Blue Gender is a hard-core science fiction plot with surprisingly realistic characters. This anime series delves into not only the face value of each character but also into the psyche of the person on a level most anime won't touch. The tone is dark and serious, with life and death hanging on the balance of each character, his actions, his fears, his ambitions, and his responsibilities. Not for the faint of heart, Blue Gender contains scenes of intense blood and guts action down to the last gruesome detail, which means it's worth an "MA" rating. Read More...
Below: Roll your mouse over the Blue Gender animation cel to see the drawing.
The death of the King has left the Netherworld in chaos, with everyone vying for control of the coveted crown. Various demons are now building their own little empires in an effort to try and take control. But despite the rightful claim of the late King's own son, maintaining the throne will not be such an easy task in Disgaea: Volume One — The Netherworld Prince.
Along to help him is his vassal; Etna with her Prinny squad, and Flonne, an angel-in-training originally sent to assassinate the king only to find that he has already died. Join our three intrepid, and somewhat eccentric, heroes as they initiate their plan to reclaim the prince's rightful place as ruler of the Netherworld, and then conquer the Heaven and Earth and well! Read More...
The Holy Grail. Its legend has driven nations to war, spilling blood across the lands and turning man against his brother man. The ultimate quest, it represents faith, spirituality and the belief in a higher power and reflects the darkest aspects of man's greed and lust for power. Long dormant, the Holy Grail War begins anew in Fate/stay night: Volume One — Advent of the Magi. Read More...
Since its debut as a comic strip in 1934, Alex Raymond's Flash Gordon has enjoyed a whole lot of success on movie and television screens all over the world. The adventures of this space-age Siegfried have even been made into cartoons. One of these animated interpretations was brought to Saturday morning television by Filmation Studios in 1979 -- a grand undertaking for the studio, and one of their greatest achievements. Read More...
If you've been reading these pages for any length of time, you'd know we're nuts over FLCL. Gainax's madcap 6-episode masterpiece ranks highly in anime canon. And any chick that beats up a Vespa with a baseball bat as part of the closing credits gets our vote. Read More...
For those of you who have never heard of Densha Otoko (Train Man), this is a modern day Cinderella story with a twist, involving a hardcore anime otaku, a beautiful woman, an Internet chatroom, a train, and a pair of Hermes tea cups. Read More...
Below: The Japanese trailer from the Train Man film.
This is the first book to address how to draw Manga emphasizing your own unique abilities, rather than just copying what you think everyone else wants to see. It's one thing to be able to draw like the Japanese, and it's another thing entirely to be able to bring your own artistic flair to the style and make a unique contribution to the overall art form. This is the difference between merely being an illustrator and being a real "artist". Read More...
Morning Musume works by this simple principle: The more cute girls a singing group has, the better. As with bands that age over time, girls are "retired" and auditions held (ala American Idol) to replace the outgoing members of the group with new girls. The group has so many members that subgroups formed and became their own bands ("Minimoni", for example, was a subgroup that formed by taking the shortest members of Morning Musume, and spinning them off). Read More...
If you’ve recently upgraded your computer or monitor you might check out our updated anime wallpapers page. We’ve spent hours looking at dozens of sites to pick out our fifty favorite desktop decor choices:
We recently discovered this cool looking chocolate treat on fanboy.com (it’s the Fujiya Pecko Poko Chocolate):
