It was a slow anime news week this week, so Scott and I mostly talk about some random stuff in this episode. We do, however, get into the topic of speculating which show 4kids has recently licensed. Also, I discuss my experience with Summer Wars, which I was lucky enough to be able to see [...] Related posts:Otaku in Review Podcast – Sleeping with Hisui Otaku in Review Podcast – Dance in the Vampire **** Otaku in Review Podcast – 2009 Year in Review
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When I last touched this topic, I was still very angry and bitter at companies like Sentai Filmworks and Bandai for not dubbing anime titles that I personally felt deserved a dub (specifically Clannad, Hayate the Combat Butler, Kannagi, and some others). To me, it looked like these companies just “didn’t care anymore” and “weren’t [...] Related posts:JanaiBlog Editorial: The Sub-Only Debate, and Why Dub Fans are Upset Sentai Filmworks Announces Maria†Holic and Skull Man JanaiBlog Editorial: Illegal Anime Distribution
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Welcome to the NHK is a haunting and chilling story, but in a good way. It takes risks that most stories never would, but question is, do those risks pay off? Well, for the most part, yes. The story of Welcome to the NHK revolves around Sato, a hikikomori. He dropped out of school, has no [...] Related posts:Anime Review: El Cazador de la Bruja (Complete Series) Manga Review: Only One Wish
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The time has finally come! Sentai Filmworks has announced that they will be dubbing some of the titles in their catalog that were previously undubbed. And those titles are… Clannad Blue Drop Ghost Hound Legends of the Dark King ~ A Fist of the North Star Story Tears to Tiara This is great news! This is, of course, thanks to all [...] Related posts:Sentai Filmworks Announces Maria†Holic and Skull Man Anime Review: Tears to Tiara (Collection 2: Episodes 14-26) Anime Review: Tears to Tiara (Collection 1: Episodes 1-13)
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In the latest episode of the OIR podcast, Scott & I invited Greg (@Thedigitalbug) from Reisen Goes to School by Bus to come on and discuss with us the hottest topic as of late: FUNimation’s decision to edit “objectionable content” from Dance in the Vampire Bund. We also discuss Evangelion 1.0/1.11, our first impressions with [...] Related posts:Otaku in Review Podcast – Katsucon 16 Otaku in Review Podcast – 2009 Year in Review Otaku in Review Podcast – …And J-List Takes the Fall
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In my review of Collection 1 of Tears to Tiara, I praised the series for having an excellent, albeit cliché, fantasy setting/plot with a diverse array of characters. These qualities continue to express themselves in Sentai Filmworks’ release of Collection 2 of the series. Containing the final 13 episodes, this release is one that fantasy [...] Related posts:Anime Review: Tears to Tiara (Collection 1: Episodes 1-13) Anime Review: To Love-Ru (Collection 1: Episodes 1-13) Anime Review: True Tears
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There’s been a huge hubbub on the Internet recently over FUNimation’s recent decision to censor “objectionable content” from their recent acquisition Dance in the Vampire Bund. I’ve already been more than vocal about it on Twitter. Here, I’m just going to summarize my thoughts: Censorship is wrong. Plain and simple. People are making assumptions about why FUNimation [...]
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My philosophy when approaching video games is that every aspect must merge with the gameplay. Ideally every bit of the game should complement the core concept and gameplay. This is very hard to do, but Flower is one of those games that does this. I was extremely reluctant to download Flower after hearing about its short [...]
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JanaiBlog is proud to announce that we now have a video game reviewer! Raymond Reilly is an aspiring game designer and student. He is currently working on several projects spanning both digital and traditional games. Here on JanaiBlog, Raymond will be focusing mostly on game reviews, especially on games that may be overlooked by many gamers. [...]
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This week on the Otaku in Review Podcast, Scott invited Alain Mendez (@hisuiRT) of reversethieves.com to come on the show. In this episode, we talk about our experiences and feelings toward the totally perverted educational DVD Sleeping with Hinako. We also highlight the recent Gundam Unicorn Blu-ray vs DVD debate, and my yawn-inducing experience with [...]
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One of the things I love about manga is that they usually contain a good amount of detail and story. Although it makes sense that this would happen to me one day, I never really thought that I would come upon a manga that was plagued by the exact opposite problem, until now. Only One Wish [...]
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