Fernando Gonzalez Jr. asked a question about media format futures and ADV and has provided us with this transcript of it:Q: [Fernando Gonzalez Jr] With Studios like Sony and MGM starting to choose sides, as far as what the next Hig...
What They SayIn a school where martial arts are standard curriculum, Ryoko takes on all comers. But this high school 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 ...
Leading Japanese animation producer to showcase "FREEDOM" in HD DVD along with latest titles at largest anime convention in North America
TORRANCE, Calif., May 14, 2007 " Bandai Visual USA Inc., a leading innovator in Japanese animation, today announ...
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:Eiji NonakaTranslated by:Brendan FrayneAdapted by:What They SayAll hell is breaking loose in the halls of Cromartie High School, and Takashi is just enjoying the ride. The robot Mechazawa has been sold as a kitchen appliance a...
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...
What They SayEriko and her friends finally make it to an exclusive high school 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...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Akihisa IkedaTranslated by:Kaori InoueAdapted by:Gerard JonesWhat They SayAll-around average teenager Tsukune can\'t get accepted to any high school save one... but on his first day he finds the rest of the student body doesn\...
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: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...
The Review!Audio:
Audio was excellent as usual; everything sounded clear. I checked out the Japanese and English Audio Tracks. The Japanese sounds great, along with every other DVD, although I can't help but hate plenty of the voices in the dub, which bri...
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 high school entrance exam because of a computer glitch, his life is suddenly thrown into utter chaos! Jeev...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Naduki KoujimaTranslated by:Sachiko SatoAdapted by:N/AWhat They SayThe GP High School Technologies & Information club is filled with all sorts of weirdoes, narcissists, and worse. It\'s hard enough for their president, the kin...
What They SayContains Cromartie High School 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...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Yuriko NishiyamaTranslated by:Shirley KuboAdapted by:What They SayJohnan High got through the first round, but now they're up against their archrivals, Tsukuba High. But before plunging into the second round, there are some un...
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 High School, which is a collection of delinquen...
Dude, I just got finished watching the rock’n Something Weird Video DVD release of SATAN IN HIGH HEELS and, like, wow, older women are like totally rad. This flick is like the mega cool of older chicks prancing about in figure fitting outfits and like, wh...
Where do the children of the Gods go to high school? Well, Pantheon Hugh, of course! Pantheon High schools the children of various pantheons of Gods including Greek, Norse, Egyptian, and Japanese. Here, Grace Morgenstern, the daughter of Ty...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Ryo Ikehata / Chizu HashiiTranslated by:John ThomasAdapted by:N/AWhat They SaySuffering from extreme amnesia, high school student Saya Otonoshi can\'t remember anything from her life beyond the last year. Living with a foster ...
It has been another slow week for HD news this week. The week between Christmas and New Years is traditionally dead as far as DVD releases and announcements go, and the same seems to apply to HD video too. The most exciting thing is that so...
STAR TREK in High Definition: Good and bad news for STAR TREK fans. Paramount has confirmed that it gearing up to release the TREK franchise again, this time in high definition. The studio is remastering the original series in HD (and rumors claim that...
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...
What They SayMeet Ayane Mitsui, a high school student with dreams of becoming a pro wrestler! But what will she do when the top contender of the All-Japan Kickboxing League challenges her to a duel? Will she be able to high-kick her way to victory - or wi...
What They SayCro-Mar-Tee, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah!
What 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 given he\'s the size of a tea ca...
With high-definition TV really starting to take off now, it's interesting to see how some of the current games look on the best possible TV sets. I was shocked at how my HDTV picked out the graphical flaws and aliasing in NEED FOR SPEED UNDERGROUND 2 and ...
Kevin Smith, the filmmaker and professional STAR WARS fan who made his disgust with STAR WARS EPISODE I: THE PHANTOM MENACE not so secret in 1999, has given very high marks to George Lucas' follow-up, ATTACK OF THE CLONES. Appearing in the July/August iss...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Oshima TowaTranslated by:Michiko NakayamaAdapted by:Ailen LujoWhat They SayHigh School Girls in Okinawa! What awaits them as they venture into the land of exotica, Japan\'s southernmost prefecture filled with mysteries old and...
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...
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 High School Host Club...
There`s an old formula in Hollywood: `If something`s successful, do it again.` That can be applied to the creative team behind Fox Kids` new hit series ACTION MAN. It all goes back to BEAST MACHINES: TRANSFORMERS, which means it all goes back to Hasbro. H...
What They SayThe epic story of Gundam is taken into a new realm where it takes the viewer deeper behind the lines of the One-Year War than ever before. Now the war is reaching an end...
Episode 4: In the Skies of Jaburo, I Saw the Sea
A marine dives fr...
What They SayAs the world grows dark at Mahora Academy, one succumbs to her fate end. Negi Springfield and the girls of Class 2-A are about to get a life lesson none will soon forget... But first, a surprise birthday party is in order! The celebration may...
What They SayThe search for the elusive man with the claw takes a turn for the worse, as Van, Wendy and Carmen99 become embroiled in a deadly dispute over a buried secret between the inhabitants of a strange town, leading them to a fateful encounter with ...
What They SayGantz is the bloodiest, weirdest, most addictive anime experience of 2005, and this tenth and final volume definitely lives p to the hype! Who wins and who dies in the final game? The answer will surprise you!The Review!Gantz finishes out its...
What They SayOne Girl. One Tank. No Problem.
Guarding the planet on high from their shining city of Hyperius, The Third may seem to be perfect, but even they have dark secrets they\'d rather remained buried. When Honoka heads off for a rendezvous about a...
What They SayVash leaps into the heart of the storm and leads Wolfwood to the spaceship that failed to crash. Unfortunately, the Gung-ho Guns have also invaded paradise with two purposes - destroy a sanctuary for humans and to inflict as much pain on Vash...
What They SayAs the dimensional battle rages, the sides have blurred. Karasu and the others believe that Yuu and Haruka\'s dimension should be saved from the mysterious force Shangri-La. If they can save their world, just maybe they can save themselves an...
What They SayEureka notices that since Renton\'s arrival, her relationship with the Nirvash is changing and her health continues to get worse; more mysteries await, however, as the Gekko has discovered a mysterious phenomenon called a Coralian. Although s...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Soda Masahito Translated by:Joe YamazakiAdapted by:What They SayRookie Daigo Asahina is shaping up to be an impressive firefighter, but all the training and experience in the world wouldn't be enough to prepare him for the org...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Yoshinaga FumiTranslated by:Sachiko SatoAdapted by:What They SayWinter rain showers bring much more than frosting flowers when a mysterious man in sunglasses shows up at the bakery and addresses Tachibana as "My Lord" in front...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Gatou Shouji/Tateo RetsuTranslated by:Amy ForsythAdapted by:What They SaySummer's almost over, Sosuke's ringing in the school year with a bang! He's got a romantic island getaway planned for his schoolgirl sweetheart - on the ...
What They SayFive years ago, as the Mimetic Beasts laid waste to Japan, Dannar Pilot Go saved young Anna Aoi\'s life. Now, as they prepare to march down the aisle, a new Beast appears and Go is summoned into battle once more. But he\'s not going alone if ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Temari MatsumotoTranslated by:N/AAdapted by:What They SayThe Ninja: A stealth fighter expertly trained in ancient Japanese martial arts. With his fiery combination of sheer force, considerable guile and devastating proficiency...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Park Eun-haTranslated by:Jiyoon KimAdapted by:What They SayEe-Ji is finally starting to enjoy her high school life, but it is anything but easy. When she's not playing slave to her obnoxious brothers, or suffering constant tor...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hyun Se LeeTranslated by:Chul-Hyun AhnAdapted by:What They SayOde to Emptiness... The clouds of war are growing thicker. As the second Middle Eastern war drives the world economy toward another crisis, Japan invades Indonesia ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Soda Masahito Translated by:Joe YamazakiAdapted by:What They SayWhat do firefighters do when they're on vacation? Daigo and Company M take time out for a much needed vacation, but the "R" and "R" on this vacation stands for "r...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Gatou Shinji/Tateo RetsuTranslated by:Kay BertrandAdapted by:What They SaySchool's out! Gung-ho undercover agent/high-school dreamboat Sosuke Sagara and his unwitting charge Kaname Chidori are back in an all new action-packed ...
Unrelated at first glance, a series of tactical assignments draws Mithril's Special Response Team into a tangled web, with the spider wearing a haunting face from the past! With inside help and technology to rival their own, this adversary is after the Ar...
This season of Prison Break has been top notch, even with the blasted baseball games getting in the way, but this episode really took things up a notch. LOST and other similar series should take a look at this episode because this is how you do suspense....
Greetings, COMICSCAPE faithful. This is my last column before San Diego Comic Con. After the con, I'll have a lot to write about, depending on what I catch while there. Most of the time, I'll talk to publishers about my own proposed miniseries (IMMORTALS)...
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS Addressing an audience of musicians, songwriters, and composers at the 4th annual Hollywood Reporter/Billboard Film & TV Music Conference in Beverly Hills this week, film composer Graeme Revell noted that one of his challen...
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATION Ennio Morricone's hauntingly lovely score for the 1965 Italian horror film, AMANTI D'OLTRETOMBA (Lovers Beyond the Tomb, but best known under its USA release title, NIGHTMARE CASTLE; although also known as NIGHT OF THE DOOMED, T...
On March 21st, 2006, Japanese composer Hiroshi Miyagawa died of heart failure at the age of 75. Best known outside of Japan for his sumptuous and award-winning scores for the lavish anime series, SPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO (Uchű Senkan Yamato, 1974), Miyagaw...
Sexy and shrewd Amanda Derieux has roamed the world for 1,200 years, romancing kings, cavorting with thieves, and using her preternatural street smarts to evade the blades of countless evil Immortals. Now, she has teamed up with freelance security expert ...
OPINION: Before I begin this week's discussion of the comic books you most wanted to see made into movies, I'd like to share one e-mail in particular that made a very deep impression on me, sent by no less than the producer of LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENT...
Without warning, Harry’s scar exploded with pain. It was agony such as he had never felt in his life; his wand slipped from his fingers as he put his hands over his face; his knees buckled; he was on the ground and could see nothing at all, his head was a...
did youg The STARGATE phenomena has witnessed a tremendous amount of success in all of its incarnations (both feature film and television). Going on its fifth season, the Showtime series shows no signs of slowing down. CINESCAPE managed to catch up with s...
The new fall TV season has already suffered its first causality, so those of you that picked DANNY in the office pool start collecting your money. The Daniel Stern comedy on CBS only got to air two episodes, which I believe is twice as many as ACCORDING T...
HD DVD add-on for X-Box 360 No HDMI: The first pictures of the HD DVD add-on for Microsoft's X-Box 360 were recently posted on IGN.com, and there's some bad news: The accessory apparently will not have an HDMI digital output, only
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Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Writer: Tsugumi Ohba / Artist: Takeshi ObataTranslated by:Alexis KirschAdapted by:What They SayWhiteout
After a week locked up with no one but Ryuk for company, Light is ready to give up his Death Note and all memories of it. ...
What They SayIt\'s the semifinal games in Kanto, and only the best player will survive and advance to the National Tournament. The stakes are high, and Misaki and Hatoko face their toughest competitors so far.
Tamayo and Kotaro are there to cheer the gi...
What They SayLayla, Kaleido Stage\'s biggest star, gets her chance to shine on the silver screen. Could this mean the door is now open for Sora to become the Kaleido diva? Nothing is ever certain in showbiz, so say tuned for a high seas adventure as Layla...
What They SayTo counter the subversive activities of USR, a high tech terrorist group plaguing the oceans, the leading nations of the world join forces to form Peace Keeping Navy (PNK). Its inauguration ceremony, however, quickly turns into disaster as A...
What They SayG.O.T.T. Secretary Chevalier d’Autriche has the fate of the planet Aineias resting in the palm of his hand. Can anything be done to stop him from unleashing the incredible power of the Atlas-class intergalactic spaceship Deucalion? Ecla...
What They SayAfter the battle at Mars, the children on board the Ryvius hold a party to celebrate their victory. But their celebration is cut short as they are branded terrorists for destroying the Liebe Delta and the Mars Fleet! As the Ryvius leaves Mars...
What They SayNeo Ranga\'s back! And a warm welcome is the last thing on the Japanese government\'s agenda, though there\'s not much it can do to move a gargantuan monster with god-like powers.
On the fringes, Neo Ranga\'s enemies continue their attacks, ...
After a weekend highlighted by crappy weather and lousy Super Bowl adverts, I found something last night that turned my whole sub-par Sunday around: the news that Star Trek Books is finally releasing their very own “Guide to Women.”
It’...
What They SayMako, a sexy young teacher, comes to Gyunabe high school to enlighten young minds. What she wasn\'t counting on was a class full of misfits lead by the delinquent Obayashi.
If their never ending quest to see her underwear and embarrass her ...
What They SayThe Legendary Gundam Movies Now on DVD!
Universal Century 0079. Amuro Ray, a normal boy, finds himself the newest soldier in the war between the Earth Federation and the Principality of Zeon when he becomes the pilot of the Federation\'s pr...
What They SayThis is the story of four high school friends, Takayuki Narumi, Haruka Suzumiya, Mitsuki Hayase, and Shinji Taira. Takayuki is drifting a bit and not really thinking about college entrance exams. After meeting Haruka he feels better about him...
GAG is a new independent thriller about a pair of professional thieves who break into a house and discover a man held captive in a hidden room, beaten beyond recognition. In trying to help, the thieves become trapped by a torturous serial killer. Set enti...
What They SayIchise\'s grief only allows him to enjoy the pain of the fighting pits in the underground city of Lukuss. However, when a gang punishes Ichise by cutting his arm and leg off, his will to live overcomes the odds and attracts the attention of t...
What They SayThere are two sides to every love story, and Boys Be... reveals what\'s really going on - from the guy\'s point of view!
Meet three normal high school guys with just one thing on their minds: girls. Quiet Kyoichi has been friends with Chihar...
What They SayAs the world grows dark at Mahora Academy, one succumbs to her fated end. Negi Springfield and the girls of Class 2-A are about to get a life lesson none will soon forget... But first, a surprise birthday party is in order! The celebration ma...
What They SayThe Advent of the Priestess of the Godless Month!
Shy, timid Himeko happily attends school with both the popular and beautiful Chikane and her childhood friend, Souma, blissfully unaware of what\'s in store for her. However, the destiny of t...
What They SayThe mysterious organization protecting humanity from the deadly power of the Diclonius is faced with the devil\'s bargain. Will they unleash #35, the deadliest mutant yet, to hunt Lucy down? Or will they risk letting the notorious killer slip...
What They SayThe Explosive End! Loyalties will be put to the ultimate test as Zaizen begins development of a new type of Orbo that would make Hunters irrelevant. With attacks upon the STNJ, Karasuma has vanished! As the remaining members begin to gather i...
What They SayThis is the story of four high school friends, Takayuki Narumi, Haruka Suzumiya, Mitsuki Hayase, and Shinji Taira. Takayuki is drifting a bit and not really thinking about college entrance exams. After meeting Haruka he feels better about him...
What They SayFollow the adventures of Spike, Faye, Jet, Ed and Ein as they continue their endless search for cash. Along the way, tragedy and triumph await as they navigate their way through the dangers of space and corridors of memory. The hottest anim...
The Review!Returning for another four episodes of good-natured fun Dai-Guard is back. This disc is a strong follow-up to the last disc, as we see a little more character development as well as a few new monsters. But make no mistake, there's still plenty ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Suh Gwong-hyun/Park Sung-wooTranslated by:Je-wa JeongAdapted by:What They SayJay Berell is the typical shy high school girl, daydreaming about her perfect man when all of a sudden her world is turned upside down by an encounte...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:N/ATranslated by:N/AAdapted by:What They SayNakaya, a high school sophomore and ice hockey player, has just lost his mother and ends up moving in with Shino, his long-lost father. Shino\'s anime voice acting job recently ended...
A couple of hiccups aside, Faust Volume 1 is a compelling read that's worth every penny of its premium MSRP.Creative TalentWriter/Artist:CLAMP, Takeshi Obata, Ueda Hajime, NISIOISIN, Yun Kouga, take, and Kouhei KadonoTranslated by:N/AAdapted by:N/AWhat Th...
On-the-run Cade Foster (Sebastian Spence) starts his second year battling the invading Gua aliens by facing their greatest warrior, Lucas (Sable). With her consciousness deposited into a human husk with 60% more alien DNA, Lucas is instructed to test ever...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Sakura TsukubaTranslated by:Sheldon DrzkaAdapted by:Sheldon DrzkaWhat They SayEvents race to a dramatic conclusion in this series finale!
With Arou\'s birthday approaching, Namiki plots to spoil Kanade\'s plans for a surprise...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Oh! GreatTranslated by:Makoto YukonAdapted by:What They SayItsuki Minami needs no introduction "everybody's heard of the "Babyface" of the Eastside. He's the toughest kid at Higashi Junior High School, easy on the eyes but dan...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Suh Gwong-hyun/Park Sung-wooTranslated by:Je-wa JeongAdapted by:What They SayJay Berell is the typical shy high school girl, daydreaming about her perfect man when all of a sudden her world is turned upside down by an encounte...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Yu AikawaTranslated by:Lindsey JohnstonAdapted by:What They SayFurthering their attempts to uncover the terrors of Yotsuji Private High School, Takagi and troop plan a strategy to trap zombies in the school basement. But even ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Toume KeiTranslated by:Ryan FlakeAdapted by:What They SayAfter another attack of bloodlust, Kazuna's rage grows and he confesses to Chizuna the horror of his bloodthirsty dreams, which seem to be linked to his unconscious desi...
What They SayContains episodes 21-24
Although she tries not to hurt Tsukasa, Tsukushi can\'t stop thinking about Rui. Feeling betrayed, Tsukasa takes his anger out on her and his old friend by breaking up the F4 and threatening them with expulsion from sc...
What They SayThe Tuatha de Danaan is under fire! A U.S. Navy captain with an axe to grind has targeted the sub. In order to stop this modern-day Ahab, Mithril\'s Lt. Commander Kalinin goes straight to the top.
But aboard the de Danaan, the chain of comma...
Talk about BONE to most people, and they might look at you as if you were nuts. If you mention "stupid, stupid rat creatures," they might even haul you off to the funny farm. But for a select group of comic book enthusiasts who have been fortunate enough ...
Wizards of the Coast states that 2002 is the year of the drow, as the number of products featuring these Dark Elves testifies. Along with DISSOLUTION the first book in the WAR OF THE SPIDER QUEEN, outlined by R.A. Salvatore, there is the new Drizzt novel ...
When we last saw the good ship Voyager, she was stuck between a rock and a hard place. Having just entered Borg space, and discovering that the Federation's greatest enemy was fighting a losing battle with an even deadlier new adversary, Captain Janeway c...
Based on a story by Philip K. Dick (whose work previously inspired BLADE RUNNER and TOTAL RECALL), with AAA-list star Tom Cruise's name above the title and reigning Hollywood emperor Steven Spielberg in the director's chair, MINORITY REPORT has genre flic...
VIDEO NEWSThere’s not much on the video news front this week, so your old pal the Vidiot thought he’d share with you (direct from the American Film Market) some titles which will likely be going the direct-to-video (DTV) route in the near future.RUTGER HA...
Hello, and welcome back for another look at English dubbed anime. Yumeria, released by ADV Films and dubbed by ADV Studios, offers viewers laughs at the expense of a guy tasked with saving the world along with a group of women who help him. It's light, fu...
What can you say about a year where a 20 million dollar production like Beowulf was one of year’s worst DTV (direct-to-video) films, while one of the better genre DTV titles of the year was David DeCoteau’s The Brotherhood, reportedly produced for under...
Brian Michael Bendis is definitely one of the good guys. Not only is he one of the hardest working men in comics, with titles like POWERS, ALIAS, ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN, ELEKTRA, and many more under his utility belt, but he's a gracious fellow to boot. After...
Being that this is my first regular column for Comicscape, I've decided to devote an entire column to my favorite subject: me. That's right this column is all about yours truly. Settle in while I recount my earliest memories of sitting in a hospital wi...
Greetings, and welcome to another edition of "Readers Take Aim" on this week's COMICSCAPE. Last week, I asked everyone to send me their thoughts on BATMAN BEGINS, particularly those that didn't care for the film. It seems counterintuitive to welcome disag...
What They SayA must-have for fans of the movie and Ah! My Goddess in general! This original soundtrack contains 26 musical tracks and the bonus track: Cantilena Angel.The Review!Content: A
Audio: A-
Packaging: B-
Extras: n/a
Packaging:
Pioneer has ...
What They SayNineteenth century Japan: a land torn by rebellion and civil warfare; small bands of soldiers roam the land, seeking to overthrow the tyrannical Tokugawa Shogunate. Enter the young orphan Kenshin, trained as a fighter by the master swordsman ...