The Anime Blog

I just got done watching the brand spanking new Hellsing Ultimate Volume 1 OVA from Japan and although I was super excited and utterly thrilled to watch it I was a lil’ let done by where the OVA started up at in the Hellsing manga.... Continue Reading...

If I could sum up Haibane Renmei in a few words it would be: vanilla ice cream. Why vanilla ice cream? I would say that, though the short series was a pleasant distraction and a nice change of pace from the action and blood packed series I’m used to, it was a little bland and not very thrilling. So, while I like ice cream a great deal, vanilla is not something you write home about and Haibane Renmei is not a series I would own.... Continue Reading...

Just wanted to say that J International Food has increased their variety and supply of Japanese sweets if not Japanese crackers and snacks. The Pocky selection has gotten better and they have a few more varieties of Kasugai and Lotte candies. You still have to search the store, though, to find all the different types of candies, as it’s still a disorganized store.... Continue Reading...

Hot on the heels of that release, here’s the official English language voice cast for Advent Children, via 1up.com:... Continue Reading...

Thanks to our great friends at twitchfilm.com, they’ve alerted me to this extremely important announcement: April 25, 2006 is the official release date for the north American DVD of Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children! Here’s Sony’s official press release:... Continue Reading...

The head bitches at Sony have done it now. Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children will now be coming out on DVD towards the end of 2006. WTF!? 12 more months of waiting? Why?... Continue Reading...

What makes something real? Is it real if it’s something we can touch and hold? Is it a quantifiable entity? Would a painting done of a fictitious time, place, or person still be considered real if it is real to the artist?... Continue Reading...

Akira is one of those anime movies that almost everyone’s seen and has strong feelings toward. Not so much for A Tree of Palme, a film created by Nakamura Takashi - chief animation director for Akira. A Tree of Palme is, essentially, an artsy-fartsy anime rendition of Pinocchio.... Continue Reading...