Anchor Bay Entertainment has released LIGHTNINGBUG for the first time on DVD. The award-winning independent film, which traces the adolescence of an emerging special effects master, features Bret Harrison ("Grounded For Life," "The O.C."), Laura Prepon (...
...leasant," LightningBug, All Souls Day). SRP is $19.98.Christine Taylor (Zoolander, Dodgeball) stars as Amy Roberts, a young woman troubled by visions which torment her dreams and cloud her waking judgment. After being injured in a car crash, her fian...
MUMMY action star Brendan Fraser is in contract talks to give his voice to the superheroic character of BIG BUG MAN. While other movie studios have abandoned cel animation in favor of computer generated imagery, Studio-Free Studios is courting all the ava...
San Diego, California, Tuesday, April 8, 2008
JAST USA, the leading publisher of Japanese PC "dating-sim" games in English, today announced that the new 3D fantasy RPG for adults, LIGHTNING WARRIOR RAIDY, is shipping. In the game, the player takes on the...
It's hard enough to follow in your father's footsteps when he's a successful businessman. How do you do it when your dad is Poseidon, ruler of the seas, and you're his half-human son?In the case of Poseidon's 12-year-old boy, the answer is to set off on a...
In most of my reviews, I speak very highly about what all the Game Boy Advance can do. In all honesty, the system continues to surprise me more than any of the other next-gen consoles that are out on the market today. But, occasionally, a couple of bad ga...
We\'re currently kicking off something of a \"bug hunt\" to clean up the reviews listings and information across our manga and DVD reviews. With so much information in there and so many changes made recently where we added the by series reviews, we want t...
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Chris Columbus is in negotiations to direct the upcoming fantasy adaptation, The Lightning Thief.Based on the first book in the "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" series by Rick Riordan, the story centers on a...
'Legion of Super Heroes' episode writer Matt Wayne talked to Comics Continuum about this Saturday's episode.
"We've got an all-new take on the Ranzz siblings in this episode, one that shakes up Lightning Lad and deepens his mythos," Wayne said. "Longti...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hideshi HinoTranslated by:Hiroo YamagataAdapted by:What They SayFrom one of Japan\'s most accomplished artists comes this new graphic novel, the unsettling saga of twin sisters born on a dark and stormy night in Tokyo: one nor...
The Continuum continues its series of features on the cast of Kids' WB!'s Legion of Super Heroes today with Andy Milder, who provides the voice of Lightning Lad.
The Continuum caught up with Milder, who also stars in Showtime's Weeds, over the weekend...
Marvel Comics has released some additional details about the story of a planned publication, Gold Bug, which will be written by Orson Scott Card and take place in the universe of Ender’s Game and Speaker for the Dead.The story, entitled Gold Bug, be...
G-Collections has put out a new press release in which they discuss the just launched Lightning Warrior Raidy adult RPG game that they\'be bringing stateside. With many games being turned into anime series, it\'s little surprise that there is continuing g...
When the remake of FREAKY FRIDAY made over $100 million bucks at the box office, that's probably when an executive at Walt Disney Studios gave serious pause to remaking HERBIE THE LOVE BUG. After all, why not? There's been a new VW Bug out now for a few y...
A promotional spot featuring Lightning Lad revealed new imagery from an upcoming episode of Kids' WB!'s Legion of Super Heroes.
The images are likely from the upcoming episode "Lightning Storm," which has yet to be scheduled by the network, and featur...
San Diego, California, Thursday, March 13, 2008
JAST USA affiliate brand G-Collections, the leading publisher of Japanese PC dating sim games in English, today announced the golden master status of LIGHTNING WARRIOR RAIDY, the first 3D fantasy role playi...
The world's leading authority on Heinlein bug stomping techniques, Starship Troopers 2.net has now posted a 15-second television spot for the upcoming direct-to-video sequel. So far from what we can tell shown in the commercial is that there will be more ...
George M. Dondero's Moronik Comiks released the first issue of BUG GIRL in May 2005 as the second in a series of titles about bad kids (the first being DIRT BOY). He based these comics on a series of CGI animated shorts he created long before their comic...
The official website for ALIEN VS. PREDATOR has thrown up a second behind-the-scenes featurette, this time examining the crafting of the creatures for the film. In the short film we get to see Tom Woodruff, one of the principals at Amalgamated Dynamics, s...
What They SayMusic found in the Battleskipper series. The Review!2 out of 5
The CD comes with your typical six-page insert. The insert contains one page with a song title list. Several pages with the English lyrics to the vocal songs. And a page of cre...
Amid the sound of walkie-talkies that crackled as if there were preparations under way for a space mission, some of the masterminds behind the film Spider-Man 3 continued toiling Saturday morning in Cleveland on what was supposed to be the last day of sho...
Moviehole has more brand new images from the upcoming direct-to-video sequel STARSHIP TROOPERS 2: HERO OF THE FEDERATION. Directed by FX master Phil Tippett, the sequel features a new cast of futuristic soldiers who pick up the battle against the bugs, th...
Ever since that famous rocket carrying its oh-so-precious cargo was launched from the doomed planet of Krypton back in 1939, it seems that death and superheroes have been constant companions. Most didn’t have to endure the demise of an entire plane...
To say the trailer for Bug is misleading is correct, but this statement doesn’t convey exactly how far off this and other ads for the film are. The coming attraction for Bug makes this movie look like Dawn of the Dead meets Slither. In fact, while i...
Last week we were groaning about DVDs that force you to sit through opening clips such as the FBI warning, advertising, and other bits. This subject has haunted me the last couple weeks as I sat down to review the DVD release of Takashi Miike’s HAPPINESS ...
What They SayThe love bug is on the loose and it\'s biting Medabots and Medafighters alike. How can you help but fall head over heels for the charming piano teacher Miss Mimosa? Her admirers are coming out of the bushes, but who\'s the one special man she...
Brian Tyler’s latest score, Bug, is to be released by Lionsgate through iTunes and other such digital platforms this month. Tyler, who seems to be just about the busiest composer in town, has created an evocative score that brings together the idiom...
You've almost certainly seen this movie before: fast-moving hotshot winds up stranded in a small town off the beaten path, where he learns to act like a person again. The twist in CARS is that the hotshot in question is a motor vehicle, as in fact are all...
What They SayThe future of the Mode Warp team is unclear as the startling revelation to the Betterman transformation is unveiled! Grief-stricken, Hinoki and Keita take a trip back to her old house, but will they be allowed one quiet afternoon or will unse...
What They SayAsh finally battles Azalea Town\'s gym leader Bugsy and his bug Pokemon for a Hive Badge! Can Cyndaquil light its flame in time to help Ash win? And, lost in the Iiex Forest, Ash comes across a Fartetch\'d trainer who needs a log of training ...
Hello! Welcome to an extra-special issue of "Being a Brief Discussion..." Today we've got an interview with the talented Monica Rial, who provides the voice of Lumiere in the FUNimation release of "Kiddy Grade." I'd like to thank Ms. Rial for appearing in...
What They SayThe crew struggles on as they mourn the recent loss of a comrade. Meanwhile, Mir takes the Shaft and goes to confront Sergei, but an attack by a new type of Ring changes everything! The stress and strain of the crew is at an all time high wi...
The Review!After a stunningly awful second act, Soultaker returns for a grand finale that is nothing short of grand. It's a shame the series as a whole isn't very good.
Audio:
Audio is consistent with previous volumes, but through these mostly dialogue-...
What They SayHaving discovered the mysterious Animus Flower in the Ajanta caves in India, the team has a new lead in their quest against Algernon. But Keita and his team are faced with more questions than answers. When the rest of the team arrives at the ...
The Review!Be gentle, this is my first time. Recently, I got hold of the Cool Devices Box set, and was looking for some alternate opinions. Aside from one post on the board, I found none (not surprising... Cool Devices falls into the netherworld of "H" an...
What They SayAn army of zombies begins a war against Millennion. Harry struggles to kill the undead while Brandon infiltrates enemy headquarters to put an end to the necrolized humans\' attacks. With the zombie war over, Harry resumes his ambitions for po...
"Chain of Command," a new episode of the Legion of Super Heroes animated series, premieres this Saturday on Kids' WB.
Check out the screencaps from the new Episode.
"When disaster strikes Lightning Lad's home planet of Winath, the Legion is called t...
If you don't know who Tiffany Grant is, the odds are that you don't watch a lot of dubs produced by ADV. She has voiced some of the most popular characters in anime, including Maki in Burn Up, Kome in Blue Seed, Asuka in Neon Genesis Evangelion, and latel...
What They SayThey\'ve fought their way through the maze of the Limitless Fortress. They\'ve done battle with old friends and new foes. They\'ve crept closer and closer to the mastermind at the centre of all the insanity: Makubex. But can the Get Backers p...
What They SayAs night arrives the shadows of Koga fall on Iga and a new threat exists for our lusty vixens. After a torid sexual encounter Yatsurugi Shinobu\'s best friend Mashiba Aya is infected with a parasitic bug and succumbs to its will. Having the s...
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Brian Tyler’s score for William Friedkin’s psychological horror film Bug, released Tuesday as an online download from iTunes and elsewhere, is a very disturbing and dissonant score, unlike anything Ty...
...ing and a lightningbug."
2. Ease in and out has to do with gradually causing an object to accelerate, or come to rest, from a pose. An object or limb may slow down at it approaches a pose (Ease In) or gradually start to move from rest (Ease Out).
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They are the Get Backers Recovery Service. There’s not a recovery job on Earth they can’t handle. Now if only they could somehow hold onto their earnings.What They SayEveryone knows the feeling. You come home and find your home broken in...
What They SayA deadly virus has attacked humanity with vicious intent! At the forefront of the battle is the enigmatic Akamatsu Industries – Disguised as a heavy machine factory in Tokyo, this clandestine organization uses neural enhanced weapons kn...
What They SayReunited with his childhood friend Hinoki, Keita has joined the battle against Algernon as a Head Diver in the Kakuseijin No. 1, a multi-purpose state-of-the-art mecha. Danger abounds as the Akamatsu team travel around the world in search of ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kosuke FujishimaTranslated by:Dana Lewis and Lea HernandezAdapted by:Dana Lewis and Lea HernandezWhat They SayEver since a cosmic phone call led to five literal young goddesses Belldandy, Urd, Skuld - and, like occasional vowe...
Interviewer: Way Jeng
This column is in the process of being a brief discussion, and one of the greatest treats is being able to discuss anime and dubs with the people who make it happen. Today we've got an interview with the talented Colleen Clinkenbear...
If you don't know who Greg Ayres is, you're not listening to some great dubs. Between Chrono in Chrono Crusade, Toga in Gravion, and Shinpachi in Peacemaker, Mr. Ayres is working on some of the most exciting shows being released. It was my pleasure to be ...
Myth Adventures author Robert Asprin unveils a collection of SF war novels, Manfredi’s The Last Legion leaps onto the audiobook format, and an F. Paul Wilson’s classic gets the collector’s rendition in this edition of the Weekly Book...
Genre: Science Fiction/Action/Sequel.Studio: Sony Pictures.Production Company: Unknown.Project Phase: In the Can.Who's In It: Richard Burgi; Sandrine Holt; Jason Shane Scott; Colleen Porch.Who's Making It: Phil Tippett (Director); Ed Neumeier (Screenwrite...
Alien hunter John A Keel's new book, THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO MYSTERIOUS BEINGS, is a fabulous read. It is, of course, a load of unsubstantiated hogwashbut that should in no way discourage someone from picking up the endlessly amusing volume. Much like Keel'...
First there was the CGI-animated television spin-off ROUGHNECKS, then the financially crippled DVD sequel STARSHIP TROOPERS 2: HERO OF THE FEDERATION. A smattering of comic and game adaptations, including Markosia’s steady stream of graphic noveliza...
The Review!At the end of the last DVD, we witness the fall of Garma. With this DVD, we get to start seeing more of Zeon society and we begin the Ramba Ral arc. This DVD seems to be more of a transition period in the series.
Audio:
With this DVD, it is c...
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...
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!Audio:
Since I\'d already seen the Japanese version almost a year before this DVD came out, I went ahead and watched this disc in English. For once on an ADV release, I was not disappointed.
For the most part, the dub version of Noir is not b...
The Review!This review is of the Beta DVD.
Please note: This review has been done using a BETA disc of the Spirit of Wonder DVD from AnimEigo. Although it is an actual pressed test disc (not a CD-R), some things may change for the final released disc. Sh...
The Review!The Gundam movies have always been what has made Gundam successful. Needless to say, if you are a big Gundam fan, this DVD is a must. No questions asked.
Audio: The audio sounds great with 5.1 and 2.0 Japanese remix which features new sound ef...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Suh Gwong-hyun / Park Sung-wooTranslated by:Je-wa JeongAdapted by:What They SayWith all the action going down in N.O.A. City, Peigenz field agents never can seem to get R & R. Soon after the Quasar incident, Peigenz receives a...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Takaya NatsukiTranslated by:Alethea Nibley and Athena NibleyAdapted by:What They SayA family with an ancient curse...
And the girl who will change their lives forever...
It's Valentine's Day and you know what that means - lo...
The Review!Finally, the animation that is based on the most popular manga has arrived at my doorstep. At last! I can finally see for the first time how it all started, in full anime glory! And sorry if this review seems a bit weird, it's just that I revie...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Jeon Keuk-Jin/Yang Jae-HyunTranslated by:Jason AnAdapted by:What They SayWhen the callow young Bi-Kwang meets fellow fighter Hwa-Rin Dahm, he has no idea how much his life will change. He joins Hwa-Rin, a beautiful woman disgu...
The Review!This preview was done using a promotional disc from ADV Films that did not contain things such as menus, extras or packaging.
Content: (please note that content portions of a review may contain
spoilers)
Some very new takes on some very old ch...
The Review!Another nice release of the Dragon Ball TV series from FUNimation, this set continues with the streak of episodes that have yet to air on Cartoon Network. Though probably not good as the two King Piccolo sets, some of these are rather good epis...
The Review!FUNimation continues releasing more episodes of the Dragon Ball TV series that have yet to air on Cartoon Network, picking up right where the last set left off. And once again, these are some of the best episodes in the series, so I don\'t thin...
What They SayAfter fifty days of confinement, the killings continue, and Light and Misa are released, only to face the ride of their lives with a seemingly crazed Soichiro. Then Light rejoins L in the investigation and notices a strange connection between...
What They SayThe question becomes “Who can you trust?� Our little quartet of fugitives is on the run... for their lives. No matter where they seem to hide, Phantom smokes them out. The rebels must do everything they can to st...
What They SayMillie Nocturne has one great goal in life: to be the best in the universe.. at absolutely everything! But when she tries her hand at being the \"best detective,\" she ends up an unwilling partner with two people who will change her life fore...
What They SayThe net begins to tighten around Light when the enigmatic detective L brings in FBI agents to assist on the case. Light becomes rattled when he meets a woman who may have information that could lead to his arrest. But Light holds the ultimate...
What They SayIn revenge, patience is a virtue. And after a thousand years, Colin MacLeod doesn\'t give a damn about virtue... The lone warrior travels with the wise-cracking ghost Amergan through the ages searching for the immortal despot Marcus Octavius...
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 ...
What They SayA great evil is sweeping over the realm; an evil that the young swordsman Roan and his life-long companion, the acolyte Yufa, must face head on! For these two travel toward their destiny, from the highest towers to the depths of the underworl...
What They SayFor genius detective L, Light\'s behavior is too perfect to be true, and to get closer to him, he enrolls at the same university and even invites Light into the investigation. The murders continue, but with a new twist - there appears to be a...
Death Note is turned upside down as dramatic events happen to reshape the series – as well as recap time!
What They Say
With his memory recovered and Higuchi of the Yotsuba Group out of the way, Light can put his master plan into motion and marc...
The Review!I suppose I should start with the DVD's packaging. Same as the VHS, but with a different font for the title. A poor screen cap for the cover, a very misleading picture of Captain Ginyu and Gohan flying on Kintoun. The bottom of the cover reads ...
What They SayIn the future, Tokyo is a desolate place. After a massive earthquake, the city struggles to survive. The old city is in ruins. Acid rain falls from the sky. And worst of all, evil beings called Lucifer Hawk have invaded Earth to destroy human...
What They SayIn the 1860s, Japan is in turmoil. A would-be author of this feudal period, Momosuke is tired of writing children\'s stories. Travelling the countryside in search of one hundred ghost stories that will comprise a book, he meets with three mys...
What They SayIt\'s been twelve years since the Blast Fall, an unexplained disaster that left countless dead and many more maimed. Society is divided and every citizen feels the burn, most of all the Resembles - people whose mangled bodies have been rebuil...
The Review!Without a thought, I've decided to pick up this AIC classic. Needless to say I'm poorer because of it but boy was I entertained. With the inclusion of 2 OAV series how can I refuse!
It all began with a discovery of an ancient artefact in the s...
Recorded at: Anime Central '05
Caitlin Glass may be relatively new to anime dubbing, but she's already played some fantastic characters. She's probably best known for her role as Winry in Fullmetal Alchemist. Her other characters include Hiyono in Spiral...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Eiji Otsuka / Housui YamazakiTranslated by:Toshifumi YoshidaAdapted by:Carl Gustav HornWhat They SayA small country town\'s got more than the usual crop circles to claim aliens drop by... they\'ve got the extraterrestrial\'s b...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Jun AbeTranslated by:Kenichiro YagiAdapted by:Kelly Sue DeConnickWhat They SayAsami\'s best friend Chiharu has stopped coming to school and isn\'t answering her phone. It seems she\'s found something that\'s a little more addi...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kye Young ChonTranslated by:Sihyang LeeAdapted by:What They SayWelcome to DVD " the world of Ddam (spunky future prosecutor), Venu (the face that is the envy of all males), and DD (a punk rocker DJ): a story about a girl, two...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Noboyuki AnzaiTranslated by:Kaori Inoue & Gerard JonesAdapted by:Kaori Inoue & Gerard JonesWhat They SayThe epic saga of the War Games continues! In the final match of the fifth battle, Nanashi for Team Mar is up against Galia...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Miura Kentaro Translated by:Duane JohnsonAdapted by:What They SayGriffith, charismatic leader of the elite mercenary Band of the Hawk, has seen better days. His fearless champion, Guts, has left the Band, defeating Griffith in...
I'll state now that I'm seriously hoping it is a Pokemon in your pocket. And the first otaku out there to make some sort of "Wanna see my Diglett/Pokeballs?" crack gets stomped on by the run amok Boomer o' the rant.
Well, since Pokemon: The First Movie (...
Well, it's been some time since this guy last ranted and was able to get it posted rather than being burned at the stake for an Anime heretic. Christmas has come and gone, seeing with it many a happy DVDs, CDs and BYOBs coming into my possession. Actually...
Interviewer: Way Jeng
Recorded: Kamikazecon '05
From Gravion Zwei to Hello Kitty's Animation Theater, George Manley has provided voices for many fan favorites over the years. He's also the voice of Lord Kozan in the upcoming Samurai Gun, due for released...
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...
Mike McFarland has been a part of the English dubbing industry for a while now. He has worked on projects ranging from Dragonball to Case Closed and voiced several characters, including Roshi in Dragonball and Goemon in several Lupin the 3rd releases such...
After yet another enlightening foray through the forum here at Anime on DVD dot com, I decided to address a few ideas and ideals that have bubbled around in my odd little brain for a while now. I was first introduced to anime by, yes, Star Blazers. At the...
These are segments from the replies that you, the readers, have sent in. These particular ones relate to a topic that is quite important to me, the censorship of shoujo anime. The following quotes from you guys will be in bold text (those parts are the qu...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Miura Kentaro Translated by:Duane JohnsonAdapted by:What They SayHe is Guts, the Black Swordsman, a warrior of legendary prowess. Relentless, fearless, merciless. As cold and brutal as the iron of the massive sword he wields a...
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 high school, the \"football\" bug returns, an...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Morinaga AiTranslated by:Laura Jackson & Yoko KobayashiAdapted by:What They SayLove Stinks!!
Reiichi thought that Yumiko liked handsome guys who were cool and collected. But then why is she hanging all over the nerdy-looking t...
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:Takahashi HiroshiTranslated by:Naomi Kokubo/Steven HoffmanAdapted by:What They SayWhat They Say:
KILL 'EM ALL!
Hisashi Amachi waits for no man, especially when he fights dirty and whips through all of the contenders of the Fr...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Park Young HaTranslated by:Je-wa JeongAdapted by:What They SayCome and enter the world of Asian folk tales and Asian urban tales... All with a romantic twist!The ReviewThe Review: (please note that content portions of a review...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Peach-PitTranslated by:Christine SchillingAdapted by:What They SayTakeya realizes that too much of a good thing is a pretty darn good thing! He’s the master to a hot alien; three beautiful babes constantly surround him; ...
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:Atsushi Kaneko Translated by:N/AAdapted by:What They SayThe word is out on the streets: a reward of five million dollars to the opportunist that wastes the courier calling herself Bambi and returns her living cargo. Chainsaw s...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Story: Dall-Young Lim / Artist: Sung-Woo ParkTranslated by:Je-Wa JeongAdapted by:What They SayHaving been born in a secret government laboratory that cultivated esper (telepathic) powers within humans, Shuuichi and two sisters...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hino HideshiTranslated by:Naomi KokuboAdapted by:What They SayWelcome to one of the most disturbing minds in Japanese manga! Hideshi Hino has long been considered a master of the horror manga genre since his coming out in the ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Masayuki TakanoTranslated by:Kentaro AbeAdapted by:What They SayEnter Misaki, perhaps the most innocent and sincere young lady there ever was. It's almost inconceivable that she could be a vampire. And with her powers as a vam...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Miura Kentaro Translated by:Duane JohnsonAdapted by:What They SayWarrior supreme Guts has returned, and just in time to save the weakened Band of the Hawk from certain destruction... and to form an intimate bond with the beaut...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Saijyo ShinjiTranslated by:Michiko NakayamaAdapted by:What They SayJan is given an ultimatum from Mutsujyu, the owner of the Gobancho Restaurant, that if he doesn\'t win first place in the competition, he will be fired. In ret...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Park Sung Woo/Oh Rhe Bar GuhnTranslated by:Je-wa JeongAdapted by:What They SayOn a combined drug sting operation between the police and Peigenz, a female assassin takes out the the drug lord before is apprehended. Furthermore...
What They SayHajiki finally gets his chance to complete what his father was attempting; to fly into space. But Katana arrives to spoil things. However, this trip to the heavens holds more than just completing his father\'s work. The secret of the gads; th...
What They SayEveryone knows the feeling of coming home and finding their home broken into. Your possessions thrown around, dresser drawers are ransacked and everything you own has the unmistakable feel of a stranger\'s fingers on them. Then you realize so...
What They SayAn army of zombies begins a war against Millennion. Harry struggles to kill the undead while Brandon infiltrates enemy headquarters to put an end to the necrolized humans\' attacks. With the zombie war over, Harry resumes his ambitions for ...
What They SayThe mysterious Gads... Everyone desires them and believes that they will fulfill all their dreams. However, each person will soon come to realize the nightmare that is hidden inside them. A monster woman, a dragon train, a flying fortress, an...
What They SayFemale cyborg Major Motoko Kusanagi and her fellow police officers of Section 9 hunt down a host of criminals in both the real and online worlds. In the course of their work, Kusanagi and Section 9 must do everything from resolving hostage cr...
What They Saynvestigation on the Orient Express
Aboard the famous Orient Express, Yui and friends are challenged by Virus to solve the mystery of the kidnapped IR. Unless Yui can follow the clues and solve the case, the train will crash into the station. ...
What They SayThe Get Backers have proven themselves time and time again, so finding a rare violin should be a snap, right? Well, not if the violin\'s been taken by a young crime lord who\'s hired one of Ginji\'s old gang members to protect it AND has a p...
What They SayAccording to legend, there was a group of warriors known as the Mutsu clan who were a match for any samurai even though they fought without weapons. To keep a young nobleman safe, a passerby with the name of Yakumo Mutsu becomes his bodyguard...
What They SayFor Asato Tsuzuki, a free-spirited supernatural investigator and a Guardian of Death, it\'s business as usual in the afterlife, until he\'s paired up with a new partner, Hisoka. At odds with each other, the duo must cooperate to solve grisl...
What They SayThere\'s a story that must be told - hidden beneath the beautiful blue waves of this ocean city. Kyoya, a teacher at the Underocean school, lost his memory in an unfortunate accident that took place 3 years earlier and since then has been tak...
What They SayKaori is a shy girl who is secretly in love with Senpai. She happens to see an advertisement about Secret Dreams -- a place where people can experience a virtual dream. Making up her mind, she goes to try it out. Once she\'s registered, she i...
What They SayThe Shapes, the cybernetic warriors in white, wipe out what\'s left of Lukuss with overwhelming numbers and the superior firepower of their futuristic weapons. Ran foresees a future of Lukuss that she cannot bear and boards a train to escape....
What They SayContains episodes 59-61!
Conan is walking on air when an invite to an elite mystery tour arrives that has him rubbing elbows with fellow mystery fans. What should be a weekend of mystery nirvana becomes a nightmare of survival when the conte...
What They SayThe flames of war burn ever brighter! While Show Zama and Garalia attempt to make their way back to Byston Well, the crew of the Zelerna are pursued by Bern Bunnings and Drake Luft\'s latest recruits from Upper Earth. Meanwhile, Elmelie esca...
What They SayWhen Iczer 1 defeated Big Gold, she thought that the evil had been destroyed. But, years later, when a new threat from an old enemy manifests itself, only the immense power of Iczer 3 has any hope of saving all life in the universe!
Part of ...
What They SayEnslaved by an army of rebellious super-robots originally designed to help civilization avert a complete ecological cataclysm, mankind\'s only hope is CASSHAN, a legendary hero who wages a solitary war to defeat these NEOROIDS and restore the...
What They SayIn the 20th installment of the TV series that would not die, a holiday trip to a remote island turns into a deadly mystery as the gang gets gruesomely murdered, one after another.The Review!Eighty episodes into the series and you’d thin...
What They SayDisc Catalogue Numbers: DVD-200401/DVD-200403The Review!Audio: Presented in Dolby Digital Stereo Japanese, the show\'s sountrack is, arguably, the greatest asset it\'s got. A generally pleasing mix, the music and dialogue and sound effects al...
What They SayThe future\'s hottest crimefighters take you on five giddy adventures in the dazzling anime series that has fans enthralled! In \"The Good Sunny Side of the Verandah,\" Natsuki\'s temporary stay with Batanen ends when he begins acting childis...
What They SayTen-year old Ikki has one wish: to show off his Medabilities by representing his country in the World Robattle Tournament. Unfortunately, Ikki doesn\'t have a Medabot of his own, so all he can do is dream of one day becoming a top-notch Medaf...
What They SayFrom renowned composer MASAMICHI AMANO (SiN: the Movie / Ninja Resurrection / Giant Robo / Ruin Explorers / Urotsukidoji) comes the Original Soundtrack to PRINCESS NINE!
Head back out to the mound with the music from Princess Nine! Featurin...
What They SayUntil now, Kamakura no Gozen, the richest man in Japan, has trusted his underlings to bring the brothers under his control. But now it\'s time for more desperate action. First he\'ll kidnap the brothers\' only living relatives: their cousin M...
What They SayAska is excited about her upcoming wedding to her boyfriend, Ryosuke. Her friends, Aya and Tamami, seem excited for her. Howerver, a dark plot is unfolding around the seemingly happy couple... Aska is on her way to a blissful honeymoon when s...
What They SayKotomi was looking forward to a fun summer vacation. Until she found the note in her bedroom. Filled with extremely personal and revealing information about her, Kotomi is forced to follow the note’s instructions and go to the old schoo...
What They SayIn a world beyond time, a demoniac race called \"Genmas\" control the degenerated humans. Now the fates of Rufu and Jin, twins separated at birth, ultimately intertwine as each learns of the legacy of their birthright and the supernatural pow...
What They SaySakura bravely faced the many challenges needed to finish the capture and transformation of the Clow Cards into her own Sakura Cards, but can she reveal her deepest feelings to Shaoran? Before she can face that challenge, someone begins stea...
What They SayThe powerful mystic Kato\'s obsession with conquering Tokyo awakens the long-dead spirit Masakato, the legendary guardian of Tokyo. Unable to stand alone against Masakato\'s power, the calculating Kato uses an innocent woman as an unsuspecti...
What They SayFirst impressions can be misleading! Shiina nearly died when the current swept her out to sea. Instead, she was rescued by a mysterious star-shaped creature and plunged into a strange adventure! Her new friend Hoshimaru leads her into a maels...
What They SayNow that Koganei has switched sides, Kurei\'s setting his sights on taking him down for his treasonous acts. First up for revenge is the blood-thirsty Mokuren equipped with the ability to control all plant-like matter. Then Recca meets his ma...
What They SayJust when you thought it was safe to turn away, volume 50 calls down the lightning and pops open the bottles on two special episodes.The Review!I can\'t really believe that it\'s over.
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For our primary viewing session, we listened to ...
What They SayThe warrior kingdom of Kuruda is home to the fircest fighters in the world, men and women who live solely the greatest in the world. Young Gau Ban dreams of becoming the warrior of his generation. Along with his adopted sister Elle and the le...
What They SayWhat is the mystery behind the hidden past of Shinjyo Reiko? How did Mashiba Aya, who was killed by the parasite bug, reappear again? Trouble after trouble comes to Yatsurugi Shinobu. The drama in the institute has finally come full circle.Th...
What They SayWhat is the mystery behind the hidden past of Shinjyo Reiko ? How did Mashiba Aya, who was killed by the parasite bug reappear again? Trouble after trouble comes in front of Yatsurugi Shinobu. The drama in the institute has finally come full ...
What They SayThey are the Norns, governesses of fate and impartial chaperones to the dance of the living. But now, with Ragnarok on the horizon, Urd, Verdandi, and Skuld have abandoned their posts in Asgard to join in the fun with the mortals of Earth. Wi...
What They SayMugen\'s a completely wild, uncontrollable warrior - deadly with his blend of capoeira-style swordsmanship and short temper. Jin is the epitome of the stoic samurai, lightning-quick, cool and always in control. And Fuu? She\'s an adorable (a...
What They SayContains three seperate hard-core stories!
Thief
In a village in a faraway land, there lived a couple whose ages were very far apart. While working hard in the fields, they looked happy together, but the wife was troubled. Her husband alway...
What They SayIn the not too distant future, civilization is under attack. Leading the forces of darkness is the evil mastermind Bison, who is determined to capture the minds and bodies of the world\'s greatest fighters for use in his manic plan to conquer...
What They SayRoy Revant is living the hard life of a bounty hunter in a broken city - a city where thousands have died in a mysterious event called the Blast Fall. Those who survived share the sting of loss. Countless Resembles walk the streets, people wh...
What They SayAs Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura struggle in battle in the Land of Waves, they must come to terms with the often-painful reality of being a ninja. A little bit older, wiser and stronger, the three return to the Hidden Leaf Village only to face t...
What They Say\"Many people have searched for it, many have stolen it, and many will kill for it. The Gad is a seemingly magical stone which, once making a strong spiritual connection with someone, will grow into a very powerful robot known as a Techode - ...
What They SayKiyo is a brilliant junior high student who is a major target for teasing at school. His father sends him a bizarre birthday present, a strange little boy named Zatch Bell! But Kiyo soon discovers that there is more to Zatch than his dad ever...
What They SayHimiko’s down for the count…Emishi’s out of commission… and Shido’s not even conscious. The Get Backers have lost nearly half of their team. They’ve searched every back alley of Lower Town and they’...
What They SayFollowing the announcement of Sei's arranged marriage to a member of a rival faction, the veil drops on years of old rivalries. If you think an arranged marriage won't sit well with Sei, well, you can only imagine what Amy feels like when a h...
What They SayKiyo, a genius but introverted middle school student, hates going to school and has trouble making friends… until one day Zatch comes crashing through his bedroom window! Zatch is a present form Kiyo’s father, who saved the little...
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 SayIt\'s nice to know people take the arts seriously, but what do you do when people just TAKE them?
The Get Backers have proven themselves time and time again. They\'ve got a nearly 100% success rate. So finding a rare violin should be a snap,...
What They SayYou know you never really know someone until you see into their past. Katana returns to his roots while Hajiki remembers his father and gathers new direction in his life. However, will Hajiki be able to handle the darker aspects of this and r...
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 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 SayReady or not…here they come
There is a street where no one lives, where ghostly lights flicker in the shadows. It is whispered that children who play hide-and-seek there after dark are kidnapped by demons…and disappear forever. ...
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 ...
What They SayReirouge finally reveals herself and now, the journey to the final battle of Jiburiru begins. How will Naoto and Jiburiru get out of this mess? Will Jiburiru win this final battle against the army of hell? The last chapter of Jiburiru the Dev...
What They SayThe time: July 8, 1864. The place: Ikedaya. In hushed tones, the Choshu rebels plot their most sinister undertaking yet: the burning of Kyoto. Outside, all is quiet. But suddenly, the doors fling open and the Shinsengumi announce themselves...
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 SayThe Sanjiyan
Long before the age of man, legends whisper of the civilization of the Sanjiyan, powerful three-eyed demons that possessed the secret of immortality. Yet, despite their power they mysteriously disappeared...
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Our blin...
Who is 'The League'? Better find out before they strike. Michael Uslan talks 'The Spirit'. Everyone watches the 'Watchmen'. Here's your Comics2Film news bits for November 19th.
The League
THE LEAGUE poster
Director Kyle Higgins alerts us to hi...
VIDEO NEWSMovie re-titling is a practice as old as film itself, but it's usually a marketing con job pulled by some scurrilous, fly-by-night distributor to trick unsuspecting rubes into paying to see a movie they've already seen simply by changing its nam...
Will summer 2002 be remembered as the Summer of the Spider? SPIDER-MAN was well-positioned to bust box-office records as the official start of the summer movie season, but even as the Spidey juggernaut was positioning itself another spider was waiting in ...
VIDEO NEWSActor Val Kilmer has never really clicked with audiences and become the star his talent and looks once seemed to guarantee him. Part of the reason for this failure is that he so often comes across as an unlikable and arrogant ass, both on and of...
Director Bill Rebane's 1975 giant spider flick, appropriately called THE GIANT SPIDER INVASION, is making its debut on DVD this week courtesy of Retromedia. Today we continue our chat with Rebane about the origins of the entertaining and well-remembered f...
VIDEO NEWSBuena Vista recently announced that they would be releasing Tim Burton's wonderful ED WOOD on DVD this summer on August 13. Burton's film is in glorious black and white and boasts a pair of top of the line performances from Johnny Depp as talen...
Jonathan Frakes is talking about his latest venture into the world of high profile genre television. With ROSWELL now off the air, Frakes' eye is now on the new UPN entry, a remade TWILIGHT ZONE. Frakes, who has shifted heavily into directing later in his...
Don't be put off by the very over-the-top ROAD WARRIOR style opening sequence that kicks off this new Image series. With overtones of the Mad Max series as well as Indiana Jones, we find a blonde hero pursuing a dastardly foe and a femme fatale in serious...
Today's class: How To Make A Monster Movie. Today's instructor: Dean Devlin."The opening of the movie is: Here comes the toxic waste truck, swerve to avoid the bunny, the waste spills, the spiders turn big... Done! No need for anything else. Let's move on...
Currently starring with Mike Myers in the third AUSTIN POWERS film, Beyonce Knowles of Destiny's Child plays Foxxy Cleopatra, a blaxploitation era superspy. Foxxy must team up with Austin when he travels back in time to the '70s to save his father, who ha...
So, I'm sitting here listening to a CD of the musical episode of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER that super cool column reader Joe sent me, and it got me to thinking was there a better hour of TV last TV season?I don't think so.But still, the Emmy voters are wo...
The Hollywood bug has bitten Marvel Comics, and like some bugs, this one's enough to induce vomiting. Marvel's made no bones about cashing in on the success of the SPIDER-MAN movie with a slew of Spidey-related mini-series, presumably in the hopes that an...
I have seen the future and it's not that exciting.Yeah, so, I've been working my way through tapes of the new fall shows and, well, I'm kinda underwhelmed. So far, while watching these tapes, nothing has hit me as particular great. Nothing has made me sit...
An anime series about a girl’s baseball team might cause a few persons to snicker, but don’t make the same mistake for PRINCESS NINE is good stuff. Deftly executed by director Tomomi Mochizuki, each episode manages the standard conflict that needs to be r...
STAR WARS: EPISODE II – ATTACK OF THE CLONES, the most highly anticipated movie of the year. JEDI STARFIGHTER is the first EPISODE II game to be released from LucasArts, and improves greatly on its predecessor, STARFIGHTER.JEDI STARFIGHTER puts you in the...
It’s very strange to see the Sega Sports logo following the Playstation 2 logo. I guess it’s somewhat easier to combine Nintendo and Sega - they’re both old school, game-centric companies, whereas Sony is a consumer electronics giant. Regardless, NFL 2K2 ...
What has Shigeru Miyamoto been up to lately? Apparently the answer to that question is gardening and the Interactive Arts and Science's Hall of Fame inductee's newest project, PIKMIN, proves it.You are Captain Olimar, a vertically challenged space captain...
The first issue of Frank Miller's new Bat-epic, THE DARK KNIGHT STRIKES AGAIN, has been on shelves for a little while now (although to be honest, how likely is it that any copies are just sitting anywhere?), and the comic book community is still deciding ...
Josh Blaylock, who masterminded the return of G.I. JOE to comic books this year, announced at the Mid-Ohio-Con Saturday that he will be publishing MICRONAUTS comic books next year.Blaylock also announced a G.I. JOE: BATTLE FILES mini-series and firmed up ...
Lt. Celia Forrestal is facing a career challenge: the Navy won't allow her to be promoted into a combat situation because she's a woman, because she's black-and because she's qualified for the position and might cause discontent among those less qualified...
So, anyone else sick to death of Dawn on BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER?I really don't like her very much. She's all whiny and "what about me" all the time. So boring.Buffy is the Slayer, always saving the world, you'd think that Dawn would cut her big sis a li...
There was a time when STAR TREK was a thing of the past, a mere 79 episodes depicting the adventures of Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock that were seen constantly in syndication but were firmly rooted in their cheesy 1960s origins. But eventually, a new age cam...
Director Jay Woelfel's UNSEEN EVIL stars Richard Hatch (Apollo from BATTLESTAR GALACTICA) and Tim Thomerson (Jack Deth himself) in a pleasantly surprising, low budget, direct-to-video little chiller. Today we continue our profile of Woelfel and his partic...
In an exclusive, wide-ranging interview with CINESCAPE's Anthony C. Ferrante and Arnold T. Blumberg, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER producer Marti Noxon discussed the evolution of onetime baddie, sometime lover James Marsters' Spike."James is a remarkable acto...
Never say never again.David Duchovny will reprise his role as Fox Mulder in the two-hour series finale of THE X-FILES on May 19.Wow, that almost makes me want to watch the show again. Almost.X-FILES creator Chris Carter promises to wrap up the whole mytho...