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Kurau Phantom Memory Boxset (Thu 06-19-2008)

What They SayThe Review!FeaturesJapanese 2.0 Language,English 2.0 Language,English Subtitles,Clean Opening,Clean ClosingReview Equipment

Kurau: Phantom Memory Vol. #1
by Chris Beveridge (Thu 03-29-2007)

What They SayHer name is Kurau, and in a world of mercenary agents, she's the cream of the elite; a master swordswoman, martial artist and thief so skilled that no secret or objective is beyond her grasp. The greatest secret of all, however, is the one K...

Kurau: Phantom Memory Vol. #2 (also w/box)
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 06-19-2007)

What They SayAs the twin forces of betrayal and the GPO\'s expanding dragnet shatter Kurau and Christmas's temporary sanctuary, the Rynax pair is caught in the jaws of Wong and Ayaka's trap. Placing her trust in an unproven ally, a desperate Kurau finds...


Kurau: Phantom Memory Vol. #4
by Chris Beveridge (Thu 10-18-2007)

What They SayA flight to sanctuary turns into triple jeopardy when Kurau and Christmas€™ shuttle is attacked twice; first by hijackers and then by the GPO! But surviving a three-sided battle in space and a blazing rain of burning wreckage i...

Kurau Phantom Memory Premieres April 5 On America's #1 Anime Channel (Tue 04-03-2007)

Intrigue, Secrets, Conspiracies and Revelations! HOUSTON, TX " April 2, 2007 " Get ready to sink your teeth into a captivating sci-fi thriller when Kurau Phantom Memory: Between Two Worlds premieres April 5, 2007 on Anime Network "America's #1 Anime C...

Kurau: Phantom Memory Vol. #3
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 08-17-2007)

What They SayArriving in California, Kurau and Christmas seem to have briefly escaped the GPO, but the discovery of a facility designed to extract Rynax power quickly reveals the global scale of the conspiracy set against them. Before they can take furthe...

Kurau: Phantom Memory Vol. #5
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 12-04-2007)

What They SayThe barriers between good and evil shatter as a shocking series of revelations turn Kurau’s world upside down! While Ayaka finally learns the truth about her family’s murder, Kurau and Christmas are confronted with horrifying evi...


ADV Announces An April 10 Release for Kurau Phantom Memory (Tue 01-02-2007)

"Engrossing Interplay Between Vastly Different Beings In A Fantastic World The Likes Of Which You've Never Seen." " NewtypeUSA HOUSTON, December 11, 2006 "ADV Films, the number one producer-distributor of anime outside of Japan, is pleased to announ...

Kurau: Phantom Memory Vol. #6
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 03-14-2008)

What They SayTo Split Infinity The Review!Much like Ayaka comments on at one point, the series simply finishes out with an anticlimactic feeling. Audio: The two audio tracks included on this release are quite solid though the edge definitely goes to the...

Kurau: Phantom Memory Cast Revealed (Thu 02-08-2007)

The Guessing Game has completed and the final cast list for ADV Films\' release of Kurau: Phantom Memory has been revealed.

Kurau: Phantom Memory Vol. #1
by Bryan Morton (Wed 10-10-2007)

What They SayHer name is Kurau, and in a world of mercenary agents, she\'s the cream of the elite; a master swordswoman, martial artist and thief so skilled that no secret or objective is beyond her grasp. The greatest secret of all, however, is the one K...


ADV Films Reveals Kurau: Phantom Memory English Cast (Thu 02-08-2007)

ADR Director: Matt Greenfield ADR Script: Lowell Bartholomee Kurau - Voiced by Monica Rial - A mysterious young woman employed as an "Agent": a freelance operative who takes any job that's potentially too dangerous or illegal to involve normal private e...

Kurau: Phantom Memory Vol. #2
by Bryan Morton (Wed 11-07-2007)

What They SayAs the twin forces of betrayal and the GPO\'s expanding dragnet shatter Kurau and Christmas\'s temporary sanctuary, the Rynax pair is caught in the jaws of Wong and Ayaka\'s trap. Placing her trust in an unproven ally, a desperate Kurau finds...

Early DVD Review: Kurau Phantom Memory (Thu 03-29-2007)

Catching up on the big pile of discs we got in from ADV Films recently, we\'ve got an early look at the 04/10/2007 release of Kurau: Phantom Memory Vol. #1 (of 6).

DVD Review: Kurau Phantom Memory (Tue 06-19-2007)

The summer heat has finally moved into our area which while not quite brutal is still slowing things down a bit. Catching up on one of last weeks new releases, we\'ve got a look at the 06/12/2007 title Kurau: Phantom Memory Vol. #2 (of 6) from ADV Films.


DVD Review: Kurau - Phantom Memory (Thu 10-18-2007)

Keeping up on another series from ADV Films this week, we\'ve got a look at the 10/09/2007 release of Kurau: Phantom Memory Vol. #4 (of 6) from ADV Films.

UK DVD Review: Kurau - Phantom Memory (Wed 11-07-2007)

Bryan is taking a look at a new release this week in the UK with the 11/05/2007 title Kurau: Phantom Memory Vol. #2 (of 6) from ADV Films UK.

DVD Review: Kurau - Phantom Memory (Fri 08-17-2007)

Getting a bit caught up on one of this weeks past releases, we\'ve got a look at the 08/14/2007 title Kurau: Phantom Memory Vol. #3 (of 6) from ADV Films.

Early DVD Review: Kurau Phantom Memory (Tue 12-04-2007)

Looking forward to next week a bit, we\'ve got an early look at the 12/11/2007 release of Kurau: Phantom Memory Vol. #5 (of 6) from ADV Films.


Kurau: Phantom Memory Box Set
by Not Yet Assigned (Fri 11-28-2008)

What They SayThe Review!FeaturesJapanese Language, English Language, English SubtitlesReview Equipment

Kurau: Phantom Memory Vol. #4 (Fri 02-29-2008)

What They SayThe Review!FeaturesReview Equipment

ADV Films UK New Title Solicitations (Thu 06-19-2008)

...e of them?Kurau Phantom Memory Boxset - 600 minutes - $34.99 - 07/28/2008 Red Garden Complete Collection - 600 minutes - $34.99 - 08/25/2008 Of course, you\'re getting the final volumes of the series at a reduced price but you end up with several vol...

UK DVD Review: Kurau - Phanton Memory (Wed 10-10-2007)

Bryan is digging into a new series from ADV Films UK today as he looks at the 09/03/2007 release of Kurau: Phantom Memory Vol. #1 (of 6).


ADV Announces April 10th Releases (Mon 02-12-2007)

HOUSTON, February 12, 2007 "ADV Films, the number one producer-distributor of anime outside of Japan, is pleased to bring you the long-awaited release of the first volume of Kurau Pahntom Memory along with the fifth volume of Papuwa. Both titles are set...

DVD Review: Kurau (Fri 03-14-2008)

Closing out this series from ADV Films as we\'ve finally gotten a copy in, we\'ve got a look at their 03/04/2008 release of Kurau: Phantom Memory Vol. #6 (of 6) this week.

ADV ANNOUNCES AUGUST 14 RELEASES (Wed 06-13-2007)

HOUSTON, June 13, 2007 "ADV Films, the number one producer-distributor of anime outside of Japan, is pleased to bring you a bevy of new titles, including the first volume of the fan-favorite Air TV, the third volume of the sci-fi adventure Kurau Phantom ...

A Thematic Analysis of Boogiepop Phantom
by Robert Stanton (-)

By Robert Stanton (rstanton@uiuc.edu) Boogiepop Phantom is an animated series based upon the acclaimed written work of Kouhei Kadono. Set somewhere in common, urban, contemporary Japan, the dark science fiction premises of the show quickly take over and...


A Thematic Analysis of Boogiepop Phantom
by Robert Stanton (-)

By Robert Stanton (rstanton@uiuc.edu) Boogiepop Phantom is an animated series based upon the acclaimed written work of Kouhei Kadono. Set somewhere in common, urban, contemporary Japan, the dark science fiction premises of the show quickly take over and...

FUNimation New Title Solicitations
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 11-28-2008)

FUNimation is again going collection crazy with February featuring a whole lot of old and new shows in box set form. Of note is that former ADV Films titles KurauPhantom Memory and Nerima Daikon Brothers are talked about, both of which haven't...

Best Anime DVD Release Award for March 2008
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 11-05-2008)

March was a very difficult month for voting because of the delayed releases by ADV Films that hit from late January and into February. That caused a split to occur among the fan favorite releases of Kanon, which in the end lost because of it. The win...

Goodies
by Robert “Bob” Trate (Tue 10-09-2007)

This week bag is chock full of goodies. Obviously ‘Twilight Zone: The Movie’ is must have for the bag. The other Spielberg collaboration that all true Maniacs must have is the 25th Anniversary Editionof ‘Poltergeist’.&nbs...


ANIME NETWORK LAUNCHES NEW BROADBAND SERVICE (Thu 12-20-2007)

New Hit Series Gurren Lagann Leads Off Lineup December 19, 2007 – Anime Network, America’s #1 Anime Channel, today announced a new broadband service to stream high-quality anime on the Internet. This new service is free to the consumer, who ...

Clockwork Fighters Vol. #2
by Chris Beveridge (Sat 11-03-2007)

What They SayKarakuri, or \"mechancial puppets,\" are appearing at festivals throughout the country. Most take delight in these mysterious and magical contrivances of a new age, but one day, all that changes when the Wind Gang, a group of steam punks who ...

Contest Update (Fri 07-06-2007)

Congrats go out this morning to Susan Ladd who picked up our copy of the Kurau: Phantom Memory art box we had up for grabs. With that one closed it means it\'s time for a new contest, this time for the When They Cry empty art box!

ADV Films Updates Release Schedule (Tue 02-26-2008)

According to Right Stuf, ADV Films has updated their release schedule that\'s been on the flaky side in the last few weeks. We\'ll be updating our information shortly with it:March 3: Project Blue Earth SOS vol. 1, Kanon vol. 2 Kanon vol. 2 + Collectors B...


Erin! (Mon 04-16-2007)

If you’re like me, you watch television. And if you’re like me even more, when you watch television you probably record shows on your DVR so that you can zip through the commercials. But I must confess that there’s one series of ads t...

Boogiepop Phantom Box Set (Mon 02-25-2002)

What They SayA scream in the night, and in that instant the world changed ... or at least, it appeared to. There have always been forces in the world and voices in the night: some friendly and other malevolent. Invisible until summoned; they slide through...

Boogiepop Phantom Vol. #4
by Chris Beveridge (Thu 01-31-2002)

What They SayThere have been hints to the truth - pieces of the whole scattered throughout time and space. But what is the myth and what reality? Discover the final pieces in the culmination of the series. EPISODE 10: POOM POOM Poom Poom. Magical Poom P...

Kimi ga Nozomu Eien Vol. #7 (Thu 07-14-2005)

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...


Boogiepop Phantom Evolution 1 (-)

What They SayDVD vol. 1 of TV Tokyo\'s anime \'\'Boogiepop Phantom\'\' based on the Award-winning novel. It\'s an anthology series about angst-ridden high school students with plenty of mysteries. Contains episode 1 \'\'Kioku No Shozou (A Portrait In Memo...

Ghost Rider!
by Brian Thomas (Tue 06-12-2007)

In anticipation of the upcoming comedy Evan Almighty starring Steve Carell, DotComedy has provided our Prize Closet with Carell DVDs to give away! One lucky Maniac will receive The 40-Year-Old Virgin, The Office Season 1 and The Office Season 2. To...

Kurau Guessing Game (Mon 02-05-2007)

A new English language guessing game has started off this morning, complete with prizes, for Kurau Phantom Memory by Janice Williams of ADV Films.

Boogiepop Phantom Vol. #4
by Paul Jacques (Tue 11-18-2003)

What They SayEPISODE 10: POOM POOM Poom Poom came down the heaven. He holds a balloon and travels floating around… to the flower country…. And the doll country… and the dinosaur country. And, in the world of Poom Poom where everything i...


Ah! My Goddess Limited Edition Boxset (Wed 06-20-2001)

What They SayInitial pressing limited edition* High quality DVD edition of the acclaimed anime show based on the work by Kosuke Fujishima. It\'s a 2-disc set. Disc 1 contains the main feature, and Disc 2 containsspecial features. Comes in a memorial box. ...

Ah! My Goddess Limited Edition Boxset (Wed 06-20-2001)

What They SayInitial pressing limited edition* High quality DVD edition of the acclaimed anime show based on the work by Kosuke Fujishima. It\'s a 2-disc set. Disc 1 contains the main feature, and Disc 2 containsspecial features. Comes in a memorial box. ...

Anime Expo - Complete Report
by Andrew Tei (Mon 07-09-2001)

Opening Ceremonies Pioneer TRSI Media Blasters Kikuko Inoue Press Panel ADV Films Bandai Entertainment Viz Synch Point AnimEigo Central Park Media Tokyopop Hi everyone! Quick report until the show gets going in an hour. The opening ceremonies o...

Anime Expo - Full Report
by Andrew Tei (Fri 06-01-2001)

Staff Reporter: Andrew Tei Opening Ceremonies Pioneer TRSI Media Blasters Kikuko Inoue Press Panel ADV Films Bandai Entertainment Viz Synch Point AnimEigo Central Park Media Tokyopop Hi...


Diamond July Previews (Wed 04-14-2004)

This listing comes from the Diamond Previews catalog. These are early tentative bits of information though some of it has been announced already. Until formal announcements come from the studios, treat these as TENTATIVE and nothing more. No dates are pro...

ADV Films New Title Solicitations (Sat 09-22-2007)

The December slate of titles from ADV Films was listed late last night on the Right Stuf site and there are several new series kicking off and a couple of others ending. Mix in some collections/double packs and it\'s a busier month than you usually see fo...

New This Week (Sun 08-12-2007)

Another week and another variety of titles across various studios that will likely have something for almost everbody: Release Date Title Name Studio Run Time MSRP 08/14/2007   3x3 Eyes Vol. #...

ADV Films New Title Solicitation (Wed 08-01-2007)

The October slate of titles from ADV Films has come through on Right Stuf today and there\'s a good selection of new releases and repackagings for the holiday buying season:009-1 Vol. #3 - 100 minutes - $29.98 - 10/16/2007 Air Gear Vol. #5 - 125 minutes -...


New This Week (Sun 12-09-2007)

Between various re-releases and the heavy selection of final releases from Imaginasian for their first wave, this week is a bit full as we barrel forward towards the Christmas crunch: Release Date Title Name Studio Run Time ...

ADV Films New Title Solicitations (Thu 05-24-2007)

Adding another studio with their August slate, the folks at ADV Films have had their initial round of info show up at Right Stuf:009-1 Vol. #2 (also w/box) - 100 minutes - $29.98/39.98 - 08/21/2007 Air Gear Vol. #4 - 125 minutes - $29.98 - 08/07/2007 Air ...

DVD Shopping Bag: Great Pumpkin Issues
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 09-23-2008)

Each and every year it is on TV. It has become a must see event. A perpetual ritual for every child each Halloween is watching Charles Schultz’s It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown. The story has never changed. Charlie Brown has a crappy Hall...

New This Week (Sun 03-02-2008)

Due to the rescheduling of a number of titles from ADV Films, this week is pretty massive across the board with titles to choose from including a fair number of collections and re-releases: Release Date Title Name Studio Run T...


ADV Films UK New Title Solicitation (Fri 02-29-2008)

Working through their new distributor, ADV Films UK has had a new round of dates for some previously solicited titles show up today:009-1 Vol. #3 - 100 minutes - $19.99 - 05/12/2008 Ah! My Goddess: Flights of Fancy Vol. #1 - 100 minutes - $14.99 - 04/28...

New This Week (Sun 02-10-2008)

It\'s a real mixed week with what\'s slotted to come out as there are a bunch of re-releases and some titles which don\'t seem to be making it out to a lot of retailers just yet: Release Date Title Name Studio Run Time M...

ADV Films Reveals News (Fri 12-29-2006)

A bit of a contest came up earlier in the week when David Williams of ADV Films talked about posting some news today. The prize portion of it is still to be determined, but the news that came out is that Kuaru: Phantom Memory Vol. #1 now has a street date...

New This Week (Sun 06-10-2007)

The second week of June has several titles that are of interest across the board, be it girls becoming boys or the undead storming the castle: Release Date Title Name Studio Run Time MSRP 06/12/2007 &nb...


Blu-Ray or HD-DVD?
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 12-11-2007)

This week ‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix’ arrives in three different formats of DVD: Standard DVD, High Definition DVD (HD-DVD) and Blu-Ray DVD. All of these formats are releasing the Harry Potter films in a box set. With...

New This Week (Sun 04-08-2007)

It\'s a surprisingly light week this week, which makes it obvious already what the pick of the week will likely be, but there\'s at least one key title due out on Tuesday: Release Date Title Name Studio Run Time MSRP ...

ADV Films Launches New Bittorrents (Wed 08-29-2007)

After a bit of a hiatus on them, several new Bittorrents have been put out for some shows from ADV Films:Kurau Phantom Memory - Story Synopsis, Desktop Backgrounds, Character Art, and more!009-1 - Story Synopsis, Trailer, Character Art, and more!Innocent ...

Love, Mania Style
by Robert T. Trate, Columnist (Tue 02-12-2008)

At every video store I’ve ever worked, there was always one thing that was the same. We were always instructed to list our favorite titles that would coincide with that month’s holiday. Personally, ‘Gremlins', ‘Die Hard&r...


New This Week (Sun 10-07-2007)

The second release week of October features a fair amount of re-releases once again but also some other anticipated titles worth checking out: Release Date Title Name Studio Run Time MSRP 10/09/2007 &nb...

ADV Films New Title Solicitations (Wed 03-07-2007)

The June slate of releases for ADV Films has shown up on the Right Stuf retail site this evening with a couple of interesting things to note:009-1 Vol. #1 - 100 minutes - $29.98 - 06/19/2007Air Gear Vol. #3 - 100 minutes - $29.98 - 06/05/2007Kurau Phantom...

ADV Films UK Nixes Titles
by Chris Beveridge (Thu 07-24-2008)

...l 2 Kurau Phantom Memory Boxset Coyote Ragtime Boxset Welcome to the NHK Red Garden Complete Collection Pumpkin Scissors Vol 3 Ah! My Goddess Vol 3

ADV Films New Title Solicitations (Sat 12-01-2007)

The February slate of titles from ADV Films has made its first appearance on the Right Stuf changelist and there\'s a good amount of new series and second volumes with art boxes to tickle the fancy of many:Devil may Cry Vol. #1 - 100 minutes - $26.99 - 02...


Urusei Yatsura Review (-)

Urusei Yatsura (Those Obnoxious Aliens) Urusei Yatsura was an extremely popular manga and anime series that ran in Japan in the early 80s. This anime spans 195 TV episodes, 11 OVAs and 6 movies that are currently being released on DVD in North Amer...

50 GB Blu-ray discs, V FOR VENDETTA announced and TOTAL RECALL on Blu-ray
by John Sinnott (Sun 10-15-2006)

HD DVD Outselling Blu-ray 3:1:: Last week the North American HD DVD Promotional Group, the organization responsible for touting HD DVDs as you could probably guess from the name, issued a press release where they quoted the Nielsen VideoScan DVD sell-thr...

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by Corona's Coming Attractions (Fri 11-05-2004)

Genre:Science Fiction/Action/Sequel.Studio:Twentieth Century Fox.Production Company:Lucasfilm.Project Phase:Released.Who's In It:Ewan McGregor (Obi-Wan Kenobi); Natalie Portman (Padm© Amidala); Hayden Christensen (Anakin Skywalker); Ian McDiarmid (Palpa...

Beowulf, Star Wars/Star Trek Guides, & More
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 10-31-2006)

Welcome to the new site everyone for the Weekly Book Buzz’s first new edition on mania.com. I won’t waste your time with comments on the new design or site features because frankly, we’ve got too much to do with so many releases comin...


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by Tony Whitt (Sun 11-04-2001)

I was very pleased to hear that Mark Waid would be writing JLA. One of the biggest problems I have with team books like JLA, AVENGERS, and so on is that they often sacrifice any sense of character development that a one-character book would normally have ...

Exploding Heads: My Thoughts on 52
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 05-23-2007)

Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another weekly web of Comicscape wonder. For the past couple of weeks, we talked about Spider-Man 3 in lieu of discussing the end of DC’s weekly maxiseries, 52. The film came out the same week as the final issue of...

December 2 December 8: FIREFLY goes on hiatus...
by Sonia Mansfield (Mon 12-02-2002)

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by James Busbee (Wed 01-03-2001)

You cant keep a good hero down. Take former Green Lantern Hal Jordan, for instance. Youd think that going insane, slaughtering those nearest and dearest to you, and darn near ending all of existence would pretty much send you straight to hell for all of...


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by Denise Dumars (Wed 10-20-1999)

The oeuvre of the Hannibal Lecter stories begs to be psychoanalyzed as Dr. Lecter himself would do. Because some familiarity with the character of Hannibal `the Cannibal` Lecter is absolutely vital to the understanding of Harris`s long-awaited novel HANNI...

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by Steve Biodrowski (Sun 03-26-2000)

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Blood+ Vol. #02
by Mark Thomas (Fri 08-15-2008)

The second volume of Blood+ continues the fun from volume one, but still suffers from minor flaws that keep it from being as good as it could be.What They Say They are called Chiropterans, ravenous creatures that can change their form, disguising themsel...

Hunter x Hunter Vol.#08
by Danielle Van Gorder (Tue 04-24-2007)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Yoshihiro TogashiTranslated by:Lillian OlsenAdapted by:Lillian OlsenWhat They SayGon\'s going home to share his Hunter success with Aunt Mito, but Whale Island has a surprise in store for Gon - a message from his father to \"c...


Ghost Sweeper Mikami DVD-BOX (Fri 03-11-2005)

What They SayThe Review!The popular 1994 comedy TV series has finally been remastered and released on DVD, and fans of the anime (and worshippers of Tsuru Hiromi and Kouda Mariko) Ghost Sweeper Mikami has never been better. Audio: We are presented with ...

LON CHANEY: A THOUSAND FACES: Television Review
by Frederick C. Szebin (Mon 10-23-2000)

Kevin Brownlow is a movie buffs god. He has saved motion picture history for the world, focusing on the much overlooked Silent film era. With David Gill, he created Hollywood: The Pioneers in the 1970s, a 13-part work as insightful as it is at times hear...

DVD & VHS This Week: June 18
by John Thonen (Tue 06-18-2002)

VIDEO NEWSThe death bell has begun to ring for the VHS video system, a point made clear by a recent report in VIDEO BUSINESS magazine which tells that Circuit City has begun to phase out the format from their over six hundred stores. The article explains ...

"Superman 2: The Richard Donner Cut"
by Brian Thomas (Fri 12-01-2006)

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Comicscape - May 4, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 05-04-2005)

First, an apology: whereas I intended to run a reader response column to last week's COMICSCAPE about comics in the classroom, I've decided to run an original column instead. I only received a handful of letters and while all were original and several lea...

Itty Bitty DVDs
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 05-03-2005)

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Chuck JonesMeetings With An Animation Master
by Steve Fritz (Mon 11-20-2000)

It was the 68th Annual Academy Awards and the Academy of Motion Pictures was about to give out its Lifetime Achievement Oscar. Robin Williams gave the opening address, and it wasn`t one of his most inspired. After the mandatory segment of clips, Williams ...

Year 2000 Box Office Review
by Steve Biodrowski (Fri 01-12-2001)

What a difference a year makes! When 1999 finished up, it was easy for fans of science fiction, horror and fantasy cinema to look back with a feeling of grand satisfaction. Genre entertainment truly ruled at the box office, taking all of the Top Six posit...


ADV announces first wave of December product (Mon 10-13-2003)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ADV ANNOUNCES RELEASE DATE FOR RAHXEPHON-ORCHESTRATION 7: CRESCENDO CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED SERIES COMES TO AN END WITH THE DECEMBER 2, 2003 RELEASE OF THE SEVENTH VOLUME OF THE TITLE HOUSTON, October 13, 2003-ADV Films today offi...

Viz Media May Title Solicitations (Tue 12-13-2005)

ANIMEONDVD.COM SOLICITATION BOOKS Fullmetal Alchemist (Novel), Vol. 3 VIZ Fiction Story by: Makoto Inoue, Art by: Hiromu Arakawa Settled by alchemists, the town of Wisteria has the reputation of being an idyllic retreat. But what Alponse and Edward find ...

Fans Take On... Wendee Lee!
by The English Track Forum Members (Sun 03-21-2004)

Welcome to the second installment of "Fans Take On..." an ongoing feature where fans get to talk about a significant individual in the US anime industry. This month, we asked fans to talk about a legend in the American anime industry, Wendee Lee. Quicky ...

XS Hybrid Vol.#03
by Matthew Alexander (Fri 04-25-2008)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Song Ji-HyungTranslated by:Dark Horse ComicsAdapted by:Dark Horse ComicsWhat They SayHuin Chang and Mina have known each other since they were kids, growing up like brother and sister. Chang has always been Mina\'s protector. ...


Splitting Superman: The Siegel Victory
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 04-02-2008)

Last Wednesday, Judge Stephen G. Larson of the United States District Court, Central District of California handed down an historic ruling in the legal battle over Superman. As of right now, the heirs of Jerry Siegel—his widow Joanne Siegel and daug...

AD Police
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 09-14-2004)

What They SayFile 1 - The Phantom Woman - AD Police rookie Leon McNichol gets his first lesson in the school of hard choices when he and his partner Geena are given the job of tracking down the cause of several incidents of Boomers running amuck. They soo...

The Technology of EPISODE II
by Paul Zimmerman (Thu 03-21-2002)

"We didn't want to just push the envelope we wanted to lick it," says producer Rick McCallum of shooting STAR WARS: EPISODE II ATTACK OF THE CLONES entirely on digital video. Speaking before a packed room of theater owners and press in Las Vegas, Nev., ...

X-MEN: On Location, Part 2
by Bryan Cairn (Fri 04-07-2000)

In terms of heroes and villains, the X-Men universe is filled with some of the coolest and most colorful characters around. It must have been hard to nail down who should appear in the movie. Once that was determined, it should have been even more difficu...


In Praise of the Moog
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 09-23-2004)

THIS WEEKS RECOMMENDATIONThe soundtrack for Hans Fjellestads new documentary, MOOG (released this week on Hollywood 2061-62471-2), is a remarkable celebration of the electronic instrument that revolutionized 20th Century music. The invention of Robert M...

The Wizard Explored
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 05-01-2007)

Penguin Group USA unveils a powerful new anthology on hardcover featuring fantasy’s most prestigious character archetypes: the almighty, all-ass-kicking wizard. Neil Gaiman, Kage Baker, Orson Scott Card, and many other established fantasy authors ro...

Appleseed (also Special Edition / also SE w/figure)
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 04-06-2005)

What They SayEarth\'s last city, Olympus, rose from the ashes of a global war on the backs of Bioroids, artificial clones who make up half the city\'s population. Under the strict guidance of a supercomputer, humanity\'s last survivors enjoy an idyllic pe...

Ah! My Goddess The Movie
by Edmund Lee (Wed 02-06-2002)

The Review!Since I have already did a R2 review of this movie already, I decided to write another review for the R1 version with expanded thoughts on the movie. Just to warn you this review contains some spoilers, but I tried not to reveal too much. With ...


El Hazard OVA Vol. #1
by Martin Thom (Fri 11-16-2007)

What They SayThe discovery of extraordinary ruins beneath the high school becomes the adventure of a lifetime when several students and their teacher are transported to the magical world of El-Hazard! There, each learns to cope with strange new powers an...

Appleseed Theatrical Review
by Chris Beveridge (Sun 10-17-2004)

With a movie like Appleseed, I have to really preface any comments made on it by simply being upfront in stating that not only do I have a "Shirow Tolerance" as said by a friend of mine, but I have a "Shirow Adoration". Now, that doesn't mean I'm blinded,...