Review: Gintama
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Review: Gintama

By Robert Ramos

I spent countless hours and many days figuring out how to go about reviewing the live-action rendition of my all-time favorite anime. Should I go about it as an ultimate fanboy? Or, maybe, go in as unbiased critic? How I ever should I step into the realm of reviewing after being gone for so long? OH FUCK WHAT DO I DO!? Spoiler: I fanboy the shit out of this review. Sorry.  So how did this movie fair out as a live-action flick of a beloved anime/manga? Let’s find out, shall we?

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Review: Rashomon - A Commissioner Heigo Kobayashi Case
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Review: Rashomon - A Commissioner Heigo Kobayashi Case

By Justin McCarty

From Victor Santos and Dark Horse comes a detective noir set in feudal Japan. This story has everything you need for good noir. A hard-boiled detective, a femme fatale, lies, and government corruption. Santos’ first part to Rashomon was previously published only in Spain, here we have both parts published by Dark Horse. Part one is a straight murder mystery. The second part is a murder mystery but backdropped, and part of, the forty-seven ronin story.

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No Game No Life Zero now in theaters in Japan
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No Game No Life Zero now in theaters in Japan

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No Game No Life Zero, the movie of the popular anime franchise, has successfully started on July 16th in 61 theaters throughout Japan. A special greeting was held at the premier screening with Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (voice actor of Riku), Ai Kayano (voice actress of Schwi), Yoko Hikasa (voice actress of Couronne Dora) and director Atsuko Ishizuka, which became a special event for the fans with a Janken contest (rock-paper-scissors) with signed posters as prizes and a pre-birthday surprise for voice actress Yoko Hikasa.

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Review: In This Corner of the World
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Review: In This Corner of the World

By Dustin Cabeal

Animated movies from Japan tend to be amazing from a story and film perspective. Not because I’m biased, while I do love animated films in general, I will always prefer 2-D animation. No, the real reason is that it is 2-D animation and the bulk of the world has moved on from caring about the art form. It’s a shame, but because of that stories like In This Corner of the World aren’t held to the same storytelling restraints that most films are nor are they pigeonholed into tropes like anime. Simply put, Is This Corner of the World only works in this format because it’s allowed to create a new storytelling narrative that doesn’t rely on the three-act structure or any other structure that you’d associate with Japan.

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Love, Justice, and Safe Sex
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Love, Justice, and Safe Sex

By Robert Ramos

Naoko Takeuchi, creator of Sailor Moon, and Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare have partnered to help promote the detection and preventions of STIs.

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