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PlayStation 4 Review: ‘One Piece: Burning Blood’
The art, animations, and sound capture the manga and anime series’s spirit perfectly. Unfortunately, despite a lot of content, it's just not that great of a fighting game.
Read More »SacAnime Winter 2016: Preview (January 1-3, 2016)
The Sacramento Convention Center hosts SacAnime Winter 2016 this New Year's Day weekend (January 1-3, 2016) for anime and cosplay fans.
Read More »PlayStation 4 Review: ‘Dragon Ball: Xenoverse’
While Dragon Ball: Xenoverse is clearly directed at its fans, and the primary fighting aspect of the game could use some polish, Namco has created a solid framework for moving forward with the series.
Read More »Interview: Lars Martinson, Author and Artist of Graphic Novel ‘Tonoharu’
I think sometimes fiction actually allows you to be more honest than autobiography, because it gives you plausible deniability.
Read More »Interview: Grace Mineta, the Texan in Tokyo (‘My Japanese Husband Thinks I’m Crazy’)
The Texan behind the popular 'Texan in Tokyo' blog and author of 'My Japanse Husband Thinks I'm Crazy' talks about how she got started, and the costs of 'making it big.'
Read More »PlayStation 3 Review: ‘One Piece: Unlimited World Red’
One Piece: Unlimited World Red is visually impressive, but numerous canon references and simplistic mechanics hold the game back.
Read More »Manga Review: ‘Moon & Blood’ Volume Two by Nao Yazawa
Yazawa’s lighthearted vampire romance veers into a cross-dressing subplot?
Read More »Manga Review: ‘Moon & Blood,’ Volume One by Nao Yazawa
A young vampire is houseguest to an innocent family – paranormal sparks ensure!
Read More »Manga Review: ‘7 Billion Needles’ Volume One by Nobuaki Tadano
A manga variation on a classic s-f novel proves an engaging character-driven entertainment.
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