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When things go bump in the night, we generally assume it’s the wind, or maybe some neighbor’s cat. We’ve all grown up with stories of hauntings and cursed houses but as we grow older we discount those tales as childish and untrue. But not every bump in the night is the wind and not every [...]

YouTube is hosting full episodes of the following Funimation anime series: Blue Gender, Kiddy Grade, Peach Girl and Slayers. I guess it’s part of the ongoing battle against illegal anime downloads (i.e. BLASSREITER on Crunchyroll.com)... Continue Reading...

Ai begins to show some emotion, but the series still hasn’t shown its focus.... Continue Reading...

Ai continues to tantalize audiences with her personal tale, but still fails to deliver.... Continue Reading...

Every now and again, anime gets a chance to impart some wisdom or express a valid point of view. Hayao Miyazaki is a master at making highly entertaining anime which doubles as commentary. His movies have a clarity which is subtle and obvious, depending on how you view them. ... Continue Reading...

Mystery anime is a genre I haven’t watched much of. Not that I’m averse to it, just I haven’t found any which make sense or seem believable. Spiral, the anime, is a mystery anime based off the manga by Kyou Shirodaira. The manga was first inked in 2000 with fifteen volumes being produced. The Spiral anime was released in 2002 and had a total of twenty five episodes.
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Things get weirder and have a slightly disjointed feel in Volume Five, but the series still manages to entertain.... Continue Reading...

There’s been a lot going around about ADV’s health as an American anime distributor. Though ADV representative’s say nothing is “official” yet, it looks as though another American anime giant may be positioned to fall down to some degree. In my opinion, it would be a loss if ADV were to go the way of Geneon. While there are other good anime distributors out there, ADV has been around for a long time as one of the “big guys”, with the now defunct Geneon USA and the still kicking Funimation. ... Continue Reading...