Looking kind of like "Macross Plus" meets "Babylon 5", Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles celebrates the 20th anniversary of Robotech in the USA with a '86th' episode, that does, for all intents and purposes, pick up where the last episode ended off...
The year is 2044. The people of Earth are finally free from the Invid occupiers and the human race has reached out to the stars. A heroic cast of returning characters led by Scott Bernard and Vince Grant prepare to search for Admiral Rick Hunter's missing fleet. But a deadly new adversary threatens to test the limits of the Expeditionary Force's use of Shadow Technology, bringing intergalactic war upon the Earth itself, and unfolding in a treacherous mystery that could threaten their very survival! Read More...
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Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles
For over a century, the Hellsing Organization has been secretly protecting the British Empire from the undead "freaks". When Sir Integra Hellsing succeeded as the head of the organization, she also inherited the ultimate weapon against the undead enemies, the rouge vampire Arucard. Although his signature weapon is the enormous "anti-freak" gun called Jackal, he is a true undead with mysterious and frightening powers, which includes the ability to transform himself into bats and other creatures of the night. Read More...
Yukari Hayasaka considered herself a perfectly normal 18-year-old senior at Seiei Private Academy. To be honest with you, she was hoping to get through life in one piece. Whatever plans she had were thrown for a loop when she was all but shanghaied by itinerant fashion designers. Now things are getting really bizarre.
A bunch of students from the Yazawa School of Design have formed a company of their own called Paradise Kiss. They took one look at Yukari, and didn't see a schoolgirl. They saw the perfect model for their clothing line. And it doesn't look like theyíll take "no" for answer. Read More...
That's right, true believers! Stan (The Man) Lee and Pam (Not A Man) Anderson teamed up to bring about the Stripperella series for Spike TV, the First Network for Men. Stripperella was the crown jewel of Spike TV's "cartoon night".
This unique superhero series gleefully spoofs the Batman cartoons. Like the Dark Knight Detective, Stripperella prowls the streets of the big bad city, fighting weirdly dressed supervillains who are out to do lots and lots of harm. Read More...
From the software guys that brought you "Manga Studio", this program — Anime Studio — is a full-featured 2D "cartoon" animation package all in one box. Everything from simplistic "South Park" style animations to more realistic anime is within your grasp. All you need to do is draw.
Even if you can't draw, Anime Studio is packed with ready-to-use anime style characters so you can create your own animations right out of the box. Furthermore, tutorials and sample files show you how to maximize Anime Studio's powerful features giving you the jump start you'll need to begin your first project. Read More...
Discover the secrets to drawing manga and have fun creating dozens of guys and girls in a variety of costumes. The easy lessons in this book make drawing manga as easy as picking up a pencil. just start with the basics of drawing heads and bodies, then learn ways to customize your characters, from the looks on their faces to the clothes they're wearing. Make your people old or young, happy or angry, sweet or sinister. Read More...
You should consider Harumi Kurihara to be the "Martha Stewart" of Japan. She's more than a cooking guru, she's a lifestyle expert, with ideas about everything to make your home and life more fulfilling. The comparison is strengthened by her numerous bestselling cookbooks, her lifestyle magazine and line of kitchenware. Read More...
Of all the anime reviewed last year; only Tetsujin 28 stood out as the "the" series that made this reviewer stand up and take notice. Marvelously retro with a grand dramatic flair, even the music was appropriately nostalgic that evoked the wonders of a bygone era from yesteryear. Read More...
There's a great photo gallery at An Eternal Thought in the Mind of Godzilla covering Wonder Festival 2007, which is the biggest figure and model convention in Japan. The convention is filled with all sorts of fanboy goodies like giant Godzilla models and creepy life sized anime figurines. Seen above are models from the classic anime series Space Cruiser Yamato, shown are the Comet Empire and a Dark Star Nebula warcraft:
This is a cute series of commercials from Japan for a recruiting service which stars Yui Aragaki:
