The Anime Blog - We Go Beyond Anime!

The Anime Blog’s Christmas Giveaway Extravaganza is now over. We have 20 comments and the winners are drkxbunnii, Dalton6, and kidan!! Thanks to everyone who entered and keep reading for more giveaways!!!... Continue Reading...

Sometimes, the term “adaptation” is used to describe an anime-to-live-action production, when in fact, “inspired” would be more apropos. Casshern, the 2004 live-action “adaptation” of the little known anime of the same name, should actually be termed an “inspired” film.... Continue Reading...

Christmas in Japan is a weird creature compared to the one we Westerners celebrate. It’s an imported holiday that isn’t as revered a tradition as in the West and doesn’t have the same roots and meaning.... Continue Reading...

In October I wrote about the State of the Anime Industry in the US. I mentioned that it was difficult to get compiled statistics about the trends in anime sales in the US. ICv2, the retailer information site, would release limited information semi-annually. The full statistics and analysis would only be available to subscribers of their publication.... Continue Reading...

So you’ve decided you’d like to dress in Lolita style, but your body type does not lend to the standard construction or sizing of Japanese brands. Or perhaps the clothing that you’ve always dreamed of will be forever out of stock. Fear not, aspiring Lolita, for there is another way to possess the fashion you desire!... Continue Reading...

Before I start the review, how about a quick Labyrinth refresher? Here we go: Once upon a time, in the world of humans, there was a girl named Sarah and her baby brother Toby. In very different world - the world of goblins - Jareth the Goblin King watched Sarah and her brother from afar. He fell in love with Sarah. He decided to kidnap Toby and lure Sarah into into his world, where they’d rule the Goblin Kingdom together. Jareth had to have Sarah by his side!... Continue Reading...

Sometimes, over the top is good. Sometimes, “It just doesn’t make sense”, does indeed make sense when it makes sense to itself; make sense? Tokyo Majin, Volume One writes its own rules for an over the top action packed anime.... Continue Reading...

This was something I posted on 9rules but wanted to get everyone’s opinion on:... Continue Reading...