What They Say\"Saga, Sugar Meet\" (Episode 1) In Murenburg (Germany), a young but
capable girl, Saga, lives with her aunt. Unexpectedly, she meets a
small, doll-sized girl. She introduces herself as Sugar, a small snowfairy. Why is it that only Saga can ...
What They SayArt direction by Shichiro Kobayashi (Bezerk, Utena, Kimagure Orange Road, Panda! Go Panda!)
Did you know fairies make the snow fall? In a small European town, there was a hard-working, reliable girl named Saga. One day, she met a tiny littl...
According to a post by akoll99, the March issue of Anime Insider (My-Hime cover) indicates that ADV Manga has acquired the rights to the Sugar: A LIttleSnowFairy manga with intent to start releasing in August. It also re-confirms their acquisition of th...
We finally have the details for the exchange program for A LITTLESNOWFAIRYSUGAR: FRIENDS AND DREAMS (V.2). For people who want to turn in their DVDs with the mono encoded Japanese tracks for the properly encoded stereo versions, here are the instructio...
What They SayDid you know fairies change the seasons? Saga works extra hard to try to buy back her mother\'s piano, but Sugar\'s help only causes her more work. Frustrated, helpless and kicked out of the store, Sugar then discovers that Salt and Pepper ha...
...aphy*:
A LittleSnowFairySugar - Saga
Ai Yori Aoshi - Aoi Sakuraba
Akira Movie - Kaori
Argentosoma - Narrator, Scarlett
Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie 2 - The Sealed Card Movie - Tomoyo Daidouji
Carried by the Wind - Tsukikage Ran - Meow of the Iron C...
What They SayDid you know fairies make the wind blow? Season Fairy apprentices Sugar, Pepper and Salt are busy everyday searching for the “Twinkles” they need to become a full-fledge, but no matter how hard they try, the “Twinkles”...
...track.
A LittleSnowFairySugar - Volume 2 - Friends and Dreams
Released by Pioneer
It's always good to leave on a positive note, so how about I throw some Sugar at you. If you're feeling down and the whole world seems like its out to get you, pop ...
... anime "A LittleSnowFairySugar". Pita-Ten is her take on a shonen manga, and it works beautifully. Misha is a bundle of insane cuteness and cheeriness. She punctuates the end of nearly every sentence with "su!" and her speech is very cutesy-wutesy. ...
...retear, A LittleSnowFairySugar, Ai Yori Aoshi, Petite Princess Yucie, Gunparade March, Ai Yori Aoshi~Enishi~ and Texhnolyze. Yoko's first solo album, "sweets," was unveiled in 2003, and had the unique distinction of being released both in Japan and ...
...Saga of A LittleSnowFairySugar, Aoi of Ai Yori Aoshi, and Miki of Marmalade Boy.
Miharu Itsukushima, voiced by Carrie Savage. Miharu is part of the Eastern organization ARAYASHIKI. Following her older sister's footsteps, she is in training to bec...
...gns for A LittleSnowFairySugar. Her art in Pita-Ten is gorgeous. Scenes of beautiful tenderness alternate with great gags and hilarious moments. Her writing is impressive as well, with tightly paced stories and heart-breaking scenes.
Tokyopop's art ...
...ning to A LittleSnowFairySugar. "Eternal Flower" is the lovely opening to Ai Yori Aoshi. "Open Your Mind" is a favorite of mine, the Celtic-inspired song the opens the first season of "Ah My Goddess TV". It's written by one of my favorite anime comp...
...odes. (O) LITTLESNOWFAIRYSUGAR Volume 6: Sugar Baby Love (Geneon) A little girl’s adventures with her fairy friends. Just tell the cashier you’re buying it for your little sister.(O) MASTER KEATON Volume 5: Blood & Dust (Geneon) Keaton finds dan...
What They SayDid you know fairies make it rain? Sugar's Magical Flower begins to bud!! But how can it grow if she hasn't found a "Twinkle"? Basil and Cinnamon accuse Sugar of cheating, so now Sugar desperately continues her search. Meanwhile, Pepper strug...
What They Say\"Discover Japanese culture from the eyes of four little fairies! \"\"To make a wish come true, write it down in a letter and send it off in a bottle.\"\" So began the education of four young fairies wishing to become human. Join them in lear...
What They SayBack when Sugar was still an apprentice SnowFairy... Saga has been chosen
to star in the school play as a Princess! Sugar, Pepper and Salt become so excited over the news that they couldn\'t wait to go see the rehearsals.
Unfortunately, Sa...
I really seem to have touched a nerve with my column last week – the installment that announced the honeymoon was over with DVD. My initial peeve (that I didn’t have enough time for all the extras on some DVDs) was purposely lame in order to stir up more ...
For the last eight years, THE X-FILES has been mesmerizing its television audiences with its mysterious entities, government conspiracies, alien abductions, malevolent mutants, and whimsical creatures, all wrapped up in a detective-show type format. Among...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Moyoco AnnoTranslated by:Yayoi IhneAdapted by:What They SayLittle witch-girls Chocolat and Vanilla are best friends, but only one of them can be Queen of the Magic World. To determine who deserves the title, they must go to th...
The Snow Queen is familiar to readers of fairy tales and folklore; Hans Christian Andersen did a version of the tale, and as a myth it endures in Scandinavia, the Baltic Republics, and Russia. In her version of THE SNOW QUEEN, Eileen Kernaghan takes us to...
Poet and fantasist Eileen Kernaghan published four adult fantasy novels in the 1980s. Since then, she`s concentrated on taking the mythology of exotic lands and translating it into fiction for young adult readers. Her Young Adult fantasy novel, The Snow Q...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Moyoco AnnoTranslated by:Kaya LatermanAdapted by:Kaya LatermanWhat They SayThe competition to become Queen of the Magical World is heating up - and the rivalry is destroying the friendship between witch girls Chocolat and Vani...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Moyoco AnnoTranslated by:Yayoi IhneAdapted by:What They SayOutspoken Chocolat and shy Vanilla are best friends, but only one of them can be Queen of the Magic World. To determine who deserves the title, they must go to the Hum...
What They SayDid you know fairies make the clouds? Saga\'s friendship with Sugar grows stronger every day. When a storm makes Sugar late coming home from a field trip, Saga begins to realize how much Sugar actually means to her. Together, they enjoy the M...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Moyoco AnnoTranslated by:Kaya LatermanAdapted by:Kaya LatermanWhat They SayOutgoing Chocolat and shy Vanilla were best friends before they came to the Human World. But the competition to see who will be the next Queen of the M...
... week.(O) LITTLESNOWFAIRYSUGAR Volume 5: Home Sweet Home (Geneon) [IMG6R]Episodes 17-20.(O) MAGICAL SHOPPING ARCADE ABENOBASHI Volume 1 (ADV Films) A neighborhood shopping mall hides dimensional portals. Also available in a collector’s box.(O) MAHOR...
What They SayFor the first time in a long while, a theater troupe visits Saga\'s town. When Saga has trouble explaining what a Play is, Sugar, Salt and Pepper decide to investigate. They sneak into the theater, but when they find a bear playing the piano ...
...acter.(O) LITTLESNOWFAIRYSUGAR SPECIAL (Geneon) The anime series that'll rot your teeth.(O) PROJECT ARMS Volume 9: End of the First (Viz) The First ends.(O) REBOOT: Daemon Rising / My Two Bobs (Anchor Bay) These two features combine to form the 4th ...
Before Walt Disney`s SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS hit screens, animation was a world where rubbery animals `bonked` each other on the heads with blunt objects. Disney knew that his film was going to need to be more. In SNOW WHITE, the characters run a ...
Magical girl stories are a dime a dozen in manga, and it takes a great deal of creativity for a title to stand out. Pixie Pop stays close to the formula in both plot and artwork, but has a slight twist in the transformation methodology.
Mayu&rsqu...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Yeon-Joo KimTranslated by:Jennifer Hahm and Patrick NeighlyAdapted by:Jennifer Hahm and Patrick NeighlyWhat They SayClass rivals June and Lucia vie for the honor of being named the Queen of Light. But will petty jealousies - a...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hiro MashimaTranslated by:William FlannaganAdapted by:William FlannaganWhat They SayNow that Lucy\'s joined the prestigious magician\'s guild, will she really get along with the others mages? A life of magical adventuring may ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kaori YukiTranslated by:Gemma CollingeAdapted by:Kristine BlachereWhat They SayIan used to just see dead people. Now he is one. Trapped inside his own body by the Fairy Cube, Ian must now figure out how to stop the devious spi...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Mori KotaroTranslated by:Misato SakamotoAdapted by:What They SayMeet Pam Akumachi, an energetic 13-year-old junior high student who has just turned into ...a little devil! One day, when Pam and her friends try to summon the \"...
Hallmark Entertainment and the Robert Halmi’s (Sr. and Jr.) have created plenty of fodder for the Odyssey Channel, which Hallmark owns in association with Jim Henson Productions: THE ODYSSEY, ALICE IN WONDERLAND, GULLIVER’S TRAVELS, EARTHQUAKE IN NEW YORK...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Jaryu DokuroTranslated by:Matthew JohnsonAdapted by:N/AWhat They Say\"For as long as we could remember, we had always been together. So it seemed only natural to assume it would last forever... But it might actually be by my f...
.hack//SIGN - Koichi Mashimo
Koichi Mashimo (President of Bee Train, director of .hack and Noir), Ken Iyadomi (Bandai Ent. VP & panel host), and another Japanese guest (who didn\'t say much) were present at the panel.
This is one of the more interestin...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Ogiwara Momoko / Momokawa HaruhikoTranslated by:Adrienne BeckAdapted by:Barbara Randall KeselWhat They SayFriel is a fifteen-year-old girl who lives with her father, the astronomer Professor Dee, and their servants, the Holys....
Hello, and welcome to another look at anime in English. This time the topic of discussion is centered on Hello Kitty's Animation Theater (hereafter simply Hello Kitty), released by ADV Films and dubbed by ADV Studios. Though this show isn't everybody's cu...
News comes to us that THE FAMILY GUY's precocious infant Stewie Griffin will have his own talk show on FamilyGuy.com. Not a groundbreaking move for a cartoon character, as Space Ghost is an old hand at that game, but I'm concerned about the level of viole...
What They SayEveryone\'s favorite feline, Hello Kitty, is here with her friends in some of the best stories of all time! Come along and join Kitty, Mimmy, Badtz-Maru, Pochacco, My Melody and Dear Daniel as they re-tell your favorite classic tales in their...
What They SayAs they continue their studies into human society, our four fairies learn about the meaning behind holidays like New Year\'s and Valentine\'s Day. They\'re also schooled on the all-important subject of sports. With this much knowledge and p...
THE FILM MUSIC OF AKIRA IFUKUBE Akira Ifukube has maintained a notably symphonic style in his prolific array of film scores, utilizing traditional Japanese styles and voicings for many of his adventure and dramatic films, while embodying his music for sci...
What They SayThey\'ve begged. They\'ve pleaded. Crikey, they\'ve even threatened bodily injury. But for Sasshi and Arumi, getting back home to the real world really isn\'t as simple as saying \"Abracadabra!\" So once again, the pair plunges headfirst into...
Feature Film Based On Popular Anime And Manga Series Debuts At Number 25 On Nielsen VideoScan
San Francisco, CA, September 25, 2007 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation...
The Walt Disney Studios unveiled a diverse and ambitious slate of 10 new animated feature films from Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios to be released through the year 2012 at a New York press conference held today by Dick Cook, chairman of The Walt ...
After gaining a larger Western audience with his fight choreography for THE MATRIX and KILL BILL films, Woo-ping Yuen will make his English directoral debut with SNOW AND THE SEVEN, a martial arts spin on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale of Snow White and th...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Mori KotaroTranslated by:Misato SakamotoAdapted by:Ailen LujoWhat They SayPam and the other devil interns have exams coming up, which means crunch time for Pam who\'s still having \"flying\" difficulties. In order to step clos...
What They SayEveryone\'s favorite feline, Hello Kitty, is here with her friends in some of the best stories of all time! Come along and join Kitty, Mimmy, Badtz-Maru, Pochacco, My Melody and Dear Daniel as they bring new versions of old favorites to life....
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Bisco HatoriTranslated by:RyoRcaAdapted by:John WerryWhat They SaySeventeen-year-old Chiyuki Matsuoka was born with heart problems, and her doctors say she won\'t live to see the next snow. Touya is an 18-year-old vampire who ...
HOUSTON, November 9, 2006 "ADV Films, the number one producer-distributor of anime outside of Japan, is pleased to announce five titles heading your way on January 9. Prepare yourself for the first volume of Best Student Council, the fifth volume of Mic...
What They SayA land forever covered in ice... A princess missing for ten years... And one high-spirited ninja named Naruto!
Naruto and his team are sent on a mission to guard Yukie Fujikaze, a popular actress starring in the hit movie \"The Adventures of...
Saturday Morning Cartoons. This phrase might not mean anything to some readers, but to my generation it's something magical. Sure, our local stations had syndicated shows and programs for kids that ran cartoon shorts on weekday mornings and afternoons, an...
What They SayA land forever covered in ice... A princess missing for ten years... And one high-spirited ninja named Naruto!
Naruto and his team are sent on a mission to guard Yukie Fujikaze, a popular actress starring in the hit movie \"The Adventures of...
You may notice something different down at the bottom of the Shopping List from now on. We're going to give Universal Media Discs their own little section. I've been listing UMDs since they started selling them, but up to now I've only given them token me...
OPINION: A brief warning before we start: I had so many varied and intelligent responses to the question of how you'd characterize the main differences between Marvel and DC that I'm having to make this column extra-long. Do not try to adjust your televis...
DARK ANGEL by Frederick C. Szebin (Mon 09-18-2000)
Fox has been overly kind to the hard hitters in Hollywood these days, letting Chris Carter darken up their schedule, allowing Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich to recreate The Fugitive with an alien, when a big green bad boy had done it years ago, and now t...
What They SayThe Review!Singapore publisher Odex has a few DVD titles under their belt now, and they have committed to becoming a world-class anime studio. My first experience with them was Boys Be..., a title not yet available in Region 1. That disc wa...
Any Yoko Ishida fans in da house? The popular Japanese singer known to many anime fans as the voice delivering theme songs for AI YORI AOSHI, PRETEAR, SAILOR MOON R, AH! MY GODDESS, TEXHNOLYZE and other top series. Fluent in English, Ishida has been makin...
Hot damn! Last week's lame outputting of new fantasy and sci fi literature is officially eclipsed by the cornucopia of new hardback releases coming out today. From armor-plated unicorns to world-destroying aliens, we've got a flavor to fit everyone's ta...
Sheer magic. That's the only way to describe TIME AND RELATIVE, the first in a new line of original DOCTOR WHO books from Telos Publishing (co-owned by David J. Howe, author of many reference works on the series). Released as a series of prestige hardcove...
Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another controversial edition of Comicscape! Last week’s review of Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer sparked a hellacious debate on the comment section unlike few we’ve seen on the site. It ...
Panda! Go Panda!, an early work by the acclaimed team of Hayao Miyazaki (Princess Mononoke) and Isao Takahata (Grave of the Fireflies), was recently dropped into the DVD market without fanfare of any kind, but anime fans should rejoice with its release. C...
In case you were wondering, the SPACE and WITCHBLADE fans are still writing in to support the seasoning of those shows. The more extreme cases either thank me profusely for the charitable work I’m doing on their behalf, or defensively attack me for some i...
It seems only fitting to talk about Stephen King in the first Book Buzz column of October. Turned 60 last month, the American horror guru has written over 50 bestselling novels and won countless literary awards. His patented brand of disturbing, psycholog...
When we last left Shrek the Ogre (voiced by Mike Myers), his wife Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz), their sidekicks Donkey (Eddie Murphy) and Puss In Boots (Antonio Banderas), along with various other storybook characters, they were celebrating the defeat of...
In an overloaded release schedule of sci-fi, horror and fantasy book debuts a few reduxes by renowned authors George R.R. Martin, Robert A. Heinlein, Philip K. Dick, and Naomi Novik stand out amongst dozens of new titles.
The month of July has se...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kaori NaruseTranslated by:Amy ForsythAdapted by:What They SayA young girl believed to be the Prétear - the savior to a dying world - returns to a fantasy land that was once a brimming, beautiful landscape, overflowing with Lea...
It’s a good Tuesday on this the first week in November as we’ve got a handful of series sequels, a couple promising, original new novels, and a Star Trek Enterprise guide in this Penguin Group- and Wizards of the Coast-dominated Weekly Book...
Blizzard Entertainment unleashes their first novel surrounding the Ghost assassin Nova, Paul Kearney and James M. Ward blend good old-fashion magic with maritime warfare, and Mercedes Lackey debuts another novel in the Scepter’d Isle sequence wi...
After five seasons of heart-wrenching, cathartic drama, THE WIRE has finally come to an end. “-30-,“ the 93-minute finale, rounded out the HBO original series last night in true Dickensian style and, for one last time, proved that a television...
What They SayDarkness hid the pieces of her beloved\'s shattered heart and time is running out for Princess Tutu to find them. Using the power of an enchanted amulet she must uncover the mystery and keep herself and the prince alive.The Review!Once upon ...
What They SayIn the distant future, wolves are meant to have been extinct for almost 200 years. At least that is what human’s would like to believe. Although rumour has it that some wolves survived and have taken the form of humans to avoid being hu...
Ed Chavez: Well, thanks for joining me today, Dallas. I have to say, at least for Anime on DVD and for my own podcast, Mangacast, it’s just been the general consensus that, over the past year, Del Rey has basically been the best publisher for, rea...
What They SayIt’s once again time for the school’s annual Cultural Festival, and Class 1-D’s rice ball stand is a success – thanks in large part to Tohru’s delicious home-made treats. But what should be a day of fun turns ten...
A feeling of dread was quickly washed away by this surprisingly fun shounen series.
What They SayOpen the door to another world! Ginta Toramizu is an underachieving high school boy who dreams every night of a fantasy world where he finally gets a chance...
Terry Moore is the creator of STRANGERS IN PARADISE, one of the best comic book series of the last twenty years. This is an indisputable fact. Unfortunately, he's also the creator of PARADISE TOO, a peculiar semi-spin-off that began as a lark and now refu...
What They SayYukikaze is a masterfully told science fiction tale combined with breathtaking aerial animation that will keep you on the edge of your seats! Based on the award winning novels "Yukikaze" and "Good Luck", Yukikaze tells the story of Rei Fukai,...
What They SayTeam Satomi has finally matured into a team that has learned to optimize the use of speed and teamwork. They\'re also going to need a little luck to beat Velshtein and get to the IG-1 Finals. Waiting for them at the Finals is Team White Snow ...
What They SayThe Sorcerer Hunters are five extraordinary humans charged by the powerful entity Big Momma with the task of traveling the land in secrecy and hunting down evil Sorcerers who use powerful and forbidden magic to enslave the helpless masses. So...
In this installment of Comics2Film's continuing coverage of the visit to Vancouver and the set of 'Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer', we move from the studio and our brush with the Fantasticar, to the inner offices of the production. We are w...
What They SayUnderneath the dazzling Sun; far across the sparkling, blue ocean; and beyond lush forests, you will find a beautiful island called Sitel Island. On that mythical island stands the Tree of Life. This magnificent tree is the guardian of natur...
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...
Greeting Maniacs, and welcome to another spine-tingling Comicscape spectacular! For this week, I’ve interviewed Marc Moorash and Heather Stanley – the creators and publishers behind a cool new series called Polyglot & Spleen. ...
What They SayMeet Chako and her friends from the Cosplay Association at East Oizumi Academy! They\'re the hottest new cosplay team in Japan...fresh from a winning streak of local battles, they\'re set to sweep the Cosplay World Series!
Yeah, right.
In ...
The Review!A good, fairy-tale, bishoujo (cute girl) story.
Audio:
When watching the show, I listened to the original Japanese seiyuu (voice actors). The talking, ambient sounds, and background music made excellent use of the two, built-in, TV speakers....
ARIA Vol.#02 by Eduardo M. Chavez (Fri 10-15-2004)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Amano KozueTranslated by:Kay BertrandAdapted by:What They SayAKARI MINAZUKI has made her home on the planet Aqua, in the charming little town of Neo-Venezia. She is determined to become an undine and as her training continues,...
What They SayArmageddon... The ultimate sin of humanity, perpetrated upon itself, which cast the shroud of death across the world centuries ago. And out of that lasting darkness, they emerged... From the legends of ancient times, they have been called for...
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: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...
What They SayMeow! Taruto is a young cat-girl living in a world filled with mystery and magic. She and the other cat-people appear as nothing more than just normal animals, but she has a unique gift of magic! Can she control her troublesome powers and unr...
El Dia de los MuertosHere in Alta California del Sur as well as in much of the Southwest U.S., Halloween is followed by El Dia de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead, on Nov. 2. Like the Celtic Samhain, upon which our Halloween is based, this Mexican holiday...
The Princess of Disaster is about to strike on Earth and the Leafe Knights are in search of the woman they can bond with to defeat her.What They SayHimeno Awayuki should be happy. Her family is rich. And when Himeno merges with a Leafe Knight, she transfo...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Lee VinTranslated by:Sunah Kim SchultzAdapted by:What They SayWelcome to Daewon High School - the original school of pop! The talented but reserved new student Eumpa One is causing a commotion. It's a bizarre love triangle whe...
With the plethora of movie sequels this summer we have been treated to plenty of franchise videogames. Some of them are like Spiderman 3, or Pirates of the Caribbean, but you should not forget about Shrek the Third. Each of the movies has their childish q...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Aqua MizutoTranslated by:Mai IharaAdapted by:What They SayThere\'s a bright and shiny magical place up in the sky where people\'s dreams come true. For a fair exchange, the shop\'s proprietor Lin will gladly turn those dreams ...
Shrek 2 by Corona's Coming Attractions (Tue 06-08-2004)
Genre:Fantasy/Animated/Sequel.Studio:DreamWorks SKG.Production Company:DreamWorks SKG.Project Phase:In the Can.Type of Animation:Computer Generated Imagery.Whose Voices Are In It:Mike Myers (Shrek); Cameron Diaz (Princess Fiona); Eddie Murphy (Donkey); Jo...
What They SayAll five episodes of the series on two dual layered BD50 discs from an upconverted source.The Review!Fighting a war that mankind has forgotten on a world far away, the military men deeply involved with the first real alien encounter find them...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Reiko ShimizuTranslated by:Jonathan TarboxAdapted by:Jonathan TarboxWhat They SayA mysterious boy may hold the secret of Earth's fate. But if he has no memory, who will save the world?
According to prophecy, a half-mermaid, ...
I’m an unabashed champion for Supernatural but when it slips I’m also the first one to mention it. There were missed opportunities in this episode even if the main story was a rehash of an idea that we’ve seen many times in previous...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kaname ItsukiTranslated by:N/AAdapted by:What They SayOne evening, a boy named \"Air\" suddenly appears at Mizuki's window, forcibly transporting him to Neverland. Having grown up most of his life without his own father, Mizuk...
So the news came out that the Half Life movie directed by Quentin Tarantino is destined to join the list of the greatest science fiction movies that were never actually filmed. It has damned good company ...
10. The "Real" Alien 3
The...
What They SayThe Review!Video:
The movie was originally shot on film with quite a bit of grain. This was primarily done to enhance the \"feel\" of it being set in the fifties. Having seen the only theatrical screening of it in Sydney (presented by the pro...
I`ve been doing this annual survey of the best and worst of Direct To Video (DTV) for a well-known genre magazine, since 1993. While I`m happy to bring the column to the World Wide Web, I feel I should spend a few words on just what the column is about. I...
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...
Xeric grantee Leland Purvis graces the Dark Horse Maverick stable with this three-issue series featuring a character that Purvis originated in some self-published minicomics.Pubo is a little guy with big hands and feet and a large oddly proportioned head....
It may be that some of you are reading this in Anaheim, California, where you're in the midst of enjoying Anime Expo. I'd love to be filing reports on all the exciting events transpiring there, but it seems I've just maxed out my Cinescape expense account...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hoshino LilyTranslated by:Duane JohnsonAdapted by:What They SayThe adoring eyes of a gorgeous concubine life to meet the approving gage of a king. A dreamland oasis promises that no love is forbidden for a single night. And th...
Okay, let me begin by warning you that I`m going to be the spoilsport critic in the following review. This doesn`t mean I disliked the film. Far from it: I was actually enthralled by Tim Burton`s fairy tale horror aesthetic. One of the magical things of w...
DARKNESS FALLS sets up the back story for its mythology with a voiceover that tells us all about it. While a prologue set in the mid-1800s might have been a little pricey, starting a horror movie off with a mouthful of verbiage tends to give the audience ...
It is starting to seem as if everyone who worked on THE X-FILES TV series is doomed to make a bad horror movie. So far, we have THE X-FILE movie, which involved most of the show’s cast and crew, and of course there was also DISTURBING BEHAVIOR, which was ...
Greetings and welcome to yet another COMICSCAPE, and on a week when the books don't ship until Thursday, no less (damn holidays!). Last week, I threw together an admittedly uninspired "Best of 2005" column, but even I'm entitled to suck once in a while. R...
After over a year of delays, Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill’s The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Black Dossier will hit comic shops next Wednesday, November 14th. The Black Dossier has been the source of controversy and speculation ...
THIS WEEK’S RECOMMENDATIONSOriginal music from the legendary 1970's Japanese Samurai films series, LONE WOLF AND CUB (a.k.a. THE BABY CART SERIES) is now available from LaLaLand Records. I had the extreme pleasure to write the notes for this significant s...
Genre:Horror/Action/Comic Book Adaptation.Studio:Revolution Studios.Production Company:Lawrence Gordon Productions/Dark Horse Entertainment.Project Phase:In the Can.Who's In It:Ron Perlman (Hellboy); Selma Blair (Liz Sherman); John Hurt (Dr. Broom); Jeffr...
Once upon a time, all the characters of legends, storybooks, and fables were driven out of their homelands by the Adversary, forcing them to move out into the lands of ordinary men and to hide their existence from the Mundanes. The humans amongst them had...
Following 2004’s Labyrinth and 2005’s Yume No HON: The Book of Dreams, Catherynne Valente returns to a mythical universe with the first opener of the new series: The Orphan’s Tales.
Valente weaves a story about a young Prince ...
In Japan, CASTLE IN THE SKY recently marked its 200th week on the Top 300 sales charts, joining Hadao Miyazaki's other hit MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO (at 242 weeks) in the Over 200 club. KIKI'S DELIVERY SERVICE and SPIRITED AWAY should both pass the 200 mark in t...
The Review!Given the definitive nature of an AoD review, I was motivated to do an alternate angle for this series (which yes, I just happen to like). I have to give props to Viz for licensing Trouble Chocolate, something I thought would be unlikely when I...
What They SayThings are looking up for Yucie. Having passed the Judgment of Light she’s done with part-time work! But things don’t seem to get any easier for her… or her friends. Arc, driven by his quest to find his mysterious “...
What They SayThe Tree of Life continues to grow. To really regain strength however, one of the season fairies must be recovered. Meanwhile, Salome searches for jewels, golden roses and other electrifying treasures. Kim, Michel, and Poyo will need help ...
It’s hard to tell what Drew Carey, ABC and parent company Disney were thinking when they mounted this terrible bit of family entertainment. Telling the Pinocchio story from Geppetto’s point of view may have seemed like an interesting proposition at first...
What They Say Meet Yucie, a girl under a spell. Yucie wants to be a Platinum Princess, and the only way to do that is to attend the Princess Academy. Like, duh! But that's not as easy as it sounds. Under the guidance of Queen Ercell and with the unwittin...
What They SayChange is in the air, from snow in the jungle to a trip to the concrete jungle. After a freak blizzard strikes the village, Weda is struck by the urge to return to her home in the city. There may not be wild animals in a metropolis, but the c...
VIDEO NEWS· SHREK has already claimed this year's top box office title. It's November 2nd DVD release may claim other records as well as DreamWorks launches the title, at sell-through prices, with their bigg...
If you weren’t too busy watching the Olympics a couple weeks ago, you probably noticed that violence in movies and on television has become a hot button issue again. As a matter of fact, even if you were watching the Olympics, you’re probably aware of thi...
Every year when
Halloween rolls around, there's a hot costume or theme that every kid (young and
old) just has to have. Last year it was understandably Firemen and Policemen.
This year could be called the year of the Superhero! With the blockbuster
...
Unique Subjects And Genres Ranging From Action Adventure And Romance To Vampires And Horror To Be Offered
San Francisco, CA, March 11, 2008 - VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, an...
The WB has released images from the CHARMED season five opener, a two-part episode titled "A Witch's Tail."The season premiere looks to be a retelling of the classic fairy tale "The Little Mermaid" with a CHARMED spin.Click on the thumbnails above and bel...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Story by Adam Arnold / Art by Shiei Translated by:Adapted by:What They SayHaving narrowly lost the Dance Dance Revolution showdown for control of Aoi House, Alex finds himself in over his head as he\'s forced to endure an awkw...
As cold as it gets in the location this story takes place, it doesn’t compare to how cold the writers are in dealing with this cast of characters.
What They Say
Like a dream on awakening, or mist in the sun, in a promised place, the end ...
Popular STAR TREK, FARSCAPE and BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER novel writer, Keith R.A. DeCandido takes a swing at novelizing the upcoming horror film DARKNESS FALLS. And, while the plot has some shaky parts, DeCandido pulls it off with a touch of light grace.T...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Iwase MasatsuguTranslated by:David UryAdapted by:What They SayThe battle carrier Archangel finally made it to Earth, but its descent took the crew directly into the African desert, controlled by the enemy, the Zaft Empire. Now...
The Review!The obsessive quest for a whale that is not a whale.
Content: (please note that content portions of a review may contain
spoilers)
Originally airing on Japanese television from April 1997 to May 1999, Hakugei-Legend of the Moby Dick is based v...
What They SayYuichi Aizawa used to visit his cousin Nayuki all the time when he was younger, but now he can hardly remember a thing about those visits. And upon his return to finish his senior year in high school while living with his Aunt Akiko and his c...
What They SayAs Ayumu and Hiyono continue to investigate the murder of Mr. Imazato, an impending danger lurks. Hiyono becomes the target of the Blade Children\'s latest ploy, who issue Ayumu his greatest challenge yet - a chance to settle things once and ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Morinaga AiTranslated by:Laura Jackson and Yoko KobayashiAdapted by:What They SayReiichi is the quintessential nerd: thick glasses, coarse and unkempt hair, short, fat and ugly. His classmates constantly make fun of him, and h...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Yuki UrushibaraTranslated by:William FlanaganAdapted by:William FlanaganWhat They SaySome live in the deep darkness behind your eyelids. Some eat silence. Some thoughtlessly kill. Some simply drive men mad. Shortly after life ...
A world of ice awaits you in Lost Planet. Frozen in time by the galaxy, a frigid wasteland awaits all that wish to step forth onto the tundra. The world is known as E.D.N. III, and was a site hoping to be colonized by humans, though unfortunately upon ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Toui HasumiTranslated by:Sachiko SatoAdapted by:What They SayAfter Atsushi dies in a horrible accident, his twin brother Ayumu decides to steal his identity and returns to school in his place. He attempts to hide his reckless ...
What They SayJoin the adventures of the quirky Yamada family - from the hilarious to the touching - brilliantly presented in a unique, visually striking comic-strip style.
Takashi Yamada and his wacky wife Matsuko, who has no talent for housework, naviga...
To tell you the truth I didn’t know quite what to expect when I found out I was going to be interviewing a Senior Editor of the company that made Dungeons & Dragons a household name. Would he be a condescending geek? An arrogant Magic player ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Tanaka MecaTranslated by:Sheldon DrzkaAdapted by:Sheldon DrzkaWhat They SayHop on the soul express!
You've heard of those who can "see dead people." But what if you could see dead people and a guy in a giant bunny suit trying ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Yoshitaka AmanoTranslated by:Camellia NiehAdapted by:What They SayYoshitaka Amano\'s lush ethereal paintings of magical creatures, spirits, goblins, and apparitions have been praised and admired all over the world. In Fairies ...
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 SayInuyasha and his friends are lured into a deadly trap that makes each of them live out their worst fears. Later, while traveling over a snow-covered landscape, Miroku encounters a woman from his past… along with his children!? Plush, In...
What They SayIt\'s a ghostbustin\' good time for Princess Dejiko as she takes on poltergeists, goblins and her arch nemesis Piyoko! Later the Di Gi Charat crew becomes bodyguards for a pop diva and a visiting prince. Then it\'s time to enjoy your favorite...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Inoue KazurouTranslated by:N/AAdapted by:What They SayMidori? Jealous? Of course! And poor Seiji: No action for seventeen years and now he\'s got Takako, Lucy and Shiori after him all at once?
Plus, more trouble with creepy, ...
What They SayKuu Shiratori often fantasizes about her \"prince,\" and one day she meets him!
Contains episodes 1-4.The Review!When a transfer student from the prestigious Joutou Academy arrives at Kuu's school, her life enters the realm of a fairy tale w...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Story by Jun Maeda / Art by Rei IdumiTranslated by: Alexis KirschAdapted by:Jamie S. RichWhat They SayHibiki is a student in a magic school. Try as she might, her only real skill seems to be making a pot of delicious tea... Or...
What They SaySomething\'s wrong with Millie. While she maintains her normally bouncy outward appearance, her friends can tell it\'s merely a facade hiding the sadness she feels deep in her heart. In an attempt to raise her spirits, Honoka decides it\'s ti...
For those wanting to go directly to the source, we've gotten in a few new reviews for some recent Japanese releases.
LittleSnowFairySugar by Clifford Caoile
Inuyasha Vol. #1 by Andy Lee
Fruits Basket Vol. #1 by Erin Powrie
Siamese Cat First Mission by ...
Welcome to what I hope will be a series of columns spotlighting oft forgotten anime titles from the '70s and '80s that are again seeing the light of day in the form of remastered DVD editions. As the North American (region 1) industry has a tendency to fo...
Last week I featured “Toy Helmets for Halloween” that, with minimal effort, could give you a justifiable reason to pick up a cool toy and help make a great costume. This week the Toy Maniac is bringing you the weapons that will make the most s...
One deal that I came across today worth mentioning is sweet both for price and a near literal sense; Right Stuf has the SnowFairySugar Complete Box Set for a third of its MSRP; $60 for 6 discs in a box instead of $180. Only ten in stock however...
Lovers of true shojo rejoice. The first two issues of Tomoko Taniguchi`s latest work, Princess Prince, are now available on the newsstands. Previous works of Taniguchi that have been translated into English include Call Me Princess and Aquarium which i...
The Review!I just finished watching the Jin-Roh DVD. My local anime store got the DVD in early (apparently it is a screener copy, but the DVD has no special markings, just the Bandai and Viz logos and the regular packaging). Unfortunately they did not g...
Science fiction, fantasy, and horror are big business. If there were any doubt, the box office grosses of last year`s genre films put it to rest. So the major Hollywood studios, along with the mini-majors and the independents, will be offering up a slew o...
What They SayThere is an old legend that speaks of a hidden paradise on Earth - A paradise in which only wolves can find. And while thought to have been extinct for hundreds of years, wolves indeed still walk the Earth... hidden among mankind. Now, a grou...
What They SayA girl named Duck - or rather, a duck who wants to become a girl - falls in love with a prince. One day, a bizarre old man emerges and gives her a magical pendant that transforms her into the waltzing Princess Tutu. Now she must choose - for ...
OPEN SEASON opened at number one at the box office last weekend, but that may not last. The question is whether more kids and families will be buying tickets for an animated feature already a week old than adults drawn into the latest entry in the TEXAS C...
Ever wonder what Samuel L. Jackson is doing when he's not starring in hit movies or chilling with celebrity friends? He's producing a cartoon show! Check out the upcoming AFRO SAMURAI at the official website: www.afrosamurai.com . SPOTLIGHT OF THE WEEK He...
The Doctor, Anji, and Fitz land on a planet populated by characters straight out of fairy tales, a world where the normal rules of physics don't apply and where wishes have as much power as binding contracts. As a group of traders arrive on the planet loo...
What They SayAs the Mu launch a succession of attacks against the free world, TERRA is forced to use their secret weapon, the RahXephon, despite the reluctance of its pilot. Lost in time and trapped in a world he thought had been destroyed, Ayato must con...
What They SayBased on the story and screenplay by Mamoru Oshii (\'\'Patlabor \'\' films, \'\'Ghost In The Shell\'\'), and directed by Hiroyuki Okiura who previously worked on both \'\'Akira\'\' and \'\'Ghost In The Shell\'\' as character designer and anim...
What They SayThey\'ve begged. They\'ve pleaded. Heck, they\'ve even threatened bodily
injury. But for Sasshi and Arumi, getting back home to the real world
ain\'t as simple as saying \"abracadabra!\" So once again, the pair plunges
headfirst into strange,...
A couple of years ago, Harlan Ellison was preparing to finally tell his side of the `City on the Edge of Forever` story, to set the record straight about his involvement with STAR TREK and his working `relationship` with series creator Gene Roddenberry. W...
MOULIN ROUGE by ANDREW HERSHBERGER (Sat 02-16-2002)
Baz Luhrmann, the brash young Australian director/writer, had put forth his muscle to produce one of the most eagerly anticipated musicals of the last two decades. Actually, it may be the only eagerly anticipated musical of the last two decades (nobody kn...
What They SayEpisode 1
\"A Stitch in Time Saves Nine Lives!\"
Kitty and Mimi use their imagination and go into their broken alarm clock.
\"The Big and Small of It\"
Kitty and Mimi ask their parents how to figure out what is big and what is small.
Ep...
This episode of Eureka seems pretty ambitious as far as the special FX go, and for the most part it was successful, at least for cable network special effects anyway. That said, some parts of the episode felt a little rushed through, probably due to ...
It’s been five years since the first Star Wars: Clone Wars television miniseries debuted on Cartoon Network, yet the folks over at Lucasfilm Animation seemed to have held onto the idea of an anime-style Star Wars arc pretty tightly. This August will...
What They SayThe Secret, Traumatic Memories. A Lustful, Deeply Sinful Action…
Game 1
Mizuho, Noriko (Ava Vincent) and Yuri (Aurora Snow) set out on an exciting beauty spa vacation that Yuri won as a prize. Relaxing in the hot springs at the hotel o...
The central mystery behind Steven Spielberg’s A.I.: Artificial Intelligence won’t be solved by this new special edition DVD, despite two discs full of material. A.I. began its life as a Brian Aldiss short story (“Super Toys Last All Summer Long”) and endu...
What They SayA tragic love lost in time has Daisuke under its spell! The mysterious Second Hand of Time has suspended time for the lovely Freedert, who awaits the return of her knight in shining armor, Elliot. Still, all good things must come to an end an...
Last week's mixed-bag review of X-MEN: THE LAST STAND generated a small truckload of mail. The reactions ranged from complete agreement with my review, to total disagreement from fans that thought the film met or exceeded the previous two. Regardless, t...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Nobuyuki AnzaiTranslated by:Kaori InoueAdapted by:What They SayWhile it's true that Ginta is having the time of his life in Mär Heaven, getting in one exciting adventure after another, what's happening to those he left behind ...
The New Year is officially here, and with it a new crop of science fiction, fantasy, and horror literature is beginning to spring up from the fertile minds of genre authors everywhere. But though 2008 is the year of the new, some authors from the past, ...
I don’t think I’d be exaggerating to say that Shrek the Third had higher expectations than perhaps any third part of a film series in history with the possible exception of Lord of the Rings: Return of the King. The first two Shrek f...
Last Friday, five years after Sam Raimi’s Ghost House purchased the film rights to Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith’s three-issue IDW miniseries, 30 Days of Night, the movie hit theaters and destroyed its box office competition. With a tal...
The horror-comedy genre has been alive and kicking for a long time, namely because of Troma Pictures, a production company that has been around for 33 years now. Troma has over 800 titles, film and television, in their collection and their influence ...
Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another week of Comicscape. Before I dive into my interview with comic writer Brandon Thomas, I want to acknowledge the passing of Heath Ledger, who passed away in his apartment yesterday morning. Ledger, of co...
Anthologies run amok in this week’s buzz with collection themes ranging from Russian sci-fi and fantasy to genre fiction based on world mythology and a collection of 2006’s best space opera novels.
Hello Maniac readers and welcome to ...