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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  Info Title: Berserk Studio: OLM Number of Episodes: 25 Year Produced: 1997    <object width="640" height="505"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pYLmMcKZZ_c&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;"> </param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> </param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed wmode="transparent" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pYLmMcKZZ_c&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"> </embed></param><param value="transparent" name="wmode"></param></object>    Plot: Berserk is the tale of the somber swordsman, Guts. Told over a number of years, we watch his development from an emotional aloof youth, to a tragic, grizzled adult. Set in a feudal environment, the story contains fairly normal (though graphic) plots of war and political intrigue. Yet, despite being the protagonist, Guts is not the "main character" of the story. That honor goes to Griffith, the common birth mercenary leader with dreams of ascending social ladders.   Griffith, a figure of great skill, grace, and charm, raises an army entirely by force of will. In an ever changing world, the "army of the hawk" evolves too, taking on roles bent on proving their place and worth.  Of course, what makes this tale the most enjoyable is its story telling. Spanning years, guts goes from being an unwilling (i.e. involuntary) member of the group, to Griffith's most trusted ally. Its at this point that an element of graphic fantasy shows up. Foreshadowing what is to come, the raiders come across a seemingly impossible foe. A man so monstrously powerful he's referred to as "The Immortal." Clearly inhuman, he directly states that this story is a tragedy, and no one's role will be sadder, than that of the swordsman Guts...  Stuff you might love about itThe slow boil, but masterful story The use of nudity, in non hyper-sexualized ways The dark, dark undertones, splashed with graphic imagery The beautiful art The grand evolution of tone Recommend it to your friends who liked... Claymore Fist of the North Star Gungrave Blade of the Immortal Images   Conclusion If you're looking for something quick and gratifying, Berserk might not be for you. Much like real life, the characters will occasionally act quite illogically, but viewing their lives over the course of years leaves a delicious taste in your mouth. The biggest flaw, of course, is that the animated series ends. I mean that seriously. Your jaw will drop, everything will change, and you will beg check your DVD menu over and over for that next episode that's never to come.  Its not uncommon to feel a number of emotions at that point, but I think everyone will agree... this is a series that doesn't suck.
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Here are today's "really cool products" that I've picked out for you, out of the 30+ new items we've added to the J-List and JBOX.com sites today. Note that some products may be "not safe for work" but that all links will allow you to redirect yourself either to the J-List or JBOX.com websites. To see all the J-List products, check out J-List or the JBOX.com updated products link. Comptiq with Lucky Star Calendar Awesome new issue of Comptiq, beloved of moe fans everywhere. You always get great free stuff with these magazines, and this issue is extra special, with the *free* Lucky Star monthly calendar. Ge Maga ~ Game Magazine Apr 2010 New issue of Ge Maga, or Game Magazine, which follows all the hottest games, including all the top consoles and portable games. Info on the Miku Hatsune arcade came in this issue! Rilakkuma iPod Cases are Kawaii! Our line of iPod product is really exploding, and today we're posting several kawaii Rilakkuma cases for the current iPod nano. Have the most original iPod case anywhere! Yotsubato Daily School Calendar 2010 Great news -- we got the Yotsuba 2010 calendar in stock today, and it's a really special item. Bad news -- 94% of them sold to preorder customers, so we only have a few left. Don't miss this outstanding item! SUMMER WARS (Blu-ray Disc) The anime film everyone is talking about is Summer Wars, one of the most original and beautiful films since Spirited Away -- it's that awesome. And we just happen to have the new Blu-Ray boxed set for your viewing enjoyment. Anime Artbooks Restocked Then see fresh stock of some nice artbooks, including the Moe Moe Military Encyclopedia, the Gurren Lagann Official Movie Fanbook, plus several gorgeous Queen's Blade books. Kanji Practice for Adult ~ Revised Edition Learn Japanese with your Nintendo DS, using the newly revised kanji training program we just got in stock. Restocked DS Games, Too Also, see fresh stock of the kawaii Shugo Chara DS game and The IDOLMASTER Dearly Stars games, which we got in stock today. Hokuto Musou ***Preorder*** Fist of the North Star is the legendary fighting manga/anime from the 80s that's part homage to The Road Warrior, and all awesome. The new PS3 game is going to rock our world, so we're posting it for preorder now. KAO LIESE Hair Designing Jelly ~ Multi Accent J-List caries some really amazing Japanese hair-care products, and the new Hair Designing Jelly from KAO is in stock for you today. See them on the Fashion & Beauty page. New Snacks from Japan Be healthy with the new BalanceUp fiber bars w/ cream in the middle -- Black Sesame flavored! Also, Milk Caramel Pocky, Strawberry Ramune Candy and an awesome item, Lotte Xylotol Ginger Ale Gum! Kitakata Noodle FURIKAKE (Fukushima) Yum! A new flavor of furikake powder that you sprinkle over rice, this time with the flavor of Kitakata Ramen from Kyushu. Also restocked, several flavors of Food Drops candies, including Cherry Boy (heh). Hello Kitty Slim 2 Tier Bento Box, Sanrio Chopsticks Got another Hello Kitty bento box for you, a nice 2-tier model with everything you need for a satisfying bento lunch experience. Also: matching chopsticks w/ case. Restocked Bento Boxes, Too Other popular bento boxes are restocked today, including the amazing stacking bento boxes from Hakoya and the kawaii Panda Paws bento from Prime Nakamura. NORI-PIYO Egg Carrying Case Neat! It's an carrying case for a hard-boiled egg for bento fans that's modeled after my favorite onigiri bento case, the Norio Angry Face item. Deco Onigiri and Chirashi for Beginners Here's a super Japanese book that shows you how to make "deco" (decoration) onigiri in many cute shapes, using great ingredients like rice, nori and vegetables to create cute shapes. Totoro Bento Boxes, Plush Toys Restocked The nice Totoro Tight Bento Box is back in stock, which is great since it's one of my favorites. Also, several great Totoro and Cat Bus plush toys back on the site. Hello Kitty Bento & Kitchen Products We love Hello Kitty items for your kitchen, and today we're posting some really special items, including the Hello Kitty Sandwich Shaper which "seals" your sandwich closed in a cute shape, plus Hello Kitty Training Chopsticks and the Muffin Mold. Mousse-chan Fuwa-Fuwa Paper Clay Refill ~ Basic White For fans of our "paper clay" mold toys, which make it fun to create your own detailed toys in many shapes, enjoy this refill clay. Back King Bath Tablets Also, see fresh stock of the fizzing bath tablets that also make your bath a very pleasant experience. To use, fill the bath and then get in, dropping one of the tablets in the water. As it fizzes, the bubble will make you feel great. 20 tablets included! Japonica KOKUGO / Japanese Writing Notebook J-List carries books to help you practice your Japanese, like the new kokugo (lit. "national language," e.g. Japanese) book for practicing Japanese writing. Restocked Study & Traditional Items Fun random Japanese items for you, including the Natural Wooden Study Puzzle for learning hiragana, a Ninja Phone Strap, Shinsengumi Happi kimono and shodo calligraphy set. Simple Stripe Rice Bowl Sometimes simple is best, like this really nice rice bowl for enjoying any kind of Japanese food. Magical UKIYOE GEISHA Transforming Towel An interesting towel from Japan which features a beautiful image of a geisha -- the towel actually transforms when it gets wet. Samurai Sword Keychain You never know when you'll be attacked by little ninjas, so be prepared with the ornate Samurai Sword Keychain we're posting today, which is also great for opening boxes, letter and stuff. Hello Kitty Chirimen SAKURA Tote Bag See fresh stock of our popular Hello Kitty plush bag that's large enough to be a main take-anywhere bag for most women. It's made of chirimen, the fabric kimonos are made from, and it's fabulous. Four colors are back in stock. ToraDora! Strap Collection Set of 7 **Preorder** I am a huge fan of Toradora!, the show about life, love and tsundere, and we've posted these cool keychains featuring 7 different characters. Awesome Queen's Blade Figures, Artbooks Then, for Queen's Blade fans we have not one but two artbooks posted for preorder, the lovely dwarf twins and Fighting Lady Lili, plus a super ecchi figure of Leina. Saya Tokido 1/8 Figure ~ Little Busters **Preorder** Next, a dynamite figure from Little Busters, this is Saya who is holding a gun and wearing a torn school uniform, a pretty awesome combination. EROS 1000 Complete set ~ Osamu Tezuka Osamu Tezuka is the "God of Manga" who created everything from Astro Boy to Jungle Emperor Leo (Kimba the White Lion), but he also created a lot of awesome ecchi works, which are compiled into these two volumes (1000 pages). Neat! Yuri Manga from Japan Also, we love yuri, the genre of girls who fall in love with other girls, and we've posted a sweet new work called Sky-Colored Girlfriend Rikachi. Japanese Eroge In Stock Check out the delicious Image-Ex, a photorealistic CG animated game made by a doujin software studio -- full motion! Also see fresh stock of Real Kanojo. Sumire Portrait Studio An innovative stress relief novelty toy that lets you be with your virtual girlfriend Sumire (su-mi-reh, it means "violet" like the flower). Super realistic feel, lotion and collectible cards inside. Bible Black Stress Toys, More Restocked The popular Bible Black novelty toys are restocked today, including the Kaori Saeki Cup simulator, plus the A10 and R-1 advanced toys from Rends.
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February 12-14, 2010 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, New York, USA I've written a lot of con reports, but this one is going to be a little different. In fact, it's not even technically a con report! Usually I discuss the organization of the convention, detailing the things I liked, the things I didn't like, and what could be done better. This time, since I am actually the Public Relations Coordinator for the convention, such quality judgments would prompt a large question mark over most readers' heads. So, I'll simply be providing some personal perspective from my first time working as staff at a convention. Let's get one thing straight: being staff is unlike any other experience at an anime convention. Never as an attendee, panelist, or member of the press have I been thrown into as many odd jobs and forced to deal with as many spontaneous problems as staff are. For me, Genericon XXIII (yes, that's the 23rd one) was a valuable lesson in how the staffing process works, and it will certainly help in the future when covering other conventions and recognizing where their organizational strengths and weaknesses lie. One of the most eye-opening moments was when I began to understand how many things we take for granted as attendees (or press). Some things just seem simple, like counting the number of attendees or printing badges, but when registration is split among multiple people and there are multiple badge types with their own privileges and caveats, simple things become much more complex. Working my shifts in the Operations Room made me realize just how many things go on simultaneously at a convention, as I fielded calls from stressed-out staffers, found volunteers to keep track of the video game room, and answered questions from bewildered artists, panelists, and cosplayers. As a staffer, I had to constantly be on call to help solve any problem at any time, which made the otherwise typical convention experience so much more exciting (and stressful). In the time I had to freely explore the convention, I visited the Vendor Rooms, sang the famous Fist of the North Star opening song, "Ai Wo Torimodose," at karaoke, stopped by a few interesting panels, and ran a panel of my own. One of the great things that I discovered while checking out the convention was that Genericon, in spite of the seemingly large crowds of immature high school-age cosplayers, attracts a deceptively high number of fans of old and obscure anime. In fact, one group was running a great pair of panels about both good, obscure anime (It Came Out of Nowhere!) and completely terrible anime (Burn on Sight: Bad Anime). Some of their choices were a little questionable, such as Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo, which is hardly obscure, and the bad anime list was heavy on fanservice shows and light on MD GEIST. Still, inclusions in their good anime list of shows like Nadia of the Mysterious Seas showed that these folks had some knowledge of the old school under their belts. Adding to the fun were the panels run by "otaku researcher" Lawrence Eng, which covered his research (Otaku Studies 101) and older works by Gainax (Old-School Gainax). Additionally, attendees at all of these panels seemed to know a whole lot more about older series like Astro Boy and Space Battleship Yamato than I expected. With a few more smart panelists (and smart attendees) like these, I think that future Genericons could be a really fun time for fans looking for old-school experiences at a modern anime convention. My panel about the history of anime/manga character designs, titled "The Changing Faces of Anime," certainly could have gone over better, considering that my PowerPoint ended up not working at the last minute. (It was SUCH a pretty PowerPoint!) I ended up having to just open up pictures one-by-one from a folder and read off of a rough script, but the small crowd — I was scheduled against our very own Uncle Yo's comedy act — seemed to enjoy the presentation anyway. Of course, thanks must go out to Ed Chavez from Vertical, Inc., who kindly spent some time to look over my script beforehand, correcting factual errors and supplying me with invaluable bits of trivia about manga character designs. Who knows, the panel might see a much more organized rebirth at this year's AnimeNEXT... I certainly enjoyed my time at Genericon, whether I was working as staff or doing normal attendee activities. Besides recommending that people head out to Genericon XXIV next year — hey, that's my job! — I also recommend that people try out the experience of staffing an anime convention. It's a unique challenge that requires a wide variety of skills and allows fans to give back to their community in a meaningful way. Post a Comment!
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I’m going to bring it back old school all the way back to 2007, because it is time to do a WTF Wednesday about our good friend, the God Hand Edit. Why am I doing this? Because it would be a shame for someone to live their life without knowing that there is a multi-panel comic about disliking something, and then liking it in the end; a lesson every human can relate to. This internet meme started by those Anonymous on /v/ with a comic about God Hand, and really spread like wild fire from there. Original   God Hand ComicFrom video games, to anime this meme covers it all; but it usually follows these necessary steps. Panel one: Disinterest about a certain subject. Panel two: A person realizing how awesome it really is with a kick. Panel three: Fist of the North Star Parody, Panel four: “You are the best thing ever!”. This might be three years old, but the lesson it teaches us is timeless.   
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Today, Fist of the North Star DVD, otaku stop trains in Osaka, and Evangelion makes some killer sales. Trouble With Blip? Check Out Our Screwattack! Story 1 Story 2 Story 3
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Today, Fist of the North Star DVD, otaku stop trains in Osaka, and Evangelion makes some killer sales. Trouble With Blip? Check Out Our Screwattack! Story 1 Story 2 Story 3
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The Fist of the North Star franchise is coming back in full force, and now we hear some new news about the return of this epic product. The first Fist of the North Star DVD series set will be released in June and will feature episodes 1 - 36. Of course you can always watch this series over in Crunchyroll whenever you want, but I know some of you can not stand streaming in any way, shape, or form. This is manliness in DVD form, if you walk past it on the shelf it will punch you in the face; so buy it, or prepare for the hurt. If any of you are looking for a new series to watch that has lots of action, eyebrows, and exploding, then you can’t do better than this.
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Anybody who’s read or seen enough of Hokuto no Ken knows that there is a very specific point where the series jumps the shark: the time skip. It was very clear that the series was supposed to end, but editorial interference meant the series had to chug along even if it stopped making any sense [...]
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Fist of The North Star Warriors [北斗無双] is scheduled for release on 25 Mar 2010, in the previous report, we noted that there will be a special bundle 「Hokuto Musou TREASURE BOX」 which will be ...
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